Reading for Literature
a short story, typically featuring animals as characters, that attempts to express life truth, usually through a moral
What is a fable?
Kittens are similar to lions. They are both felines. They both have sharp teeth. However, a lion is much bigger than a kitten
Key details give important information to support the main idea.
True or False?
What is, "True"
The teacher was distraught when her computer wouldn't start because she really wanted to show her kids how to get into Google Classroom.
"distraught" means:
What is upset?
584+204=
What is 788
Recount means...?
To make a great snowball, first I find clean wet snow. Next, I roll the snow into a ball. Then, I pack it tightly together and throw it.
What is Sequence?
Which sentence is a supporting detail that you should get enough sleep?
A) Many people sleep later on the weekends.
B) Caffeine keeps some people awake at night.
C) Dark rooms are best for sleeping.
D) Seven to nine hours keeps you refreshed the next day.
What is D)
Seven to nine hours keeps you refreshed the next day.
My next door neighbor's house is vacant, because they moved out last week.
"vacant" means:
The bone that protects the brain
What is the skull
Something that is not true
What is Fiction
Since we ran out of bread, we went to the grocery store to buy more.
What is Cause and effect?
"Leaves change color in the fall. Some turn red or orange. Some others turn yellow or brown. They fall from the trees. You can go outside, rake the leaves into a huge pile, and then jump in!"
What is the main idea of this passage?
What is, "what leaves are like in the fall?"
A ruler decided that the country would have fair laws.
What is a leader?
The largest planet in the solar system
What is Jupiter?
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall
All the kings horses and all the kings' men
Couldnt put Humpty together again.
What kind of poem is this?
What is Rhymed Verse?
If you have trouble naming the five Great Lakes, then think of the word HOMES. It stands for Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior.
Janice loves to go to basketball games. Her favorite team is the Houston Rockets. Janice enjoys watching the players warm-up before the game. She has been going to games since she was six years old.
Which of the following sentences is a supporting detail?
What is, "
Janice enjoys watching the players warm-up"
What does exhaust mean in this sentence?
Mrs. Peterson's repair shop on the outskirts of town always smells like exhaust.
What is the gases produced by a car
This landform is found between two hills or mountains
What are Valleys?
There once was a jumping monkey
And jumping he would always be
He fell off a cliff
Now jumping he will never be
A hurricane blew the roof off the house. As a result, the family had no place to live.
It all started in 1904 at the St. Louis World's fair when an ice cream vender ran out of dishes for his ice cream. A man named Ernest Hamwi was selling waffles in the booth next door. He helped his neighbor out by making cone-shaped waffles to hold the ice cream. The rest, as they say, is history!
What is the main idea?
The ice cream cone was invented in 1904
What does cloak mean in this sentence?
The weather report says that thick, gray fog will cloak the entire city.
What is to cover or hide
The birthplace of the airplane
What is North Carolina?