Reading Prose & Poetry
What is the theme of a story?
The lesson or message the author wants readers to learn.
What is the central idea of a text?
What the text is mostly about. Topic+point
What is the goal of a summary?
To retell the text’s most important points in a shorter way.
What do context clues help you figure out?
The meaning of unknown words.
What should you do at the end of the test before you submit?
CHECK YOUR WORK
If a story is told using “I,” “me,” and “my,” what point of view is it?
First-person point of view.
What text structure describes something in the order it happened?
Chronological order
What text structure would most likely be used in a recipe book?
The prefix pre- means “before.” What does preview mean?
To look at something before you experience it.
If a question asks “What is the author’s point of view?” what is it asking?
The author’s feelings, beliefs, or stance about the topic.
In poetry, a group of lines is called a…
Stanza.
What clue tells you an author’s purpose is to persuade?
They include reasons and evidence to convince the reader, their opinion may be present.
If two texts explain the same topic but give different information, what skill are you using?
Comparing and contrasting the texts.
What does feeble mean, based on this sentence?
Even though she is feeble, the old lady still walks to work every day.
without strength, weak
If a question is referring to the text, you should always....
What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?
I am sitting in my room
Singing a song
Then I hear a boom
What was that?
ABAC
A text explains a problem endangered animals face and possible solutions. What structure is this?
Problem and solution structure.
List 5 text features.
caption, heading, timeline, picture, illustration, diagram, graph, bolded words, title
What type of figurative language is this? “The classroom was a zoo.”
Metaphor.
If two answer choices are similar, how do you choose the best one?
Pick the option that is most directly supported by the text.
What is line break?
Where the line of the poem ends.
What is an expository text?
Informational text
When summarizing a literary text, what three things must always remember?
-main details (no fluff)
-no opinions
-the central idea/claim
(Bonus: events are in order)
What does admonished mean, based on this sentence?
The coach admonished him for picking daisies when he should have been defending the goal.
criticized, corrected
What are three things that will help you do well on the FAST test?
(answers may vary) good night's rest, healthy breakfast, take your time, check your work, don't freak out, read carefully, reread, be on time to school... etc.