Story Sleuths
What is the main idea of a passage?
What is what the text is all about
Which sentence is written correctly?
A) we went to the park.
B) We went to the park.
C) we Went to the Park.
What is B) We went to the park.?
What does the word 'gloomy' mean?
What is dark, sad, or unhappy?
What has hands but can’t clap?
What is a clock
Which is a good opening sentence for an opinion essay?
A) I have a dog.
B) In my opinion, dogs make the best pets.
C) My name is Mia.
Answer: What is B) In my opinion, dogs make the best pets.?
Read the passage:
When Mia stepped outside, dark clouds filled the sky and the wind howled. She grabbed her umbrella and ran to the bus stop.
What can you infer about the weather?
What is it’s about to storm or rain?
Add a strong transition word:
I love to swim. ___, it helps me stay healthy.
What is Also, In addition, or Furthermore?
Which is a simile?
A) She was as fast as a cheetah.
B) The wind howled loudly.
C) The boy jumped.
What is A) She was as fast as a cheetah.?
What does a caption do in a nonfiction article?
What is it explains a picture or illustration?
Which word is an adjective?
A) Slowly
B) Green
C) Run
Answer: What is B) Green?
Which sentence best shows the character feels brave?
A) Ella hid behind the door.
B) Ella stepped forward, even though her hands were shaking.
C) Ella ran away as fast as she could.
What is B) Ella stepped forward, even though her hands were shaking?
Which sentence uses correct dialogue punctuation?
A) “Let’s play outside said Mia.”
B) “Let’s play outside,” said Mia.
C) Let’s play outside,” said Mia.
What is B) “Let’s play outside,” said Mia.?
Use context clues:
The food was scrumptious, and everyone wanted seconds.
What does 'scrumptious' mean?
Answer: What is very tasty or delicious?
Which text structure tells what happened and why?
What is cause and effect?
Which sentence has a subject-verb agreement error?
A) The cats runs fast.
B) The cat runs fast.
C) The cats run fast.
Answer: What is A) The cats runs fast.?
Which sentence is a good summary of a story about a boy who gets lost but uses his map to find his way home?
What is A boy gets lost and uses a map to get home safely.
Combine the sentences:
The dog barked.
The dog wagged its tail
What is The dog barked and wagged its tail.
Which is a metaphor?
A) The classroom was a zoo.
B) The students ran quickly.
C) The bell rang.
What is A) The classroom was a zoo.?
Which would help you find the meaning of a word in an article?
A) Map
B) Glossary
C) Heading
Answer: What is B) Glossary?
Which is a strong concluding sentence for a narrative?
A) Then I went home.
B) And that’s how I found my lost puppy.
C) The end.
Answer: What is B) And that’s how I found my lost puppy.?
Which sentence shows the theme of kindness?
A) Jason shared his lunch with a new student who forgot theirs.
B) Jason played video games alone.
C) Jason ignored his classmates.
What is A) Jason shared his lunch with a new student who forgot theirs?
Which word is a preposition?
A) Run
B) Happy
C) Under
What is C) Under?
Choose a word that means the same as 'generous':
A) Kind
B) Mean
C) Funny
Answer: What is A) Kind?
Which is a signal word for a compare and contrast text?
A) Both
B) Because
C) Next
Answer: What is A) Both?
Which sentence uses vivid words?
A) The dog ran.
B) The spotted dog dashed across the muddy field.
C) The dog went away.
What is B) The spotted dog dashed across the muddy field.?