Spiral Review
The text structure which tells how things are alike or different.
What is compare and contrast?
dog, cat, chair, table, friend, movie theatre
What is a noun?
Find the sentence that doesn't belong.
(1) Women's gymnastics is a very popular sport to watch during the Olympics. (2) The girls compete on 4 different events - uneven bars, balance beam, vault, and floor. (3) Men's gymnastics has six different events. (4) While the women's floor routine is to music, the uneven bars, balance beam, and vault are not to music.
What is sentence 3?
The people, animals, or things that take part in the action of the story.
What is characters?
My teacher is __________. She must be 100 years old!
What is ancient?
When the author's purpose is to give you information on something, they are writing to ___________.
What is inform?
bright, red, shiny, tiny, gigantic, quiet, loud
What is an adjective?
The frog sat on the side of the pond. He was very still. His green color camouflaged him. A bug flew near him. His tongue zipped out, and he devoured it. Then the frog was still again. He waited for the next bug.
The main idea was:
A) Frogs try hard to eat bugs.
B) Frogs are green.
C) Frogs drink water.
D) Frogs sit at lakes.
A) Frogs try hard to eat bugs.
What is the setting?
What is absorb.
What is abstract?
run, jump, will, swim, work, want, sleep
What is a verb?
I can't wait until this weekend! We’re going to my grandparents’ house and my entire family will be there. I will spend most of my time playing games with my cousins. We always have such a good time together! The day goes by so fast, and by the end we are all exhausted... but we still don’t want to leave!
The main idea of this passage is: A. Weekends are times to travel. B. The writer enjoys spending time with family. C. The writer’s grandparents live far away. D. The writer is sad to leave her cousins.
B. The writer enjoys spending time with family.
The action of the story. What is happening throughout the story.
What is plot?
The ____________ student scored a 100 on the test.
What is clever?
The type of sentence which tells someone to do something.
What is command?
he, she, we, it, us, they, you, me, him, her
What is a pronoun?
I have a dog whose name is Paco. He is almost 10 years old. Paco is very loveable with a brown face and short black fur. He is one of my best friends. He plays with me, sleeps with me, and goes on walks with me. I am so glad to have him around. I love him.
The main idea of this passage is: A. The dog’s name is Paco. B. Everyone should have a dog. C. The writer's dog is an important part of his life. D. The dog is cute and sweet.
C. The writer's dog is an important part of his life.
Most stories have this which needs to be solved.
The problem?
The gymnast has the ___________ to do a back flip.
What is ability?
A sentence said with strong emotion.
What is exclamation?
happily, busily, quickly, fast, slow, perfectly
What is an adverb?
Eric gripped the bat in his hands. His palms were sweaty but he took a deep breath as he stepped up to the plate. He had to score a run or his team would lose the game. When the pitcher threw a fastball, Eric’s reflexes took over and he heard the “Crack!” of the bat hitting the ball. His heart raced with excitement as he ran to first base. He was safe!
The main idea of this passage is: A. Eric plays baseball. B. Eric scores a homerun. C. How to play baseball. D. Eric overcomes his nerves and makes it to first base.
D. Eric overcomes his nerves and makes it to first base.
The ending of the story where the problem is solved.
What is the resolution?
We had a __________ meeting after school. It only lasted 5 minutes.
What is brief?