Where you should look to help you find words with similar meanings (synonyms)
What is a thesaurus
100
A character in the story is the narrator. This character is telling the story. The narrator uses the pronouns I, me and we.
What is first person
100
What is happening in this scenario? When the alarm sounded, the class lined up, quietly walked outside in line, and waited for directions.
What is a fire drill?
100
What word or words gives clues about the meaning of the word THEORIES: There are many theories, or ideas, about the mysterious Bermuda Triangle.
What is ideas?
200
The use of clues by an author that suggest events that have yet to occur
What is foreshadowing
200
When looking at a dictionary definition, this part of the entry helps you do what? example - [sel-uh-feyn]
What is pronounce the word (pronunciation)
200
The story is being told by an outside observer (someone who is not in the story). The author uses the pronouns he, she, and they.
What is Third Person Point of View
200
When she heard the buzzer, she used pot holders to take the hot tray out of the oven. She was happy that they were perfectly golden brown and smelled delicious!
What is baking cookies or muffins?
200
What word or words gives clues about the meaning of the word GLACIERS: Many glaciers, or slowly moving rivers of ice, formed during the ice age.
What is slowly moving rivers of ice?
300
The perspective from which a story is told
What is point of view
300
Describing a text's main idea, important details, and overall meaning in just a few sentences.
What is summarizing
300
Name the (2) point of views we have learned about this year that an author can write from, and give an example of each.
What is first person using I and me? What is third person using the character's name, he, she, him, her, etc.?
300
We wearily took off our dusty backpacks and unrolled our sleeping bags. We hoped that we could get our fire started quickly. Thank goodness that the mosquitoes were not bad that night.
What is going camping?
300
What word or words gives clues about the meaning of the word COMPASSION: When I saw the photograph of the starving dog, I felt compassion or pity for the animal.
What is pity?
400
The use of a word or phrase more than once-- used to emphasize
What is repetition
400
Words, phrases, or sentences around a word that help determine an unknown word's meaning
What is context clues
400
Name the three purposes from which an author can write.
What is persuade, inform, entertain
400
We were very lucky that we had on our lifejackets when we turned over. We encouraged each other in the cold water and the shore was not far away.
What is boat trips over?
400
On Sunday, my family and I baked cookies and needed ____ for the recipe. Fill in the blank. a. flower b. four c. flour
What is C. Flour
500
Placing words on a line by itself, repeating lines and phrases, and changing the appearance of words (bolding, italics, font size).
What is ways to draw emphasis
500
A struggle between two opposing forces
What is conflict
500
Name the author's purpose. An author writes with mainly opinions and uses the words "the reader should" take my side.
What is persuade?
500
The man was screaming at the other driver as steam came out of the front of the two cars.
What is a car accident?
500
What word or words gives clues about the meaning of the word SKETCHY: The barnyard animals knew the fox was not trustworthy because of his sketchy behavior.