Vocabulary
Main Idea/ Text Features
Figurative Language
Informational/ Expository
Poetry/ Point of view
100
What are the two affixes?
Prefix and suffix
100
How do you find the Main Idea in a story or text?
1) Title
2) What the text is mainly talking about
3) Look for Text Features (Images, caption, ect.)
4) Think about the most important point about the topic
5) Details and topic that backs up the main idea
100
What is a Simile?
Comparing two things using "like" or "as".
100
What is inference?
Clues from the text + Prior knowledge = Inference
100
Which narrative point of view is shown in the passage?
"A few days after this I had to go out with Ginger in the carriage. I wondered how we should get on together; but except laying her ears back when I was led up to her, she behaved very well."
a) first person
b) third person
a) first person
200
What is a prefix?
group of letters added to the beginning of a word and it changes the meaning.
Example:
Mis- understanding= Misunderstanding
200
What are some example of Text Features?
200
What is a Metaphor?
Comparing two things not using "like" or "as".
200
What does the question want you to look for?
"What is the purpose why the author included ___ through ___?"
The author's purpose is to Persuade, Entertain, and Inform.
200
What is "Theme" in a story?
The main message, lesson, or moral the author wants you to learn about.
300
What is a suffix?
Letters are added to the end of a word.
Example:
Tire+ less= Tireless
300
How many people went to California to find gold during the Gold Rush?
a) ninety thousand
b) a few thousand
c) hundreds of thousands
a) ninety thousand
300
What is personification?
Non-living objects are being compared to human-like traits.
300
Read the text below.
"Zane gasped. A bird was in his living room, flying in circles.".
What is the text's most likely purpose?
a) Persuade
b) Entertain
c) Inform
b) Entertain
300
What is the poem about?
Hard to Swallow
Ugh! It's so gross!
I won't take one more sip.
Eek! Somebody help!
There's still some on my lip!
Doctor Smith said it would help me;
It still tasted like slime.
Yet indeed two hours later,
I felt totally fine.
The narrator drinks something that tasted bad?
400
What is Compare and Contrast?
What is alike and what is different.
400
Now, read the text around the keywords. What kind of food might a frugivore eat?
a) crabs
b) ants
c) bananas
c) bananas
400
What is a idiom?
a non-literal meaning
400
Read the text below.
"The first step in setting up a lemonade stand is making the lemonade. You'll also need to create a sign that shows the price for a cup. After that, you can set up a table and start your business!"
What is the text's most likely purpose?
a) to persuade
b) to inform
c) to entertain
b) to inform
400
What is the poem about?
At the Fair
At the fair, at the gate,
I have two thoughts and shout, "Oh dear!"
I want to jump and celebrate,
And also run away in fear.
Giant beasts that swoop and glide,
Spinning, speeding, people cry!
Is that a monster? Is that a ride?
Won't know for sure until I try.
Two feelings cause my heart to pound.
Buckled in, I wait, I wait!
But when I'm lifted up off the ground,
Flying high is twice as great!
The narrator is both scare and excited about going on a ride.
500
Cause and effect?
When something makes something else happen.
Example:
Cause- Going to tutoring. Effect: Passing the STAAR test.
500
What is the main, or central, idea of the passage?
a) Bats sleep in many different kinds of places during the day.
b) A huge group of bats sleeps under a bridge in Austin, Texas.
Where Do Bats Sleep?
Bats are known for flying around at night and sleeping during the day. You may have seen pictures of bats sleeping upside down in caves. Bats have other daytime resting places, too. They sleep in trees, in old buildings, and even under bridges. More than a million bats sleep under one bridge in Austin, Texas. This colony, or group, contains about as many bats as people in the city!
a) Bats sleep in many different kinds of places during the day.
500
What is Onomatopoeia?
Word that makes a sound in a text.
500
Read the text below.
"Don't get caught in the rain! Buy two umbrellas and get a third for free! You'll love our new colors and patterns."
What is the text's most likely purpose?
a) persuade
b) inform
c) entertain
a) persuade
500
The following texts both describe being at the beach.
This text is from the point of view of Fred, a man sitting on the beach:
I go to the beach when I want to feel peaceful. I can forget about my worries when I gaze out across the ocean. The waves calm me down like nothing else. Sometimes I just listen to the sea, close my eyes, and fall right to sleep.
This text is from the point of view of Lauren, a lifeguard at the beach:
As a lifeguard, I have to be watchful at the beach. It's my job to make sure everyone is safe while they're swimming. I have to watch all the people having fun in the ocean. Even though I'm sitting at the beach, I can't rest for one second.
How is Lauren's point of view different from Fred's?
Fred's point of view is visiting the beach and sitting and Lauren is watching over the people at the beach also sitting but making sure everyone is safe.