Inferring
Compare/Contrast
Main Idea
Making Connections
Vocabulary
100
The lady got out the milk, eggs, and flour, then she put on her apron. What is the lady getting ready to do?
What is cook.
100
Comparing is when you find similarities between two ideas. Contrasting is when you find _______ between two ideas.
What are differences.
100
Supporting _______ help us know what the main idea of a text is.
What are details.
100
A text to _____ connection is when you connect the book you are reading to something else you have read in the past.
What is text.
100
My _______ twin looks exactly like I do.
What is identical.
200
The man at behind the counter asked: "Would you like paper bags or plastic bags?" After I responded, he asked: "Now will you be paying with cash or a credit card?" Where might I be?
What is the supermarket/grocery store.
200
What is one comparison you can make between gloves and hats?
What is you wear them during the winter.
200
The main idea tells us what the text is _____ ______ (2 words).
What is mostly about.
200
A text to _____ connection is a connection you can make between what you are reading to something that is happening in a different city, state, or country.
What is world.
200
At the museum, I visited the art ________ outer space.
What is exhibit.
300
The fire was roaring, and the hotel was almost entirely on covered in flames. While everybody was running out, two men in yellow jackets were running in! Who were they?
Who are firemen.
300
Most cats live inside, while most dogs enjoy being outside. Are we comparing or contrasting?
What is contrasting?
300
The main idea should be between ____ and ____ number of words.
What is 4 and 8.
300
A _____ to self connection is a connection you make when a particular book connects to something that has happened in your life.
What is text.
300
My legal ________ is the person that can take care of me and makes sure that I am safe.
What is guardian.
400
The team first strapped on their oxygen tanks, and then their flippers. Finally, they put their goggles on and jumped in the water. What activity are the pair of people doing?
What is scuba/snorkeling?
400
What is one way we can contrast oceans and fresh water lakes (you must use the hint in the question)?
What is oceans are full of salt water, and fresh water lakes are not.
400
True of false: the main idea is the same thing as the topic of a text.
What is false; the topic is the subject of the text, while the main idea is what the text is mostly about.
400
I connected the poem "Overdues" to the time I had an overdue library book. This is what type of connection?
What is text to self.
400
While the population of people in a city is dense (many), the population of people on a farm is ______.
What is sparse.
500
The man walked in with a serious look on his face and X-rays in his hand. He said to the boy: "I am sorry, it is broken." What job does the man have?
What is a doctor.
500
For what reason is the wolf's story different than the 3 pigs story as to why the houses were blown over.
What is: The wolf said he sneezed, while the pigs said the wolf blew their house down.
500
When finding the main idea, sometimes you have to use this other reading comprehension strategy (hint: it is another Jeopardy category).
What is inferring.
500
The book Bad Hair Day talks about a time that a student had a bad hair day during picture day. What is a text to self connection you can make about a bad hair day?
What is the time when I had a bad hair day and had to go to school.
500
This former word of the week can be used to describe you; students who are smart and work hard in class.
What is scholar.
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