Problem and Solution
What is the vocabulary word for something that needs to be fixed or solved?
A Problem
B Solution
C Contrast
A Problem
What are text features?
Text features help readers to understand the text better.
Examples: bolded words, headings, charts, pictures, and captions
What is a main idea?
Main idea is what the text is mostly about and the most important idea the author wants you to remember.
Which is NOT a punctuation mark?
A verb
B comma
C apostrophe
Punctuation marks are , ' . ? !
What is a noun?
A action word
B describing word
C person, place, thing, or idea
Person, place, thing, or idea
What is the vocabulary word for how the problem gets solved?
A The end
B The solution
C The climax
B The solution
What are the words under a picture called?
A an illustration
B a diagram
C a caption
C a caption
What is the main idea of the passage below?
Jim wants a pet turtle. Jim likes to watch turtles. He wants a small turtle. Jim will name it Max. He hopes he will get a turtle soon.
Jim wants a pet turtle.
Remember, the first sentence of a passage often provides clues about the main idea!
What does a complete sentence need?
A a noun and a verb
B just a noun
C just a verb
A a noun and a verb
What is the verb in the sentence?
She walked slowly into the store.
walked
Problem or Solution:
Sue missed the bus today.
Problem
What is the difference between a photograph and illustration?
Photograph is taken with a camera and an illustration is drawn by hand.
Name a detail from this passage.
Kyle wants to be a writer when he grows up. Kyle sets aside time every day to write. He watches YouTube videos about how authors write their books. He works hard to reach his goal one day.
Kyle sets aside time every day to write.
He watches YouTube videos about how authors write their books.
He works hard to reach his goal one day.
Are the commas in the correct place?
I bought cereal candy, and chips at the store.
No:
I bought cereal, candy, and chips at the store.
What is the adjective in this sentence?
The sneaky monkey stole the banana.
sneaky
Problem or Solution:
They are going to order a pizza.
Solution
How does a glossary help readers?
A lists the order of each chapter
B shows locations on a map
C tells the definition of key words in the text
C Tells the definition of the key words in the text.
What is the main idea of the passage below?
Bears like to eat honey. They look for honey in trees. They climb trees because it is sweet. Bears love to find honey.
Bears like honey.
What punctuation mark should go at the end of the sentence?
What do you think of my new backpack
Question mark ?
What is the adverb in this sentence?
She carefully completed her weekly assignments.
carefully
Solve the problem:
Sue missed the bus.
Answers may vary.
Her mom took her to school.
Which text feature lists the names of chapters and what page each chapter can be found?
A glossary
B index
C table of contents
C table of contents
What is a detail from this passage?
Jim wants a pet turtle. Jim likes to watch turtles. He wants a small turtle. Jim will name it Max. He hopes he will get a turtle soon.
Jim likes to watch turtles.
He wants a small turtle.
Jim will name it Max.
He hopes he will get a turtle soon.
What is a synonym for the italicized word:
Jim took his dog on a walk through the park.
stroll, hike, etc.
Identify the proper noun in the sentence below:
Mrs. Smith's computer was broken.
Mrs. Smith