Vocabulary
If you work in ___________, your job is to tear down or destroy buildings.
demolition
This story was about a boy who had a magic ring that could grant wishes.
Gigi and the Wishing Ring
First, next, then, and last are words you might use when you ____________ a story.
retell
What type of figurative language is shown below:
The stone felt slimy like a frog.
simile
A picture that tells where things are located and helps you figure out how to get there is a ______.
map
Someone who is able to speak two languages is ______________.
bilingual
This story was about two pen pals from different classes.
Dear Dragon
Good readers make and review ___________ before, during, and after reading the story.
predictions
What type of figurative language is used below:
I've told you to clean your room a million times!
hyperbole
Text that is slightly slanted and used to show foreign words or scientific terms is called ___________.
italics
A ______________ is an outdoor pipe firefighters use to get water to put out fires.
hydrant
This story was about a squirrel who was afraid to leave his tree.
Scaredy Squirrel
Authors may not tell you everything in a text. Sometimes you have to combine your text evidence and background knowledge to make ______________ while reading.
inferences
What type of figurative language is used below:
I heard the thunder boom as the storm approached.
onomatopoeia
___________ show important events in order.
timelines
A __________ is someone who is very poor and may be a farmer.
peasant
This story was setup like a game show for insects.
This Is Your Life Cycle
The ________ is the main message, lesson, or moral of a text.
theme
What type of figurative language is used below:
A happy hippo hopped and hiccupped in the hills.
alliteration
Which text structure is missing from this list: cause / effect, sequence, problem / solution, __________?
compare / contrast
__________ is the right and power a nation has to rule itself or another country or state.
sovereignty
This story was written as letters between two cousins.
Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin
The four ________ __________ are characters, setting, plot, and events.
literary elements
What type of figurative language is used below:
I hoped my friend would help me, but my request fell on deaf ears.
idiom
___________ plot data in a visual way.
graphs