ELA Reading Skills
In order to find the main idea of a passage, you first must look here. (Name all three)
What is the first sentence, last sentence, and title
What figurative language is found here.
The flower was soft as silk. A. similie b. personification. c. hyperbole
Simile
Which word matches this definition? The quality or feeling of being thankful a. gratitude b. marvelous c. exceptional
Gratitude
Where is a suffix located on a word?
End
Who refused to move her seat on a Montgomery bus-this act started a movement (bus boycott, lawsuit against segregated public transportation!)
Rosa Parks
What two things do you need to make an inference?
Background knowledge and information from the text.
What figurative language is found here. The clouds rolled in ominously. The sky looked angry. A. metaphor b. personification. C. hyperbole
Personification
What does annex mean?
Attached area
True or False: All roots of words are words that can stand alone.
FALSE "hair-less" -hair is the root word that can stand alone "aud-ible"-aud is the root word that CANNOT stand along.
Who said " I have a dream"?
MLK
What does it mean to "visualize" while you read? How can this help you understand a story?
Visualizing means to make a picture in your head. This helps to understand and remember a story because with focus, you can recall more details about a story that will carry on throughout the page, chapter, or book.
The salsa was so hot, my tongue began to melt. A. simile. B. onomatopeia. C. hyperbole
Hyperbole
What does autopsy mean?
Examination of a dead body
UN- means NOT
Nepal
What is a theme?
A message or lesson from a story that you can apply to your life.
"Oh no....AH-CHOO! Sniffle, I need a tissue please." a. onomatopoeia b. idiom C. personification
onomatopoeia
What does apathy mean?
lack of concern
What is the meaning of the suffix:-ess Examples: actress, lioness
-ess means something is female
Who is the current president?
Joe Biden
Give the letter to the strategy breakdown and tell what each letter stands for.
S-Skill
S-Strategy
P-Place
E-Eliminate
A-Answer
What figurative language is found here. "Could you please put a sock in it? I'm trying to focus!" a. idiom b. metaphor. c. hyperbole
Idiom
What does activist mean?
Supporter of a cause
Identify the root, suffix, and prefix in the word below: Biography
Prefix: bio-meaning life
Root:graph-meaning to write
Suffix-Y-means-quality of
Who was the first African American girl to go to school?
Ruby Bridges