Reading Comprehension
What is the central idea of a nonfiction passage?
What is the main point the author is trying to convey?
What is the term for a struggle within a character?
What is internal conflict?
What does the word “scarce” most likely mean in the sentence: “Food was scarce during the long winter”?
What is limited or hard to find?
What is the author’s purpose if they are trying to convince you of their opinion?
What is to persuade?
What punctuation is needed in this sentence: “Let’s eat Grandma”?
What is a comma after “eat” to avoid confusion?
What is a summary supposed to include?
What is the central idea and key supporting details?
What is the function of the climax in plot structure?
What is it is the turning point or most intense moment?
What is an antonym for “arrogant”?
What is humble?
Why might an author use a metaphor?
What is to create a vivid comparison or deepen meaning?
Which sentence is correct?
A) Me and my friend went to the mall.
B) My friend and I went to the mall.
What is B, “My friend and I went to the mall”?
How does a character’s motivation affect the plot?
What is it influences their actions and decisions?
What is a dynamic character?
What is a character who changes over the course of the story?
What does the suffix “-ful” mean in words like “hopeful”?
What is full of?
How does an author’s tone affect a passage?
What is it reveals the author’s attitude toward the subject?
What is the difference between “affect” and “effect”?
What is “affect” is a verb, and “effect” is a noun?
What does it mean to make an inference?
What is drawing a conclusion based on text evidence and prior knowledge?
How does the setting influence the mood of a story?
What is it helps create the emotional atmosphere?
In the sentence, “She was resilient even in the face of adversity,” what does “resilient” mean?
What is able to recover quickly or bounce back?
What does it mean when an author includes a counterargument in an argumentative text?
What is they are addressing an opposing viewpoint?
What’s the correct way to combine these two sentences?
“The dog barked. The mailman jumped.”
What is “The dog barked, and the mailman jumped”?
What is the effect of foreshadowing in a story?
What is it hints at what will happen later in the plot?
What is the theme of a literary work?
What is the deeper message or life lesson explored in the text?
What is the best strategy for understanding an unfamiliar word in a passage?
What is using context clues from the surrounding sentences?
How can figurative language affect a reader’s understanding?
What is it creates imagery or conveys emotion in a creative way?
What is a misplaced modifier?
What is a word or phrase placed awkwardly in a sentence so it seems to modify the wrong word?