Comprehension Skills
The skill that requires you to figure out what you think is going to happen next.
a. predict
b. summarize
What is predicting?
Stories about real people, real places, or real events.
a. fiction
b. nonfiction
What is nonfiction?
Where and when a story takes place.
a. characters
b. setting
What is the setting?
When I know an answer is wrong I can
a. circle it
b. cross it out
b. cross it out
If you see a word that is capitalized, it might be a...
a. name or place
b. last word in a sentence
c. noun
a. name or place
The skill that requires you to put the events of a story in order
a. sequence
b. predict
What is sequencing?
The part of the book that tells you what the next part is about.
a. heading
b. glossary
What is an index?
What can you do if you don't know a word?
a) use context clues
b) skip it
a. context clues
When I read a question, I should...
a. look for key words
b. guess as fast as I can
a. key words
If I see a long word, what should I do
a. skip it
b. break it into parts to read it
c. make up a different word for it
b. break it into parts
The skill that requires you to figure out why the author wrote the story.
a. theme
b. author's purpose
What is author's purpose?
The part of a textbook that tells you what pages to find a chapter.
a. cover
b. table of contents
What is a table of contents?
The turning point of the story, or the point in the story with the most suspense.
a. plot
b. climax
What is climax?
When I don't know an answer, I should...
a. skip it and come back
b. guess right away
a. skip and come back
If I see something written like this: Phoenix, AZ. What does the AZ part mean?
a. it stands for a state
b. nothing, you just read it "az"
c. it is a website
a. state (AZ is Arizona. Like MO is Missouri.)
The skill that requires you to figure out how things are alike and different.
a. summarize
b. compare and contrast
What is compare and contrast?
What book has words and what they mean in it?
a. dictionary
b. notebook
What is a dictionary?
You should read the questions before you read the story.
a. yes
b. no
a. yes
In math, if the answer I got does not match a choice on the test, I should
a. pick the answer closest to what I got
b. re do the problem
b. re do
A. stay up all night to study
b. sleep 8 hours
c. sleep 12 hours
The skill when you use hints to figure out what something means.
a. draw conclusions
b. summarize
What is drawing conclusions?
a. illustration
b. subtitles
What is a bibliography?
When an author uses a weird name for a character, what can I do?
a. use the first letter of the name
b. give them a different name
a. use the first letter
If I feel stressed, I should,
a. give up
b. close my eyes and count to ten
c. yell at my teacher
b. close my eyes
What strategy is used for Math word problems?
a. C.A.V.E.S.
b. R.O.B.E.S.
c. C.U.B.E.S.
c. CUBES