Writing
Research
Vocabulary
Figurative Language
Reading
100
A sentence that does not belong in a paragraph. It does not fit or support the topic.
What is irrelevant sentence?
100
This is a place to find information that you can trust is true.
What is reliable source?
100
Words, phrases, or other clues that help you determine the meaning of unknown words in a text.
What is context clues?
100
Words that imitate (make) a sound. EX: Buzz
What is onomatopoeia?
100
Complete the analogy. Fork is to spoon as shovel is to ____.
What is (garden tool)
200
Sentences used to support the main idea or topic sentence.
What are supporting details?
200
This is the most appropriate source for finding definitions to science words.
What is glossary of science book?
200
Words with opposite meanings.
What is antonyms?
200
Comparing two things using like or as. EX: The baby is as cute as a button.
What is a simile?
200
The message or life lesson in a story, movie, etc.
What is theme?
300
These are used in between paragraphs or sentences that help the writing flow from one idea to the next.
What are transition words?
300
This is used to tell where you got information. It gives the author's name, title, publisher location, publishing company, and copyright date.
What is a citation?
300
A part of a word that can change the base word's meaning. It comes before the base or root word.
What is a prefix?
300
The repeating of beginning sounds. EX: Busy bees buy balloons.
What is alliteration?
300
An event and what happens because of the event. EX: Because it was raining, the game was cancelled.
What is cause & effect?
400
What the text is mostly about.
What is main idea or topic sentence?
400
This is a shortened version of a larger text. It gives the most important information.
What is a summary?
400
Words that look the same but have different meanings. EX: The dog will lie on its bed. The student told the teacher a lie.
What is a homonym?
400
Repeating a phrase or word.
What is repetition?
400
Using clues from the text and what you already know to come up with an idea.
What is an inference?
500
This comes at the end of a paragraph.
What is concluding sentence?
500
This is the most appropriate source for finding synonyms and antonyms.
What is a thesaurus?
500
A part of a word that can change the meaning of a base word. It comes after the base or root word.
What is a suffix?
500
A statement of exaggeration. EX: I haven't been shopping in a million years.
What is hyperbole?
500
When and where a story takes place.
What is setting?
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