The Long E Mystery
This word means the opposite of sad. Which ending would you use?
A) happie
B) happy
C) happee
D) happe
The story says, “Ben put on his coat and grabbed his umbrella.” What kind of weather do you think it is?
What is rainy?
"The puppy was famished after the long walk and ate his food in seconds." What does famished mean?
What is very hungry?
Liam helps his little sister find her lost toy and never gives up. What character trait best describes Liam?
What is helpful, determined, persistent? (Answers may vary.)
What do we call one row of words in a poem?
What is a line?
This word means to look with your eyes. Which ending is correct?
A) see
B) sie
C) sea
D) sey
What is A) see?
The text says, “Maya’s hands were shaking as she held her test paper. She didn’t even want to look.” What can we infer?
What is she is nervous or scared about her grade?
What does the prefix un- mean in the word unhappy?
What is not?
“I couldn’t believe my luck! I had finally found the treasure.”
Is this written in first or third person?
What is first person?
A group of lines in a poem is called a _______?
What is a stanza?
This word means to fib or tell a made-up story that isn’t true. Which ending is correct?
A) liee
B) lye
C) lie
D) lee
What is C) lie?
The author writes: “Lena stared at her empty lunchbox and sighed.”
Which sentence is something the author tells you directly?
A) Lena didn’t bring lunch.
B) Lena’s lunchbox was empty.
What is B?
Hot is to cold as tall is to...?
What is short?
In a story, Mia forgets her lunch. Later, she gets a headache in class. How did the first event affect the second?
What is she didn’t eat, so she got a headache?
If two lines in a poem end with the words “light” and “night,” what is that called?
This word means the opposite of dirty. Which is the correct ending?
A) clea
B) clee
C) cley
D) clean
What is D) clean?
The story says: “Jamal turned red, looked at his feet, and didn’t say anything.”
What can you conclude about how Jamal is feeling?
What is he’s embarrassed or shy?
What does the idiom "spill the beans" mean?
What is to tell a secret?
At the start of the story, Jake is shy. By the end, he gives a big speech at school. What changed about Jake?
What is he became more confident?
A poem repeats the line, “The wind was wild and free” four times. What is that an example of?
What is repetition?
This word means something that doesn’t cost any money. Which is the correct spelling?
A) frea
B) free
C) frie
D) frey
What is B) free?
You’re reading a nonfiction article and you stop and realize you don’t understand what the last paragraph meant. What should you do next?
What is go back and reread or look for clues to understand it better?
You see the word “photograph” in a dictionary. It says: pho · to · graph.
What do the dots tell you?
What is how to divide it into syllables?
Two characters argue but learn to work together and solve a problem. What is a possible theme of this story?
What is teamwork, friendship, or cooperation?
Why do poets use stanzas instead of writing the poem as one big paragraph?
What is to organize their ideas, separate different parts of the poem, or show a change in topic or feeling?