Give an example of a word with multiple meanings, and explain both meanings.
What is Example: left. I left my keys on the table. You need to turn left at the next light.
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What are main characters?
What is the people and/or animals in the selection/story.
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What is a biography?
What is a true story written about someone's life.
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What is a narrative?
What is a narrative is a story.
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What are the 4 types of sentences?
What is a statement, a question, a command, an exclamation.
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What is the reason we use a thesaurus?
What is to find words/synonyms that have a more precise meaning, to improve your vocabulary in your writing.
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What is a setting?
What is the time and place a story takes place.
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What is nonfiction?
What is true and factual text.
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What is a report?
What is a report is informative writing that gives important facts and details about a topic.
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What is a subject? What is a predicate?
What is a subject tells who or what the sentence is about (noun). The predicate tells what the subject does or is (verb).
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What are guide words?
What is guide words are words at the top of a dictionary page. They show the first and last word on that page. All words ABC order between the guide words will be found on that page.
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What are the parts of a plot?
What is a plot has a problem/conflict with events, a climax, and a resolution (solution).
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What is a fable?
What is a story that teaches a lesson.
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What are 3 things that are in a response to literature?
What is a summary/textual evidence, analysis of the story, opinions of the character or event.
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What is a compound sentence?
What is two sentences that combine with an "and" or "but" with a comma before the joining word. Example: CSUF is a great college, and it is close to Santa Ana.
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How do you put words in alphabetical order?
What is you look at the first letter of each word to see which one is closest to A. If the first letters are the same, you look at the second letter to see which is closest to A.
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How can you figure out the author's viewpoint?
What is look at the author's word choices and feelings about the subject.
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What do you call it when you are asked to guess what will happen next in a story?
What is predict.
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What should an informational summary have?
What is main idea and details.
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What is a common noun?
What is a noun that names any person (teacher), place (school), or thing (toy).
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Put these words in alphabetical order:
country, school, cold, smile
What is cold, country, school, smile
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What are 4 ways text is organized?
What is compare and contrast, cause and effect, sequential order, and persuasive with support.
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What is a simile?
What is a comparison of 2 unlike items using the words like or as. Example: CSUF is as large as a city.
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What are the steps of the writing process?
What is pre-write, draft, revise, proofread/edit, and publish.
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Where would you put commas in this sentence?
CSUF has baseball golf and tennis.
What is commas seperate nouns in a list/series.
CSUF has baseball, golf, and tennis.