Vocabulary
What is a synonym?
A word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase.
How do captions help you?
Caption explain what the author wants you to understand from the picture or photograph.
What is the possessive of boy?
boy's
We wanted to go to recess, and it was raining.
We wanted to go to recess, but it was raining.
What is the plural of family?
Families
What does selection mean?
Another word or synonym for the text or article.
What is the difference between the main idea and a detail?
What is the possessive of boys?
boys'
Combine these sentences.
Mrs. Garton was their teacher. She had been for 6 months.
Mrs. Garton was their teacher for six months.
What is the plural of tooth?
Teeth
What does provide mean?
Another word for gives.
Why do authors use diagrams?
To show you the parts of an item.
What is the plural of girl?
girls
Combine these sentences.
Ms. Decker has two kids. Ms. Decker teaches 3rd grade.
Ms. Decker has two kids, and she teaches 3rd grade.
What is the plural of box?
boxes
Use the context clues to define the word collaborate.
My teachers collaborate and plan to decide what we should learn.
work as a team
What does it mean when the question says, " The reader can tell from the selection...."
You must infer using the text evidence.
What is the plural of foot?
feet
Correct this sentence.
The dog's ran across the street.
The dogs ran across the street.
What is the plural of baby?
babies
Use the context clues to determine the meaning of the word absorbed.
The carpet absorbed the water that was spilled.
soaked up
What is a subheading and how do they help you?
A subheading tells the reader what the next section will be about. It helps you know what you will be learning about.
What is the possessive of school?
School's
Correct this sentence.
Ms. Sessions gave each of her student's a book for Christmas.
Ms. Sessions gave each of her students a book for Christmas.
What is the plural of lunch?
lunches