Story Elements
What two things in a story tell you the setting?
Time and Place
What is the main idea of a paragraph?
The main idea is what the text is mostly about.
What does it mean to compare two characters? What does it mean to contrast them?
Compare means to show similarities and contrast means to show differences.
What words often signal sequence in a text?
first, next, then, last, finally
Tell the definitions of the Greek roots cycl and phon.
cycl- circle back
phon- sound
What is the definition of the plot of a story?
The sequence of events or what happens.
What role do details play for Main Idea?
Details support the main idea. Details give examples of the main idea.
Read these two sentences: "Liam likes soccer and plays every Saturday." "Ava likes soccer but practices during the week."
Question: Name one way Liam and Ava are the same and one way they are different.
Same — both like soccer. Different — Liam plays on Saturdays; Ava practices during the week.
Put these events in logical order: (a) Finished project, (b) Planned steps, (c) Checked work.
B, C, A
Give a synonym and antonym for happy.
synonym- joy, cheerful, excited
antonym- sad, mad, angry
What are two words that use the prefixes non- and pre-?
nonessential, nonliving, nonprofit
pretest, prepay, preschedule