reading comprehension
The main idea of a passage tells you this.
what the passage is mostly about.
This punctuation mark goes at the end of a question
The opposite of "happy" is this
Sad
The time and place of a story is called this.
Setting
The first sentence of a paragraph that tells what it's about is called this.
Topic Sentence
These details in a text support the main idea.
Supporting Details
The words "run", "jump", and "dance" are examples of this part of speech.
Verbs
A word that means the same as another word is called this.
A synonym
A struggle between characters or forces is called this.
Conflict
A paragraph should have these three main parts.
This is when you make a guess based on what you read and what you already know.
A complete sentence needs these two things
The prefix "un-" in the word "unhappy" means this.
"Not"
The person telling the story is called this.
When you check your writing for mistakes and improve it, you are doing this.
Revising or editing
A story that teaches a lesson is called this.
A fable.
This type of sentence gives a command or direction.
Imperative sentence
A word that sounds the same but has a different meaning, like "pair" and "pear", is called this.
A homophone
When a writer gives hints about what will happen later in a story, it is called this.
Foreshadowing
A sentence that combines two ideas using words like "and" or "but" is called this.
Compound sentence
When a character in a story tells the story using the "I" or "me", it is written in this point of view.
This punctuation mark is used in contractions to replace missing letters.
An apostrophe
A group of words that means something different from its individual words, like "piece of cake" meaning "easy" is called this.
When a character is described using traits like kind, brave, or funny, it is called this.
Characterization
In an opinion essay, you must include this to explain why you feel a certain way.
Evidence or reasoning