POETRY
A person, place, object, or action that stands for something beyond itself
What is a symbol
Pete called Ted on Tuesday afternoon and invited him to come to his house after dinner to watch a movie. It had been a long, boring day, and Ted was excited to have something to do. After dinner, he hopped on his bike and pedaled over to Pete's house. The house was dark, and when he rang the bell, there was no answer. Ted turned around, hopped back on his bike, and rode home.
Make an inference about why Ted rode home.
What is "Nobody was home"?
There are many different kinds of bears in the world. Black bears live in North America. Grizzly bears also live in North America. They are very dangerous. The white Polar bear lives in the Arctic. The biggest bear is the Kodiak bear that is found in Alaska.
What is the main idea of this text passage?
A. Bears live in North America.
B. Bears are dangerous.
C. There are many kinds of bears.
What is "There are many kinds of bears."
This word means half
What is hemi
This a text to self connection (using what the text says and your own background information)
What is making an inference
Using language that appeals to the senses helps readers to do this
What is visualize
Julie and her mother went shopping. First, they went to the bank. Inside the bank, there was a large box where money was kept. Julie's mother told Julie not to touch the box or an alarm would go off. Julie touched the box by mistake.
Predict what will happen.
What is "An alarm will go off"?
Bats are fascinating animals. They are not birds; they are flying mammals. Some bats eat fruit, others eat insects. Bats are experts at flying. They use a system called echolocation to fly quickly in the dark.
Which is the main idea of this text passage?
A. Bats are flying mammals.
B. Bats are fascinating animals.
C. Some bats eat fruit.
What is "Bats are fascinating animals."
This root word means thousand
What is kilo
This is when a narrator is able to know the thoughts, words, and actions of more than one character
What is third person ominscient point of view
Descriptive words or phrases that appeal to the reader's five senses.
What is imagery
Tami loved biking. She had biked in all kinds of weather. She had been planning this bike trip for weeks. Today was going to be great. She woke up early and looked out the window. It was raining! Predict whether or not Tami will go on her bike trip today.
What is "Tami will go on her bike trip even though it is raining"?
Many types of bacteria are helpful. For example, some help humans.
What is "Some types of bacteria help humans."
This root word means the OPPOSITE of BENE (like benevolent, beneficial, and benefit): Hint, bene means "good"
What is "mal"
These are three strategies for using context clues for words you don't know
What is reword, a synonym, or an antonym
The feeling you get after reading something.
What is mood
There are many different ways of going to school. Some children go to school by radio. The teacher talks to the children over the radio. The children can talk back to the teacher. In some desert countries, children go to school in tents. The people move across the desert, carrying the tent school with them. In some hot countries, children go to school outside all year long. They do not sit in buildings. They sit on the grass.
Make an inference about why children in hot countries go to school outside all year long.
What is "It would be too hot to have school inside a building, so they sit on the cool grass"?
Our solar system is very large. It includes the eight planets that orbit the Sun. These planets include Mercury, Venurs, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. There are also hundreds of thousands of smaller planets in this system. They are called asteroids. Each asteroid is much smaller than any of the eight large planets.
What is the main idea of this text passage?
A. Our solar system is made up of the Sun, the nine large planets, and many asteroids.
B. Pluto used to be a planet, but now it is a dwarf planet.
C. There are eight large planets in our solar system
What is "Our solar system is made up of the Sun, the nine large planets, and many asteroids."
This prefix means "after"
What is post
Three reading strategies that are helpful on the SOL Test
What is
1) Annotating
2) Identifying the Main Idea
3) Summarizing
The poetic device being used in the italicized line
Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the Milky Way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
What is personification
Sparta and Athens were Greek cities. Long ago, the people of both cities sent their children to school. The children learned different things there. In Sparta, the children went to school outdoors. They learned how to jump and run. They learned how to dance. They learned how to play many different games. In Athens, only boys went to school. They learned how to read, write, and speak correctly. They learned how to count and use numbers.
Make an inference about schooling for girls in Sparta and Athens.
What is "Girls went to school in Sparta but not in Athens"?
Honeybees form large hives. There are thousands of bees in a hive. One bee is the queen. She lays the eggs. Some bees gather nectar and pollen from flowers to make honey. Other bees protect the hive. Some bees keep the hive clean. Still other bees help the queen. Each bee has a special job to do in the beehive.
What is the main idea of this text passage?
A. Bees work together to make honey.
B. Each bee has a job to do in a beehive.
C. The queen is the most important bee.
What is "Each bee has a job to do in a beehive."
This suffix usually indicates that the part of speech of a word is an adverb (adverbs describe verbs) (verbs are action words)
What is "LY"
Three test-taking strategies
What is
1. Annotate
2. Slash the Trash
3. Find proof to support your answer in the text