GENRE
WORD STUDY
MAIN IDEA
INFERENCE
TEXT FEATURES
100

A make-believe story with characters and a plot.

A. Fiction 

B. Non-fiction

C. Biography

D. Autobiography

A. Fiction

100

Mateo ______ (won/one) the soccer game yesterday.

won

100

Leayan is a very smart dog.  She is able to follow many commands like "sit" and "stay".  She barks to warn me if someone is at the door.  Leayah also knows when to leave Mittens, the cat, alone so she won't get hurt by her claws.  

Leayah is a very smart dog.

100

Linda sat with her feet in the water.  Earlier she had built a sandcastle and played in the waves.  Her dad was still out surfing.  Tell the setting of this story.

The beach

100

This shows where places/events are located.

A map

200

A newspaper article with facts and information.

A. Fiction 

B. Non-fiction

C. Biography

D. Autobiography


B. Nonfiction?

200

What is an antonym for cruel?

nice

200

Valerie walked through the back door and left a track of mud in the living room.  She had been playing in the yard after the rain had stopped.  She then munched on some crackers and left crumbs all over the couch.  Finally, Valeria forgot to pick up her toys after playing with them.

 Valerie is very messy.

200

Fozzy Bear was reading a joke book.  He tried a few new ones on Kermit but got no laughs.  Fozzy worried that his act had gone flat.  Fozzy then checked www.hahaha.com.  He found a few really good ones.  He yelled for Kermit to come over to him.  What will Fozzy likely do next?

Tell Kermit the new jokes.

200

A graph of events in the order they happened.

A timeline (chronological order)?

300

An account of someone's life written by someone else.

A. Realistic Fiction

B. Fable

C. Biography

D. Autobiography


C. Biography

300

How many syllables are in the word informational?

five

300

Dogs bark and cats meow when hungry.  A wolf will howl to "speak" with his pack.  Deer raise their tails to let the other deer know that an enemy is near.  

Animals communicate in different ways.

300

Sebastian was playing in his first soccer game.  The ball was passed to him and he swung his leg hard to kick the ball.  Sebastian closed his eyes and hung his head low. His coach said that he'd get it next time.  The score remained 2 to 2.  What happened when Sebastian kicked the ball. 

Sebastian missed the goal.

300

Tells the topics or chapters that are in the book and what page you can find them.

The Table of Contents

400

A story of a real person's life written by that person.

What is an autobiography?

400

Pick the homophone that fits the sentence. 

Kayla bought a (new/knew) car.  


new

400

Jacob's mom wasn't feeling very well.  She had a fever and stayed in bed all day.  Jacob tried to make her feel better by giving her cool drinks and sitting by her side.  He also cooked dinner and cleaned up the bathroom.  

Jacob tried to help his sick mother.

400

Sophia has beautiful golden hair.  She loves to play with chew toys and chase her tail.  Her yard is large enough to run, dig, and play in.  What kind of pet is Sophia?

A dog

400

Small text near a photograph that tells information about the photograph.

A picture caption

500

A fictional story with magic, events that happen in three's, good and evil, royalty, and often starts with "Once upon a time".

A. Fairy Tale

B. realistic Fiction

C. Biography

D. Nonfiction

A. Fairy tale

500

What is an antonym for dull?

 interesting (exciting)

500

Beehives have about 20,000 bees that live in them. There are three types of bees and each one has a specific job.  There is one queen, drones, and worker bees.  The bees work together to make everything work well.

Bees have different jobs.

500

Ms. Smith and Ms. Golden looked on as their students sat in a large group watching someone read to them.  In another corner of the room, a few people were studying.  Little Allison was at the checkout area. Where is this story happening?

A school library

500

Tells the names of specific parts of a diagram, illustration, or photograph.

A label

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