What is it called when we tell what we've read in our own words?
100
True
True or false? A fact can be checked or proven true.
100
Sequence
What type of text structure is this? Jane will learn how to play tennis. First she will learn how to serve the ball. Next, she will practice hitting the ball. Then she will practice using her backhand. Last she will play games with a partner.
100
Fairy Tale
What type of story is Cinderella?
100
The person or animal that they are talking about the most. The problem happens to them.
What is a main character in a story?
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Inference
What is it called when you use clues from the story to figure out something that the author doesn't tell you?
200
Fact
Fact or opinion? Connecticut is a state.
200
Description
What type of text structure is this? Mark was very upset. He had a worried look on his face. There was a sad frown on his usually cheerful face. He was quiet too.
200
Myth
What type of story is Hercules, the son of Zeus, the king of the Greek gods?
200
Conflict is a problem. Resolution is the outcome.
What does it mean when there is a conflict and a resolution in a story?
300
Prediction
What is it called when we use clues from the text or illustrations to guess what might happen in a story?
300
Opinion
Fact or opinion? Everyone thinks Connecticut is the best state.
300
Compare and Contrast
What type of text structure is this? An ocean and a pond are alike in some ways. They both have water. They are both home to many different plants and animals. However, they are different in size. An ocean is much larger than a pond. They are also different because there are waves in ocean water, but not in pond water.
300
Folk Tale
What type of story is The Three Billy Goats Gruff?
300
Where the story takes place.
What is the setting in a story?
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Clarify
What is it called when we discuss words or points that are not clear?
400
True
True or False? An opinion tells what someone or a group of people think.
400
Problem and solution
What type of text structure is this? Brett finished writing his homework and placed it on his desk. After dinner he went to get his homework paper to put it in his backpack. The paper he had written was not there. He ran to the kitchen to tell his mother. There he saw his dog fast asleep on his homework paper. Brett gently slipped the paper from under the dog without even waking him up. Brett was glad his dog had not chewed his homework. His teacher would never believe THAT story!
400
Legend
What type of story is King Arthur, the king who had a round table for his knights to sit at and plan good deeds?
400
The front page of a book. To help locate chapters and certain topics without reading the whole book.
Where do we find the Table of Contents in a book? Why do we use a Table of Contents page?
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Better understand the story or what we've read
What is predicting, clarifying, questioning, and summarizing helping us to do?
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Opinion
Fact or opinion? Ty Cobb may have been a great athlete, but he was not easy to like.
500
Cause and effect
What type of text structure is this? Nike had a strong batting arm. In his last game, Mike hit the ball hard. It flew out of the park. No one really knows where the ball landed. But it was a great home run!
500
Tall Tale
The boy who caught one million fish, is an example of what type of story?