Reading Comprehension
What is the main idea of a story?
What the story is mostly about
What is a noun?
A person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a synonym for happy?
Glad, joyful, or cheerful.
What do we put at the end of a question?
A question mark. ?
What grade levels does Miss. Short teach?
4th and 5th grade
What do we call the lesson an author wants us to learn?
Central message or theme
What is a verb?
An action or something you do.
What is an antonym for difficult?
Easy
What should the first word of a sentence begin with?
A capital letter.
Would Miss. Short rather go to the beach or the mountains?
Mountains
What are details in a story that help prove your answer called?
Text evidence
What is an adjective?
A word that describes a noun.
What does the prefix "un-" mean?
Not or opposite of.
What is a paragraph's topic sentence?
The sentence that tells what the paragraph is mostly about.
What is one of Miss Short's favorite things to do outside of school?
answers may vary
What is the difference between fiction and nonfction?
Fiction is made up; nonfiction gives factual information.
In the sentence "The happy dog ran quickly," what is the adjective?
Happy
What does the word enormous mean?
Very large or huge.
What are the three main parts of a paragraph?
Topic sentence, supporting details, and concluding sentence.
What is Miss. Short's Cats name?
Cashew
If a character gives away their lunch to help a friend, what character trait might they show?
Kindness or generosity.
In the sentence "The students carefully finished their work," what is the adverb?
Carefully
If someone is exhausted after running a race, what does exhausted mean?
Extremely tired.
What is wrong with this sentence: "my dog likes to play outside"
It needs a capital M and a period at the end.
February