Prefixes
Text Features
Context Clues
Parts of Speech
100

The dog was ________ when he felt sick 

unwell or unhappy

What is unwell

100

Photo and Captions help us learn what?

We give the reader a picture and a description about what is in the picture.

100

According to the selection what does the word, irate mean? 

"Mr. Holtzer was irate when all of the students were yelling and not listening during class." 

Irate means angry or upset. 

100

What is a noun? 

A noun is a person place or thing. 

220
The costume was ____________ because it was not scary at all. 


nonthreatening or unhappy

nonthreatening

220

Headings do what?

Give the reader information about the key topics in a text.

220

According to the selection, what does the word gnaw mean? 

"The beaver had to gnaw down the tree in order to build a dam." 

Gnaw means to bite or chew. 

220

What is a verb? 

A verb is an action word. 

300

I had to ________ my food before I eat it. 

reheat or preheat

preheat
300

Table of Contents are used for what? 

It gives the reader an overview of what texts are in a book and where to find each text. 

300

According to the selection, what does the word terminate mean?

" I had to terminate my subscription to Netflix because I did not have enough money." 

Terminate means to cancel or quit. 

300

What is an adjective? 

An adjective is a describing word. 

500

I have to __________ my shoes because they became _____________. 

retie / untie    or          pretie / retie

retie / untie

500

What can bold print words teach the reader? 

They are used to show that words or concepts are important in the reading. 
500

According to the selection, what does the word wetlands mean? 

"Beavers would create wetlands by eating away food and moving trees to make a comfortable place to live." 

Wetlands mean a type of habitat or place to live. 
500

Which word is an adjective in the sentence? 

"The mother snake had nine, long, lovely baby snakes. 

nine, long, lovely and baby