Syllables
How should the word shouted be divided into syllables?
a) shou-ted
b) shoute-d
c) shout-ed
c) shout-ed
What are the three types of author's purpose?
PIE
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
What organizational tool compares and contrasts 2 things? This tool has two circles that overlap each other.
a Venn Diagram
What is "main idea"?
what the passage is all about
What word is a synonym of "inform"?
a) explain
b) tell a story
c) encourage
a) explain
How should the word adapted be divided into syllables?
a) a-dapt-ed
b) ad-apt-ed
c) a-dapte-d
b) ad-apt-ed
Which point of view uses "I, me, my, mine"?
a) 1st person
b) 3rd person
a) 1st person
I wanted to watch TV after school.
Which sentence uses "watch" the same way as it is used in the sentence?
a) My watch says it is 3:00 pm.
b) There is a winter weather watch until this evening.
c) Thomas will watch his sister's softball game.
c) Thomas will watch his sister's softball game.
Can you have a main idea in a paragraph?
Yes! You can have a main idea of each paragraph and section in a passage.
True or False: Nonfiction passages have characters.
False
How should the word wonderful be divided into syllables?
a) won-derf-ul
b) wo-nder-ful
c) won-der-ful
c) won-der-ful
Which point of view uses "his/her, them/they"?
a) 1st person
b) 3rd person
b) 3rd person
The bathroom is out of order.
Which sentence uses "order" the same way as it is used in the sentence?
a) Can you put these words in ABC order?
b) Is your car in good working order?
c) Will you order the rest of our Christmas presents?
b) Is your car in good working order?
What is a "detail/supporting detail"?
something that supports the main idea
or
gives more information about the main idea
True or False: Nonfiction passages use headings to organize information.
True
How should the word reprimanded be divided into syllables?
a) rep-ri-mand-ed
b) rep-ri-ma-nded
c) rep-ri-man-ded
a) rep-ri-mand-ed
If created an invitation for a birthday party, what 2 author's purposes would you use?
(Think about why you are sending the invitations.)
Inform & Persuade
(inform = tell people about the event)
(persuade = encourage people to come)
I went to play in the cool spring in the afternoon.
Which sentence uses "spring" the same way as it is used in the sentence?
a) During spring, many flowers begin to bloom.
b) We got some cold water from the spring.
c) A spring came loose on my toy.
b) We got some cold water from the spring.
Where can you find the main idea of a paragraph?
in the first sentence (topic sentence) of the paragraph
or
in the title or header of the paragraph
True or False: A flier is an example of a nonfiction text.
True
How should the word beauty be divided into syllables?
a) bea-uty
b) beau-ty
c) be-auty
b) beau-ty
Rudolph was super excited to lead Santa's sleigh this year. He was so eager that he started to take off before Santa got in. Poor Santa had to jump on the back of Prancer to meet his sleigh in the sky.
Who is telling the story?
a) Santa
b) a narrator
c) Rudolph
What does fiction mean?
fiction = not real, made up, a story
What is the main idea of this passage?
Where is your favorite place to travel? Traveling is one of the best things you can do to learn about new places. Getting a chance to walk around in a new location gives you a special perspective. Everyone should get a chance to travel to a new place.
traveling to a new place
If you wanted more information about an advertisement, what could you do?
a) look under their "contact us" or "questions" header
b) read a book about the product
c) read the advertisement again
a) look under their "contact us" or "questions" header