Reading Literature
What do you call the person who tells the story?
What is the narrator?
What do you call the main point of a paragraph or article?
What is the main idea?
What’s the first sentence called in a paragraph or essay?
What is the topic sentence?
What part of speech describes a person, place, or thing?
What is a noun?
What should you do when someone else is talking?
What is listen respectfully?
This is the time and place where a story happens.
What is the setting?
What text feature helps you find important words and their definitions in a nonfiction book?
What is the glossary?
What do you call the ending part of a story or essay?
What is the conclusion?
What punctuation goes at the end of a question?
What is a question mark?
What’s one way to show you’re listening without speaking?
What is making eye contact or nodding?
What is the term for the problem the character faces in the story?
What is the conflict?
Name one clue you might find in the text to understand a word you don’t know
What is a context clue?
In opinion writing, what should you use to support your ideas?
What is evidence or reasons?
Change this sentence to past tense: “She walks to school.”
What is “She walked to school”?
If you disagree with a classmate’s idea, how can you respond respectfully?
“I see your point, but I think...”
Describe how the main character changes from the beginning to the end of a story.
What is character development?
How do headings help a reader?
They help organize information and tell what each section is about.
Name one strategy you can use to organize your writing.
What is a graphic organizer or outline?
Identify the preposition: “The book is under the table.”
What is under?
What’s one reason why group discussions are important?
They help you learn from others and build better ideas.
Give an example of how the narrator’s point of view affects how the story is told.
describes 1st or 3rd person perspective and its impact.
How is a timeline helpful when reading about historical events?
It shows the sequence of events in order.
rewrite this sentence to make it more interesting: “The dog ran.”
“The fluffy brown dog sprinted across the field.”
What is a simile? Give an example.
A comparison using “like” or “as.” Example: “She’s as fast as a cheetah.”
Name one strategy for giving a clear oral presentation.
Use a loud voice, good eye contact, and organized notes.