Reading Literature
What does theme mean?
The theme of a story is the lesson or the message.
What are supporting details?
__________ going to the park.
Choose one: Their, They're, or There.
They're
If a character “stomped” into the room, how do you think they felt?
angry or upset
The first paragraph of an essay is called the _____.
Introduction
What are character traits?
Words that describe the characters. For example, brave or kind.
What does sequence mean? List 3 sequence words.
Sequence is the order of something. Next, first, then, last, etc.
What punctuation mark shows that someone is speaking?
Quotation mark
What is a synonym for gigantic?
Huge or large or enormous
What part of opinion writing tells your reasons and evidence?
What does it mean when there is a conflict in the story?
Conflict is a problem in the story.
Explain the difference between cause and effect.
Cause is why something happened
Effect is what happened because of it
What is the verb in this sentence?
"The dog barked loudly."
What is the opposite of ancient?
What is the point of the topic sentence?
To tell the main idea of the paragraph
What does it mean if a character has determination?
Determination means that a character keeps trying even when things are hard.
List three text feautures
Caption, heading, title, illustration, table of contents, glossary, index, etc.
Which sentence is correct?
1. Him and me went home.
2. Him and I went home.
Him and I went home.
In the sentence “The exhausted runner collapsed on the bench,” what does exhausted mean?
Very tired
What do you do in the conclusion?
Restate your opinion and sum up your writing.
What is a narrator?
The narrator tells the story
What is it called when there is writing underneath the picture explaining it?
Caption
What is the introductory phrase in this sentence?
"After dinner, we played outside."
After dinner
What does the prefix “re-” mean?
again
Why do the authors use headings and subheadings?
To organize a text