3rd Grade
Reading
Reading
What is a POV?
A point of view
When should you use this punctuation mark (?) in writing?
To ask a question
The name of a book is called the __________.
title
What do we call the person who draws the pictures in a book?
illustrator
A proper noun
Using clues in a text to help you discover what is NOT directly in said in the story.
Inference
What is a verb? Give me an example.
It is an action word. Examples: hop, run, jump, swim, kick etc.
Name two text features that help readers understand information.
headings, captions, diagrams, glossary, table of contents, photographs, maps, charts, or bold words
The 'people' who are in a story are called the ________ .
What do you call words that are similar?
Synonyms
Where do you look to find the meaning or definition of a word?
A dictionary.
What is a noun? Give an example.
A person, place, or thing--dog, school, car, etc.
Captions help readers understand pictures better. True or False?
True
What does non-fiction mean?
A real story
What does the word elated mean in the sentence?
Willent got an A on her end of year math test. She was elated!
She was so excited
Which word is a noun?
Run, Fluffy, Car
car
What are two things that most sentences should have?
A capital letter at the beginning and punctuation at the end.
Headings help readers find information quickly. True or False
True
What is the setting of a story?
Where the story takes place.
Which word would BEST fit in the sentence?
Jessica is tall, but Brittany is the ______ of all the girls.
a. taller
b. tallest
c. most tall
B. tallest
What is it called when you use the words in the sentence to help you figure out what a word means?
Context clues
What is a group of sentences about the same topic?
A paragraph
If you want to find chapter 4 quickly, which text feature should you use?
table of contents.
What is another word for small?
Little, tiny, microscopic
Tell what the cause could be.
1. When Bob came into school he was soaked.
The cause could be it is raining.
What are a group of lines in a poem called?
A stanza
A story about a real persons life, written by someone else?
a biography
If you don't know the word "habitat," where might you look?
Glossary
What do we call words that sound the same, but they have different meanings and different spellings?
Homophones
What text structure is used in the following?
"Dogs and cats are both furry pets, but dogs usually like to play fetch, while cats prefer to chase yarn."
compare and contrast