Theme
Text Features
Main Idea
Figurative Langague
Poetry
100

What are three words to define theme?

What is moral, lesson, message.

100

What do you call the paragraph or sentence that tells what is in the graphic?

What is caption.

100

What is another word for main idea?

What is central idea

100

What is something that compares two unlike objects using like or as?

What is a simile.

100

What do we call paragraphs in a poem?

What are stanzas.

200

What is a synonym for theme?

What is central message.

200

What is the purpose of a subheading?

What is to tell the reader what you are going to be reading.
200

What is the definition of main idea?

What is passage is mainly about.

200

What is something that compares two unlike objects not using like or as?

metaphor

200

What do we number in poems?

What are lines.

300

Find the theme of the following passage:

Adonis really wanted to be in the local basketball league.  Every time he tried to make a layup, the ball would hit the rim and then fall down.  One day Rodney saw Adonis and offered to help him.  After school every day Adonis would practice.  Eventually he was able to make the shots.  Finally, Adonis was allowed to join the team.

What is practice makes perfect.

300
What do you call a text feature that has different dates and events?

What is a timeline

300

What is the main idea of the following passage:

Sodias jumped into a pool.  The water was chilly, but he didn't mind. Today was the first day for his diving lesson.  He could do a few dives already but he wanted to learn fancy dives.  He was anxious to learn the swan dive and the jackknife.

Tom wants to learn how to dive.
300

Simile or metaphor


He was as mad as a hornet.

What is simile

300

What is Miss Malysza's favorite drink?

refresher 

400

What is the theme of the following passage:

Faye Michelle was so scared of her new neighbor.  She was very old and lived in a very scary house.  One day while Faye was out walking her dog Stitch, Stitch ran into the neighbors yard.  Faye was terrified.  When she arrived in the yard Faye was greeting with a smile.  The neighbor handed her Stitch and told her to have a nice day.  Faye smiled back, the old lady seemed very friendly.

What is don't judge a book by it's cover.

400
Get up and do a tiktok dance

hahaha

400

What is the main idea of the following passage:

One kind of fish that looks a lot like a snake is an eel.  It is a very long and thin fish with fins running along most of the top and bottom of the body.  Eels come in a variety of sizes. 

All about eels

400

free space

free

500

What is the theme of the following passage:

Mishaela wanted to get the lead in the school musical of Hamilton.  She kept trying to hit the high note but she was struggling.  Danay worked with her and together they both were able to star in the play.  Mishaela could not do it alone but with the help of a friend she was able to be successful.

What is teamwork makes the dream work.

500

What do you call the font that looks like squiggly letters?

What is italics.

500

What is the main idea of the following passage:

Memorial Day is a holiday that began as a day for remembering the soldiers of the Civil War.  Today we honor soldiers who died in wars.  There are parades and ceremonies on Memorial Day.  It is a federal holiday.

Memorial Day honors soldiers.

500

oh no, you owe me a silly dance.

hahaha