Grammar
What is the subject of a sentence?
Who or what the sentence is about.
What does the word alter mean?
What is to change something?
What is the beginning of a story called?
What is the exposition?
What does it mean to annotate a text?
What is to take notes or mark important parts?
What does a heading tell the reader?
What the section is about.
What is the purpose of an expository text?
What is to expose, inform or explain
What is a noun?
A person, place, thing, or idea.
Which word means a danger or risk?
What is hazard?
What part of the story includes the problem?
What is the rising action?
Name one symbol you can use when annotating.
A star for important, a question mark for confusing, etc.
What is the purpose of a table of contents?
To show the topics and page numbers in the book.
Name one example of an expository text.
What is a textbook (or a news article, how-to guide, etc.)?
Find the verb in this sentence: “The dog barked loudly.”
What is "barked"?
What does it mean if something is unpredictable?
What is it cannot be guessed or expected?
What is the climax of a story?
The most exciting or turning point of the story.
Why should you underline or highlight while reading?
To help remember key ideas or important details.
Which text feature helps explain a picture or illustration?
What is a caption?
How is expository text different from fiction?
Expository text is factual and fiction is made up
What is the conjunction in this sentence: “I wanted to play, but it was raining.”
What is "but"?
Which word means a serious or dangerous situation that needs help fast?
What is a crisis?
What part of the story comes right after the climax?
What is the falling action?
What kind of notes should you write in the margins onthe side of the text?
Summaries, questions, or thoughts about the text.
Name one difference between an index and a glossary.
An index lists topics and page numbers; a glossary defines words.
What type of text structure explains cause and effect?
What is a cause-and-effect structure?
What is the complete predicate in this sentence: “The big brown dog ran across the yard.”
What is “ran across the yard”?
What does it mean if someone is accountable?
What is being responsible for what you do?
What is the resolution in a story?
How the problem is solved or how the story ends.
How can annotations help you on a test or during class discussion?
They help you remember and understand what you read.
How can bold or italic words help a reader?
They show important words or terms to pay attention to.
Name two key words that might show a problem and solution in an expository text.
What are "problem" and "solution"