Reading Skills
What is the best environment to read?
A) Where it is noisy
B) In a quiet place
B) In a quiet place
What is a synonym?
A) A word that is angry, B) A word that means the same thing
B) A word or phrase that means exactly the same thing.
Shakespeare wrote this type of literature.
Plays.
A book about written by an author, about another individual
Biography
Who wrote The Lorax?
Dr. Seuss
True or False:
Looking at the title is a great clue for reading comprehension.
True -
Looking at the title is great for context reading
What is a noun?
A) a person, place or thing
B) the first letter in the alphabet
A) a person, place or thing
What is the *setting* of a story?
Where the story takes place
Genre with stories about magic and magical creatures, like goblins and ogres are called...
Fairy tales
Who is experiment 626?
Stitch
From Disney's, Lilo and Stitch
What is one tool you can use to be a better reader:
A) Sleep
B) Use a highlighter to circle words and main points
C) Closing the book
B) Using a pencil / highlighter to circle important words.
What does commemorate mean?
A) To forget
B) To show respect for and celebrate important people, events, and situations
B) To remember and celebrate important events, people and histories
What does the main idea of a story mean?
A)The animals or people
B)The most important part of a story
C)Where the story takes place
B) The most important part of a story.
The "Big Picture" of the story.
What the story was mainly about.
Genre that includes imaginary events:
A)history
B) Fiction
Fiction
Plays, chapter books like..."Diary of a Wimpy Kid"
How many states are there in the U.S?
50
When you don't know a word, what should you do?
Circle the Word.
Look it up in the dictionary.
What is the synonym for excited?
A) thrilled
B) Bored
C) Sleepy
*Synomyn - A word that means the same
A) thrilled
A form of writing when trying to convince the reader:
Argument or Persuasive
Persuasive writing.
type of genre based on facts, real events and real people is called...
Non - fiction
What is the name of the tow truck in the movie Cars?
Mater
What should you do while reading?
A) Nothing
B) Take notes, circle words and key points...
Awesome!!!
Take notes, circle words, and key points...
What is the main character in a story called?
Protagonist-
Main character in a story
What are the 5 W's to consider when writing
WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHY (and HOW)
Challenge question:
How many stripes are there on the American flag
A)11
B)25
C)13
13
For each of the 13 original colonies
What is the 5th month of the year?