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Poetry
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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
What word should you remember when thinking about what a character's traits are?
What is F.A.S.T.?
100

1. What is the main purpose of text features in a nonfiction book?
a. To make the book longer
b. To entertain the reader with pictures
c. To help readers better understand the information
d. To make the book look more colorful

What is c.) To help readers better understand the information

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We had to *vacate* the building when the tornado siren sounded because no one could be left in side.
What is leave empty?
100

2. When reading a poem, which of these tells you it's a haiku?
a. It has rhyming words at the end of each line
b. It has 5 syllables, then 7, then 5 syllables
c. It tells a funny story with five lines
d. It doesn't follow any specific pattern

What is b.) 5,7,5?

200
How many details make a strong paragraph? a) 1 b) 3 c) 8 d) 10
What is b?
200

Character perspective helps readers understand:
a. Only what happens in the story
b. The setting of the story
c. How different characters feel and think
d. When the story takes place

What is c.) how different characters feel and think?

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?

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My body was still *quivering* after my brother jumped out from behind the bush to scare me.
What is shaking?
200

What makes a limerick different from other types of poems?
a. It has no rhythm or rhyme
b. It's always about nature
c. It has exactly three lines
d. It's a funny five-line poem with a specific rhythm

What is d.) It's a funny five-line poem with a specific rhythm?

300
In a persuasive passage, details are also called...
What is reasons?
300

When reading from a character's perspective, what are you learning?
a. How the story ends
b. What other characters think
c. How that character views things
d. When the story takes place

What is c.) How that character thinks?

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?

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The giant ice cream sundae was so *scrumptious* that I ate the entire thing.

A.) Gross

B.) Bad

C.) Delicious

D.) Sour

What is C.) Delicious?

300

 Free verse poetry is different from other poetry because:
a. It doesn't have to rhyme or follow rules
b. It must rhyme every line
c. It can only be about nature
d. It must be very short

What is a.) It doesn't have to rhyme or follow rules?

400

What is the central idea of this paragraph? I believe that children should not have homework on the weekends. Children needs 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.

What is children should not have homework on the weekends?

400
What makes characters act the way they do?
What is motivation?
400

What kind of writing is shown below? (Hint: look at the punctuation!) "When will we eat dinner?" I asked mom. Mom said, "Soon."

What is dialogue?

400
The student tried to *assimilate* the information so that he could understand how satellites orbit in space.
What is learn?
400
What is a stanza?
What is a section of a poem?
500

How many sentences make up the first detail of this paragraph? My birthday cake was delicious and beautiful. The flavor was chocolate. It was swirled with vanilla. It tasted great with milk. The decorations included roses and my name in script writing. I loved how my cake tasted and looked.

What is 3?

500

What is it called when a character has a tough problem they need to overcome?

What is an obstacle?

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

In rhymed verse poetry, what usually happens at the end of lines?
a. The lines get shorter
b. The words rhyme
c. The words are bold
d. The lines have pictures

What is b.)  the words rhyme?