Barbed Wire Baseball
Clue: What sport is named in the title?
Correct response: Baseball
Clue: What kind of text gives facts and explanations about a topic?
Correct response: Informational text.
Clue: What does rare mean?
Correct response: Uncommon or not often found.
Clue: What does specialized mean?
Correct response: Having specific knowledge or skill in one area.
Clue: What is a synonym?
Correct response: A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.
Clue: What does perseverance mean?
Correct response: Continuing to try even when something is difficult.
Clue: What do scientists use to investigate questions?
Correct response: Observations, evidence, and experiments.
Clue: What does treasure mean when used figuratively?
Correct response: Something very valuable or special.
Clue: What does independence mean?
Correct response: Being able to do things or make decisions on your own.
Clue: What is an antonym?
Correct response: A word with the opposite meaning.
Clue: What can readers infer about a person by studying their actions?
Correct response: Their character traits, values, or motivations.
Clue: What is one purpose of a heading in informational text?
Correct response: To tell what a section is mostly about.
Clue: What is a central idea?
Correct response: The most important point the author wants readers to understand.
Clue: What is a biography?
Correct response: An account of a real person's life written by someone else.
Clue: What is the difference between a fact and an opinion?
Correct response: A fact can be verified; an opinion expresses a belief or judgment.
Clue: What is a theme?
Correct response: A message or lesson about life that a reader can infer from a text.
Clue: What do readers compare when they explain how two people or ideas are alike?
Correct response: Their similarities.
Clue: What is an inference?
Correct response: A conclusion made from text clues and what you already know.
Clue: What is an author's purpose?
Correct response: The reason an author writes a text, such as to inform, entertain, or persuade.
Clue: What is context?
Correct response: The words and sentences around an unfamiliar word that help explain its meaning.
Clue: What should you include when explaining an idea about the story?
Correct response: Relevant details or evidence from the text.
Clue: What should a reader do if a question about the text is not directly answered?
Correct response: Make a reasonable inference using text clues and what they know.
Clue: How can you tell which details are most important?
Correct response: Choose details that directly support the central idea or explain key events.
Clue: How can a reader explain how a person overcame a challenge?
Correct response: Describe the challenge and use text evidence to explain the person's actions.
Clue: What is the strongest support for an answer about a text?
Clue: What is the strongest support for an answer about a text?