RI.4.1
What is an inference?
An educated guess!
What is a topic?
A subject of discussion.
What is sequence or chronological?
The order in which things follow one another.
What is a prefix?
A part of a word with its own meaning that is at the beginning of another word.
What is a problem?
A question or condition that is difficult to understand or deal with.
What is a detail?
A small part of the story that can be used as evidence.
What is an event?
Something that happens, especially an important thing that happens.
What is an effect?
The result of a cause.
What is a suffix?
A part of a word with its own meaning that is at the end of another word.
What is a solution?
An answer to a problem or a way to fix it.
What does explain mean?
To give information so that another person can understand something.
The author's message about the topic. (main idea, topic, recount)
What is main idea?
What is an idea?
Any thought or picture formed in the mind.
What is an antonym?
A word that is the opposite meaning of another word.
What text structure matches to a text that gives you an order of events?
Chronological or Sequential
Basketball began in 1891 when a PE teacher needed an indoor activity on a rainy day. He made up a list of rules and nailed a peach basket to a wall. At first, the bottom was still on the basket, so the ball did not fall through.
Who invented the game of basketball?
a PE teacher
Honey bees communicate with each other. They can tell other bees where to find food. Honey bees return to the hive and do a dance that lets the other bees know where the food is located.
What is the main idea of this selection?
Honey bees dance to communicate.
It was very quiet in the classroom when the fire alarm rang. The students lined up quickly at the door. They walked outside calmly and lined up in a field.
What happened because the fire alarm rang?
Students lined up and went outside.
Serena Williams delights in playing tennis. It is a fun sport.
What does the word delight mean?
Enjoy or like
What text structure is an article that talks about the similarities and differences of two things?
Compare and Contrast
Margie looked in her cart. She had milk, eggs, bread, and cereal. She headed to the frozen vegetable section. Finally, she decided to buy some apples and bananas in the fruit section.
Where is Margie?
She is in a grocery store.
Every living thing needs food. Plants make their own food. Some animals eat plants and some eat other animals. Human beings eat both plants and animals.
What is the main idea?
All living things need some kind of food.
Some jobs provide services. Teachers and police officers are examples of jobs that serve the public. Other jobs produce goods. A baker creates yummy deserts to eat.
How are teachers and police officers alike?
These jobs both serve the public.
Sir Issac Newton was perplexed when the apple fell from the tree and hit him on the head.
What does perplexed mean?
confused
Great Danes are the best dogs in the world. Even though they're very large, they make good pets for people living in apartments because they don't move around much. You should get one!
What is the author's purpose in writing this text?
To persuade the reader to get a Great Dane.