3rd Grade ELA 1
A wild Analogy appeared!
loud is to quiet as inside is to _____
outside
Split into syllables:
Transportation
Trans/por/ta/tion
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? (key words: I, me, my)
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
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
When you leave a glass of water outside on a hot day, the water evaporates
What text structure is this an example of?
Cause and Effect
What kind of book tells you factual real information?
Non-fiction
Think about the suffix -able.
The cup was reachable.
What is the meaning of reachable?
Close by
Think about the suffix -ness.
"little acts of kindness can mean a lot to someone"
What is the meaning of kindness above?
Actions that are nice
What do you use to show characters are talking?
quotation marks
Give an example of a contraction
Ex) you'll, it's, I'm, isn't, won't, can't, they've
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 was the author's purpose for writing this paragraph?
"Bees are very important to our planet! They fly around from flower to flower, collecting sweet nectar to make honey. When they do this, they also help flowers grow new seeds, which means we get more fruits and vegetables to eat. Bees live in a hive with lots of other bees, and their queen bee is the most important one, laying all the eggs for new bees to grow."
Inform the reader about why bees are important for our planet.
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 text feature is in the sentence below?
Many boys in our class play soccer every day.
Italics
Wrecked is to fixed as lost is to _______.
Which word best completes the analogy?
Found
What is a word that means the opposite of called?
ex: on and off
Antonym
Sight is to eyes as hearing is to ________.
Which word best completes the analogy?
Ears
Write an example of a simile!
Ex) My face turned red like a tomato!
She bounced as high as the sky on her trampoline.