Vocabulary
What is a synonym for "big"?
What is "Large"
What do you call the title of a section in a nonfiction book?
Answer: A heading
Who is the "main character" in a story?
The person or animal the story is mostly about
What two letters make the "sh" sound?
S and H
What punctuation mark ends a question?
A question mark (?)
What does "gigantic" mean?
What is "Very Big"
What do you look at to find the meaning of a word in a book?
Glossary
What is the "setting" of a story?
Where and when the story happens
How many syllables are in "butterfly"?
Three
What is the correct word: "She (is/are) my best friend"?
is
What is the opposite of "happy"?
What is "sad"
What kind of book tells real facts about animals?
Nonfiction
What do we call the lesson a story teaches?
The moral or theme
What do you add to "jump" to show it happened in the past?
-ed (jumped)
What do we call a word that shows an action?
A verb
What is a homophone for "pair"?
What is "Pear"
What helps you find a page number in a nonfiction book?
Table of contents
What happens at the beginning of a story?
The characters and setting are introduced
What vowel sound does "boat" have?
Long O sound
What do you call a word that describes a noun?
An adjective
If someone is "excited," how do they feel?
What is "Very happy and eager"
What is the main purpose of a nonfiction text?
To give information
What do you call the problem in a story?
The conflict
What is the silent letter in "knock"?
K
Fix the sentence: "i like to read books."
I like to read books. (Capitalize "I")