Cause Effect
I was running and I slip on water while riding bike
Riding a bike on water
A make believe story with character and a plot
Fiction
Rex is a very smart dog. He barks to warn me if someone is at the door
Red is a very smart dog
Put these words in ABC order: grape, gum, goofy, grumpy
goofy, grape, grumpy, gum
Holly sat with her feet in the water. Earlier she had built a sandcastle and played in the waves. Her dad was still out surfing. Tell the setting of this story.
the beach
I was jumping on the bed and I fell
Jumping on the bed
A newspaper article with facts and information
Non-Fiction
Jillian walked through the back Doran’s left a track of mud in the living room
Jillian is very messy
Put these words in ABC order: cookie, crunch, cool, cracker
cookie, cool, cracker, crunch
Fozzy Bear was reading a joke book. He tried a few new ones on Kermit but got no laughs. Fozzy worried that his act had gone flat. Fozzy then checked www.hahaha.com. He found a few really good ones. He yelled for Kermit to come over to him. Tell what Fozzy will likely do next.
tell Kermit the new jokes?
I road a bike with no hands with jet on my bake and I blasted of to the sky
Blasted of to the sky
A story in which characters act like real people even though it is a made up story
Realistic Fiction
Dogs bark and cats meow
This is a part of a nonfiction book that lists the meaning of bold words in ABC order in the back.
the glossary
Jack was playing in his first soccer game. The ball was passed to him and he swung his leg hard to kick the ball. Jack closed his eyes and hung his head low. His coach said that he'd get it next time. The score remained 2 to 2. Tell what happened when Jack kicked the ball.
Jack missed the goal
I was running on a rocket ship and I fell
Fell of rocket
A story of a real person’s life written by that person
Autobiography
Paul’s mom wasn’t feeling very well Paul tried to make her feel better by giving her cool drinks
Paul tried to help his sick mother
Tell which of these words fits between the guide words pillow and push.
pumpkin, plush, penguin, puzzle, pinch
pumpkin, plush, and pinch
Sophie has beautiful golden hair. She loves to play with chew toys and chase her tail. Her yard is large enough to run, dig, and play in. Tell what kind of pet Sophie is.
a dog
I was flying a jet I ran out of gas and crash
Ran out of gas
A fictional story with magic,events that happen in three’s good and evil,royalty,and often starts with “Once upon a time”.
Fairy tale
Beehives have about 20,000 bees that live in them
Bees have different jobs
Tell which one word does not fit between the guide words allow and average.
ask, action, allowance, attitude, animal
action,allowance,animal,ask,attitude
Ms. Sorenzella and Ms. Diervine looked on as their students sat in a large group watching someone read to them. In another corner of the room, a few people were studying. Little Joshie was at the check out area. Tell where this story is happening.
a school library