Comprehension
What is the central/main idea of a story?
Answer: What the story is mostly about
What text feature helps you find topics quickly?
Answer: Table of contents (or index)
What is a synonym for “happy”?
Answer: Glad (or joyful)
What is a noun?
Answer: A person, place, or thing
What is the point of view when the narrator uses “I”?
Answer: First person
What do we call the lesson or message in a story?
Answer: Theme
What text feature shows labeled pictures?
Answer: Diagram
What is an antonym for “large”?
Answer: Small
What is a verb?
Answer: An action word
What is the point of view when the narrator is outside the story and uses “he” or “she”?
Answer: Third person
Where and when a story takes place is called what?
Answer: Setting
What structure shows events in order?
Answer: Sequence (or chronological order)
What does the prefix “un-” mean?
Answer: Not
What is an adjective?
Answer: A word that describes a noun
What does it mean to summarize a story?
Answer: Tell the important parts in a short way
What is the purpose of an informational text?
Answer: To inform (or teach/give information)
What structure shows how two things are alike and different?
Answer: Compare and contrast
What does the suffix “-ful” mean?
Answer: Full of
Fix the sentence. 2 Mistakes
me and my cat cuddled all night?
Where do you find evidence?
in the text
Read the sentence:
I was so parched, I drank the whole glass of water in one gulp.
What does parched mean?
Answer: Cause and effect
What type of phrase compares two things using “like” or “as”?
Answer: Simile
Fix the sentence. 3 mistakes
harry and ron went to see hermione.
Why would an author include a heading in an informational text?
Answer: To show what the section is about (organize ideas)