Main Idea
What is the main idea of the following paragraph?
Alligators and Crocodiles look very similar. However, the two creatures have many differences that stand out-- Alligators tend to be black, while Crocodiles are more of a green color. The Alligator's snout is also long, while Crocodile's are much more narrow.
Differences between crocodiles and alligators
You measure my life in hours and I serve you by expiring. I’m quick when I’m thin and slow when I’m fat. The wind is my enemy.
What am I?
A candle
What is the central message or meaning that the author tries to convey in a piece of literature or poetry that relates to everyday life or human experiences?
Theme
What you must do to correct the following sentence: Do you know wear the longest rode on Earth can be found.
Hint: There are 3 errors.
Do you know where the longest road on Earth can be found?
Change wear to where
Change rode to road
Add a question mark instead of a period
This text structure organizes information based on the order of events.
A. Cause & Effect
B. Sequence or Timeline
C. Description
D. Compare & Contrast
E. Problem & Solution
B. Sequence or timeline
Catie and Katie had the same name. Even though one Catie started with the letter "C" and the other with the letter "K," it sounded the same when anyone said it. How could they know who was being called? They decided that "Catie" would stay the same and "Katie" would shorten her name to "Kate" to avoid confusion.
What is the main idea?
A) Catie didn't want to change her name to "Cate."
B) Catie and Katie solved the problem of having similar names.
C. Catie and Katie thought it was fun to have the same-sounding name.
B) Catie and Katie solved the problem of having similar names.
I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish.
What am I?
A map
Second Person
Third Person Limited
Third Person Objective
Third Person Omniscient
What needs to be edited in the following sentence?
At last, we arrived at our lodge in South Fork Colorado.
Hint: There is one error.
Add a comma
South Fork, Colorado
A text that discusses litter, waste, and a possible recycling program.
A. Cause & Effect
B. Sequence or Timeline
C. Description
D. Compare & Contrast
E. Problem & Solution
E. Problem and solution
Benjamin Franklin invented many things that made life easier in the late 1700’s. He invented the lightning rod which has saved many homes from fires. He also invented the Franklin stove. The stove could heat a room better than a fireplace and saved people a lot of fuel. He also invented a special kind of glasses called bifocals. This new kind of glasses helped people to read better.
What is the main idea?
A) Benjamin Franklin thought reading was important.
B) Benjamin Franklin was not afraid of fire.
C) Benjamin Franklin was a great inventor.
C) Benjamin Franklin was a great inventor.To inform people how blood functions and circulates in the body.
What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month?
What am I?
The letter "R"
The action or sequence of events in a story. Usually contains 5 basic elements: Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. What is this called?
Plot
What you must do to correct the following sentence(s): The Netherlands might be a small country but it haves more rivers and canals than most large countrys have.
Hint: There are 3 errors.
Add a comma after "country,"
Change "haves" to "has"
Change "countrys" to "countries"
The Netherlands might be a small country, but it has more rivers and canals than most large countries have
A text that describes the similarities and differences between lions and tigers might have this structure.
A. Cause & Effect
B. Sequence or Timeline
C. Description
D. Compare & Contrast
E. Problem & Solution
D. Compare & Contrast
What is the main idea of the following paragraph?
Africa has many kinds of animals. The jungles are home to gorillas, chimpanzees, and others of the primate family. In the grasslands, there are elephant herds. In the plains, there are lions, giraffes, zebras, and antelopes.
Africa is home to many types of animals.
What belongs to you, but everyone else uses it.
What am I?
What is the term called when an author hints or mentions something that will happen later?
Foreshadowing
What needs to be edited in the following sentence?
She said that we would leave our vacation on April, 24 2012.
Hint: There are 2 errors.
Delete comma after April
Add comma after 24
A text that discusses a large tornado and its destruction.
A. Cause & Effect
B. Sequence or Timeline
C. Description
D. Compare & Contrast
E. Problem & Solution
A. Cause & Effect
What is the main idea of the following paragraph?
Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way.
Weather reporters use pictures to help express information quickly
What word starts with E and ends with E but only has one letter in it?I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind.
What am I?
An envelope
What are the 5 different types of conflict that a character can encounter?
Person Vs. What?
Person Vs. Person
Person Vs. Nature
Person Vs. Self
Person Vs. Society
Person Vs. Technology
What needs to be edited in the following sentence?
Billy and i like cinnamon rolls and chocolate milk to.
Hint: There are 2 errors.
Change "i" to "I"
Chang "to" to "too"
This text structure might use these signal words: such as, characteristics, for example
A. Cause & Effect
B. Sequence or Timeline
C. Description
D. Compare & Contrast
E. Problem & Solution
C. Description