Vocabulary
what does the word rewrite mean?
to write again
What is UNWRAP?
Underline the title, Number the paragraphs, walk through the questions, read the passage, answer the questions, Prove your answers, to support your answer from the text
Describe how to compare and contrast
Find the similarities and differences between two topics
What is a proper noun? (provide examples)
The name of someone, a place, or animal. (ex. Walmart, Ella, Kentucky)
What does pretest mean?
A test before a test.
True or False: All poems have to rhyme
False- some poems do but not Free Verse
What could the author's purpose be?
inform, entertain, persuade
What does infer mean?
Put what the text tells you with your background knowledge.
Explain Main Idea and Key Details
Main idea is what the story is mostly about and the key details provide examples of the main idea.
what does the word nonfiction mean?
A genre of writing that is "not fake" real informational text
What is the process of elimination?
When you mark out options that you know are not correct to narrow down the choices.
What are character traits?
How a character thinks, feels, or behaves through actions in the story.
What is a suffix?
a letter, or group of letters, that is added to the end of a. root (base) word
- ed
- s
What are text features and how do they help me during the state test?
Text Features are added to the text to help the reader learn more information.
Bold print, side bar, pictures, captions and diagrams.
What is Author's Point of View?
The author's thoughts and feelings on a topic are explained in the passage
What is the difference between a CAUSE and an EFFECT ?
The cause is why it happened, and the effect is what happened.
It's raining outside, so I used my umbrella.
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
Simile uses like or as to compare
What is the purpose of Opinion Writing?
Opinion writing expresses the writer's ideas and tries to convince the reader to agree with an opinion.