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Reading Strategy
Riddle
100

What do we use to make a light drawing before painting or coloring?


sketch

100

What do we call a young person who is extremely talented at something?


prodigy


100

If something can be cleaned easily with water, what word describes it?


washable

100

What is the title of a text used for?



It tells what the reading is about.


100

I take a lump and shape its form,

Into a statue, rough or warm.

With clay or stone, I chip away—

Guess who I am by end of day!


sculptor

200

What do you paint on using paint and brushes?


canvas

200

Who creates art on the pavement or sidewalks using chalk or paint?



street painter

200

Which word means “to put two or more things together”?


combines

200

What is a heading in a text?



It tells what a part of the reading is about


200

I’m young but very smart,

I learn new things and set myself apart.

Math, science, or piano—whatever the test,

People call me this when I’m one of the best!


prodigy

300

What do we call circles, squares, and triangles?


squares

300

Who works with wood to build things like houses or furniture?


carpenter 


300

If you are really interested and amazed by something, you feel what?


fascination 

300

What is a visual in a text? Give an example.


A photograph or an illustration; e.g., a picture of a sculptor working.


300

I’m long and thin, not very wide.

You can twist and pull me side to side.

In crafts and art, I play my role—

In sewing and shapes, I help make the whole!


string

400

What material might an artist use to create lines or patterns in a 3D project?


string

400

Who shapes clay or stone into statues or 3D art?


sculptor

400

a border around a photo or painting

frame

400

What do you call the words under a picture that explain it?


Caption


400

You dip me in color, I swipe and I sweep.

I help you make art that’s vibrant and deep.

I come in all sizes, both tiny and wide—

Grab me and paint with joy and pride!


paintbrush

500

What kind of shape has length, width, and height?


three-dimensional 

500

Which word means “difficult or having many parts”?


complex

500

A person with amazing talent at a young age 

prodigy

500

Why are text features important when reading nonfiction?


They help the reader understand the information more clearly.


500

I paint outside, right on the floor.

My gallery? The streets, the square, and more.

Chalk or spray, I bring art alive—

Name who I am to make my skills thrive!


street painter

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