Reading
When using the conjunctions and, but, or or to combine sentences, what do you need before the conjunction?
A comma.
What are you supposed to capitalize when writing?
M- Months and weekdays
I- The pronoun I
N- Names of people, places, and businesses
T- Titles
S- The beginning of sentences.
What figurative language is the following sentence? "It was raining cats and dogs outside."
Metaphor
What is Text Structure?
How the information is organized in a text.
Name all the elements of plot.
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
What is it called when you write the events of a story in the order that they happen?
Sequence
What is a noun (4)?
A person, place, thing, or idea
Name a reading test taking strategy to help you answer questions. (there are more than one)
RAP
RACE
Smiley faces
Highlighting and writing summaries
Pictures, maps, graphs, and diagrams.
What are the people or animals that have dialogue in a story called?
Characters
When Fido had a juicy bone, a cozy place to lie, and me petting him, he was in paradise. What does paradise mean?
A place of extreme happiness
An adjective is
A word that describes a noun
What are the 3 purposes of an author?
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
What are examples of text features?
Captions, bolded words, highlighted words, underlined words, italicized words, and headings.
What is the setting?
Where and when the story takes place
Cathryn carried the delicate china to the table very carefully. What does delicate mean?
fragile, easily breakable or damaged
A verb is
An action word
What is Imagery?
Words the author uses to appeal to our five senses and helps create an image/picture in the reader's mind.
What is a story that you write about your own life.
Autobiography
What is told in the exposition?
The characters and setting.
Dylan goes to the Air and Space Museum every chance he gets because he is fascinated by planes. What does fascinated mean?
interested in
Every sentence has to end with a..
punctuation mark
"The moon is like a flashlight" is an example of what kind of figurative language?
Simile
Which one is NOT a text feature?
A. Heading
B. Captions
C. Illustration
D. Paragraph
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