Reading skills
What is main idea?
What the text is mostly about
Describe what a verb is.
A verb is an action word.
Write this sentence correctly using quotation marks and commas.
Mom said please clean up your room.
Mom said, "Please clean up your room."
Why do authors include dialogue in stories?
Authors include dialogue to show conversations happening between two characters and to explain something.
What does the word setting mean?
Where the story takes place
Describe what an adjective is.
An adjective is a describing word.
Write these sentences using correct punctuation.
I love going to the park with Jim. Jims dog is always excited to see me.
I love going to the park with Jim. Jim's dog is always excited to see me.
Describe the difference between a fact and an opinion.
A fact is something that is true and an opinion is how someone feels or thinks.
What do headings do for readers?
Headings tell us what the paragraph will be about and helps us ask questions about what we will read.
What is a noun?
A noun is a person, place, or thing.
Write this sentence correctly using quotation marks and commas.
Do you want to go eat said dad.
"Do you want to go eat," said Dad.
What does the word Inference mean?
Taking an educated guess using text evidence and background knowledge