Vocabulary
Main Idea & Details
Text Features
Story Elements
Catapult Terms
100

What is a word that means the opposite of "happy"?

What is "sad"?

100

The main idea is what the story is mostly ____. 

What is "about"?

100

A title tells us the ____ of a text. 

What is the "topic"?

100

Who is the “good guy” in a story? 

What is the "protagonist"?

100

In QAR, what does “Right There” mean? 

The answer is found in one place in the text.

200

A word that means “very tired” is ____. 

What is "exhausted"?

200

What do we call the facts that support the main idea?

What are "supporting details"?

200

This feature helps readers understand the meaning of bolded words. 

What is a "glossary"?)

200

The place and time of a story is called the ____. 

What is the "setting"?

200

In QAR, “Think and Search” means you have to do what? 

What is "Look in different parts of the text and put it together"?

300

This type of clue in a sentence helps you figure out a word's meaning.

What is a "context clue"?

300

If the main idea is “Dogs are helpful pets,” name a supporting detail.

What is "They can be trained to help people"?

300

Charts, maps, and graphs are all examples of ____.

What are "text features"?

300

What is the problem in a story called? 

What is the "conflict"?

300

What are the 4 P’s used in close reading? 

What are "Preview, Predict, Purpose, Plan to Read"?

400

“She sprinted to the door.” What does “sprinted” mean? 

What is "ran quickly"?

400

True or False: Every paragraph has a main idea.

What is "True"?

400

What does a caption do?

hat are "text features"?

400

What do we call the sequence of events in a story?

What is the "plot"?

400

If a question asks how you feel about the story, what QAR type is that?

What is "On My Own"?

500

What is a synonym for “enormous”?

What is "huge" or "gigantic"?

500

Find the main idea: “Bees help plants grow, breed, and produce food by transferring pollen.” 

What is "Bees help plants grow by pollinating them"?

500

This page lists chapters and page numbers.

What is a "table of contents"?

500

This part of the story tells how the conflict is solved.

What is the "resolution"?

500

Which QAR question type combines your background knowledge and the text? 

What is "Writer and Me"?