Literary Texts
What is the central conflict of a story?
What is the main problem or struggle?
What is the purpose of a table of contents?
What is to help the reader find information?
What does the prefix "un-" mean in the word "unhappy"?
What is the prefix "un-" means "not," so "unhappy" means "not happy."
What does the title of an informational text tell you?
What is the title gives you an idea of what the text is about.
What is the first step in the writing process?
What is is prewriting, where you plan your ideas.
What is a "theme" of a story?
What is the main idea or the lesson taught?
What are some common structures in informational texts?
What are descriptive, cause & effect, & compare and contrast?
What does the prefix "re-" mean in the word "replay"?
The prefix "re-" means "again," so "replay" means "play again."
What is the effect if a plant does not get enough sunlight?
What is the plant could not grow properly or die.
After you finish writing your draft, what should you do next?
What is is revising to improve the content and ideas.
How can you tell if a character is developing or changing?
What is by observing their actions or reactions throughout the story?
What is the main idea of a text?
What is the most important idea or point.
What does the prefix "dis-" mean in the word "dislike"?
What is the prefix "dis-" means "not" or "opposite of," so "dislike" means "not like" or "the opposite of like."
What does the word "glistening" mean in the sentence: "The lake was glistening under the sunlight"?
What is glistening means shining or sparkling.
What do you do during the editing step of the writing process?
What is check for spelling, grammar, punctuation, and other language mistakes.
What is the significance of a story's setting?
What is it can influence the character and the plot?
How can you find the main idea in an informational text?
What is in the first or last sentence of a paragraph, or in the title.
What does the suffix "-ful" mean in the word "helpful"?
What is the suffix "-ful" means "full of," so "helpful" means "full of help."
Why would an author write a guide about healthy eating?
What is to inform readers about good nutrition.
What is the final step in the writing process?
What is publishing, where you share your finished writing with others.
How can you identify a character's perspective?
What is by looking at their point of view or thoughts?
What is a key detail in this sentence: "Tigers are carnivores, which means they hunt other animals for food"?
What is tigers hunt other animals for food.
What does the suffix "-ness" mean in the word "kindness"?
What is the suffix "-ness" means "the state of being," so "kindness" means "the state of being kind."
If a story describes a person finding a wallet on the street and then returning it to its owner, what can you conclude about the person?
What is that the person is honest and kind.
What are the key components of narrative writing?
What is characters, setting, plot, conflict, and resolution.