Context Clues
The players got into a DISPUTE over whether the ball made it into the basket before the buzzer.
A. Argument
B. Looking at
C. Fake Name
D. Tell or Reveal
A. Argument
Read the following sentence. Friendship helps people get through hard times. The sentence above is an example of:
Theme
This is what the text is mostly about
Main Idea
This means using clues and what you already know to figure something out.
Inference
This structure tells events in order
Chronological Order
The children were ELATED when they each received a present
A. New and Unusual
B. Excited
C. Poisonous
D. Game
B. Excited
A Hare once bragged to all the animals that he could beat anyone in a race. A tortoise said, "I challenge you." So they raced. The hare ran fast and the tortoise plodded along. The hare was so confident that he took a nap. The tortoise kept up his steady pace.
Slow and steady wins the race
If a paragraph is about how plants need sunlight, water, and air, then the main idea is
If a character is shivering and wearing a coat, you can infer this.
That it is cold outside
This structure shows how two things are alike and different
Compare and Contrast
The students love BROWSING for books at the library.
A. Put out
B. Worry
C. Hide
D. Looking at
D. Looking at
A theme is NOT
A. A sentence
B. Universal
C. A lesson the author wants the reader to learn
D. The main idea
D. The main idea
These details support the main idea of a passage
Supporting Details
When the author doesn't directly say something or give an answer, we must...
Infer
This structure presents a problem and how it is solved
Problem and Solution
The firefighter tried to EXTINGUISH the flames.
A. Put out
B. Make bigger
C. Cover
D. Scared
A. Put out
Themes are...
A. Can apply to everyone
B. Just for kids
C. Specific to a story
D. Specific to a character
A. Can apply to everyone
If all details are about recycling helping the planet, this is the main idea.
How recycling helps the environment
Passage: “Maria studied all night and yawned during the test.”
You can infer this.
She is tired
Passage: “It rained all night, so the streets were flooded."
Cause and Effect
A. Stared in amazement
B. Looked at
C. Worry
D. Laugh at
C. Worry
True or false: It is important to be honest with others is an example of theme
True
True or False: Main Idea is the same thing as theme
If the text says, “The ground was wet and people carried umbrellas,” the best inference is this.
That it rained
“Cats like to be alone, while dogs enjoy being with people.”
Compare and Contrast