Main Idea
Summarizing/Sequencing
Fact and Opinion
Context Clues
Poetic Devices
100
What is main idea?
What the story is about.
100
How many sentences should be in a good summary?
Three.
100
What is a fact?
Something that can be proven.
100
What do you call words that have the SAME meaning?
Synonyms
100
What is a stanza?
A paragraph in a poem.
200
What are supporting details?
Details that support the main idea.
200
What does BME stand for?
Beginning, Middle, End
200
What is an opinion?
Something that a person thinks or feels.
200
What do you call words that have an OPPOSITE meaning?
Antonyms.
200
Give an example of onomatopoeia.
Crash, boom, bang, swish, whoosh
300
Where in a story can you find a big clue for the main idea?
The title.
300
True or False The following is an example of a good summary. Johnny had a fun birthday party with a bounce house. There were lots of people there and he got tons of presents. In fact, one of the presents was a new game for his PSP. I hope he lets me play the game soon. I had fun at the party.
False.
300
Give an example of a fact.
Must be something you can prove!
300
Give a synonym and an antonym for the word LARGE.
Synonyms: big, giant Antonyms: little, tiny, small
300
What do you call a poem that does not rhyme?
Free Verse.
400
What is the main idea of the following story? Dolphins are amazing animals. They are mammals, not fish. They are warm-blooded like humans. They also give birth to live babies like humans do. They like to be together. They swim in large groups called pods. Dolphins also feed and protect their young like humans. In dolphins, we can see many our own traits.
Dolphins have many human characteristics.
400
What is sequencing?
Putting things in order based on the time they happened.
400
Give an example of an opinion.
Must be something you think or feel!
400
What word helps you figure out the meaning of chaos in the following sentence? The classroom was in chaos, a state of disorder.
Disorder.
400
True or False This is an example of alliteration: Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers.
True.
500
What is the main idea and a supporting detail in the following story? Chris loves to watch movies. When he is not alone, he watches adventure movies because he likes the action in them. His favorite adventure movie of all time is “Star Wars”. Sometimes, his younger sister goes to the movie theater with him. When she is along, Chris likes to watch comedies because they make her laugh.
Main idea: Chris enjoys watching movies. Supporting details may vary.
500
True or False Words like first, second, and third are used in sequencing.
True.
500
Is the following sentence a fact or an opinion? Everyone knows that the best part about school is recess.
An opinion.
500
What does the word abhor mean in the following sentence? I abhor spinach! Its green color makes it taste horrible to me.
Do not like.
500
Give an example of a mood of a poem.
Happy, Silly, Sad, Serious.
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