Reading Skills
Predictions are always correct. True or False
What is false?- When you make predictions, they can be incorrect and you can revise them.
This type of poem tells a story and can have any number of lines and stanzas.
What is a narrative poem?
These clues are words or phrases that help you figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word.
What are context clues?
Some examples are: in, into, at, of, from, on, with, to, and by.
What are some examples of prepositions?
Choose the correct spelling: a.untieed b. utied
c. untied d. untid
What is c. untied?
This comprehension strategy has you read a sentence, paragraph, or passage a second time.
What is the reread comprehension strategy?
A made up story that takes place in the past.
What is historical fiction?
This Latin root word means moon.
For example: lunar
What is "luna"?
The word shorter is which type of adjective?
For example: Sally is shorter than Suzie.
What is a comparative adjective?
Choose the word spelled incorrectly: a. winter b. author c. sistur d. artist
What is c. sistur?
Bonus 100 points: What is the correct spelling of this word?
What does it mean to compare and contrast?
To find the similarities and differences
A ________ tells the true story of a real person's life.
What is a biography?
The simplest form of a word.
What is a root word?
The words: the, a, an
What are articles?
Choose the word spelled correctly: a. weekly
b. pricless c. helpfl d. carful
What is a. weekly?
To identify the author's _______________, look for words and phrases that show what the author thinks.
What is point of view?
A genre that includes text features, such as graphs and maps.
What is expository text?
This Greek root word means "star".
For example: astronaut
What is astro?
She reads her book quietly at the library.
Quietly is an example of this part of speech.
What is an adverb?
Choose the word spelled incorrectly: a. remain
b. repeets c. away d. street
What is b. repeets?
Bonus 100 points - What is the correct spelling of this word?
If there is a problem in a story, what will author also write in the story?
A solution.
A story that has dialogue and can be performed.
What is a drama?
An example of this figurative langauge is the phrase, "under the weather".
What are idioms?
Bonus 100 points: What does the idiom, "under the weather" mean?
A. My dad may arrive more soon than my mother.
B. My dad may arrive sooner than my mother.
The correct use of the adverb soon is A or B.
What is answer choice B.?
Choose the word spelled correctly: a. travle
b. purpel c. eagle d. puzzel
What is c. eagle?