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General Questions
Story Elements
Text Structure
Context Clues
Grammar
100
The main idea of a passage is: a) How the story starts b) How the story ends c) What the whole passage was mostly about d) What the first sentence is about.
What is C?
100

The place or time a story takes place

Setting

100
When an author uses lots of words like first, then, next, finally, what structure are they using?
What is sequence?
100
We had to *vacate* the building when the tornado siren sounded because no one could be left in side.
What is leave empty?
100

What is a person, place, or thing?

noun

200

Written complete sentences must include what two parts?

capitol letter at the beginning and punctuation

200

The person telling the story 

Narrator

200
What is the text structure below? A paperback and a kindle are both ways to read a book. Paperbacks take up a lot of space on your book shelf, but one kindle can hold thousands of books in just the space of a tablet.
What is compare and contrast?
200
My body was still *quivering* after my brother jumped out from behind the bush to scare me.
What is shaking?
200

What is an action word?

verb

300

The reason an author writes a piece of text is called the

Author’s purpose

300

Describes the characters attitude or feelings

character traits

300
What is the text structure below? When I unrolled the carpet on my living room floor, I accidentally bumped into the table. The table fell with a crash and the green potted plant on top of it tumbled onto the hardwood floor. What a mess!
What is cause and effect?
300
The giant ice cream sundae was so *scrumptious* that I ate the entire thing.
What is delicious?
300

A word that describes a noun

an adjective

400

What is the main idea of this paragraph? I believe that children should not have homework on the weekends. Children need time to play. They also need to spend time with their families. Some kids have extra activities like karate or dance. Homework for children on the weekends is a bad idea.

Children should not have homework on the weekends.

400

People, animals, creatures in a story

characters

400

The author uses words that we use our SENSES to understand

Descriptive

400
The student tried to *assimilate* the information so that he could understand how satellites orbit in space.
What is learn?
400

A word that joins two or more words or phrases. Words  such as “ for” “and” “nor”….

conjunction

500

Name 3 reasons an author would write a piece of text

persuade, inform, entertain

500

The lesson or moral of the story

theme

500
What is the text structure below? Sometimes, hawks and owls are badly injured by cars. These birds face a huge problem, because they can no longer hunt for food. One way to fix this is to keep the birds at special rehabilitation centers. People can visit the centers to learn more about hawks and owls.
What is problem and solution?
500
Where we live in Northern Maine, the winters are quite harsh. Each year we fly to a warm climate for a break from the cold weather. It feels like *utopia* every time we step off the plane at our destination.
What is dreamland?
500

What type of figurative language is this?

He was taller than the building

Hyperbole