3rd Grade ELA 1
What are relevant detail
details that support the central idea
A comparison between to unlike things is called a
metephor
Give an example of an onomatopoeia
Any word that sounds like the noise it represents
ex) meow, crash, bang, boom, click, bang, howl
When the author is telling the story, what point of view is that?
First person or Third person?
First person
What part of speech includes people, places, things, and ideas?
Nouns
What is central idea?
what the story is mostly about
Which author's purpose means they are trying to make you laugh?
entertain
What do we call nouns that are more than one?
plural
Name 2 clue words you might see in a sequence text structure
First, next, then, last, finally, before, after
What do you do on a reading test if you do not know the answer?
Acceptable answers:
Read the question again
Read that part of the passage again
Cross out answers you know are wrong
What is it called when characters talk in a story?
dialogue
What kind of book tells you factual real information?
Non-fiction
The people or animals in a story are called?
characters
What part of speech is the italics word?
My cat loves to watch the birds' nest in our tree.
a) noun
b) adjective
c) verb
noun
What do you use to show characters are talking?
quotation marks
Give an example of compound word
Any two words combine
Which author's purpose is when the author wants to convince you to believe or do something?
Persuade
What is called when to words are similar?
ex: cold and chilly
Synonym
What part of speech is the italics word?
We enjoyed a delicious meal.
a) noun
b) adjective
c) verb
b) adjective
What is something you MUST always do on a reading test?
Acceptable answers:
Read the passage all the way through
Read the questions all the way through
Find text evidence
What part of speech is the italics word?
Many boys in our class play soccer every day.
a) noun
b) adjective
c) verb
c) verb
Some kinds of bats eat many insects. Some bats can eat up to 600 mosquitos in one hour. Bats are helpful to the environment. They help us by eating insects. Without bats, we would have too many insects.
What is the central idea?
a. bats are mammals
b. bats eat 600 mosquitos in an hour
c. bats eat many insects
c. bats eat many insects
What is a word that means the opposite of called?
ex: on and off
Antonym
Comparing two things in a poem using like or as is called a
similie
Write an example of a simile!
Any comparison between two things that uses "like" or "as"
Ex) My face turned red like a tomato!
She bounced as high as the sky on her trampoline.