Main Idea
Plot
Theme
Text Structure
Random
100
What is a main idea?
A main idea is what the story is mainly about.
100
What is the setting of a story?
Where/when the story takes place
100
What is the theme of a story?
the main message or lesson an author wants the reader to understand about a story.
100
The structure of a text is...
how a text is organized.
100
Which word in the sentence is the pronoun:
"Mrs. Salonga was so excited to teach her students this new math."
What is " her"
200
What is a supporting detail?
Supporting details are details that tell you more about the main idea.
200
The events leading up to the climax; conflicts are increased and acted out in many ways.
The Rising Action
200
When the narrator uses "She, He, they" it is written in this perspective or point of view...
Third Person
200
the author states a problem and lists one or more possible solutions
What is problem and solution
200
She is busy as a bee.
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is a "simile"
300
The Statue of Liberty is visited by thousands of people every year. The Statue of Liberty is a 151 foot statue of a woman holding a book and a torch. It is located on an island in New York Harbor. It was a gift of friendship from the people of France.It has become a universal symbol of freedom.
What is the main idea of the paragraph?
The Statue of Liberty is visited by thousands of people every year.
300
The struggle between the antagonist and the protagonist is also called...
the conflict
300
True or False: A theme is also the central message of a story.
True
300
This text structure uses these signal words:
first, next, then, before, after, finally, following, dates, and times
Sequential/Chronological Order
300
What punctuation marks do you use to cite evidence from the text?
What is "quotation mark"
400
Kangaroos are strange-looking animals. Some kangaroos act as guards to protect the mob. They have small front legs and huge hind legs with great big feet.
What are the supporting details in the paragraph?
They have small front legs and huge hind legs with great big feet.
400
Where resolution is placed on the plot diagram (first or last).
What is last
400
ulia wanted to become a doctor for as long as she could remember. In college when her friends were out at the mall or going out with friends, Julia spent all of her time studying. At graduation, Julia graduated with high honors and was offered a job shortly after. What is the theme?
A. Studying is important.
B. It is important to go to college.
C. Hard work pays off.
C. Hard work pays off.
400
The music was blasting so loud, Marco thought his ears would burst. The stage was filled with bright blue laser beams and a shower of yellow and green paper streamers. All around him, the crowd was singing and dancing wildly. The MAIN text structure used in this paragraph is . . .
What is description
400
Explain the difference between fiction and nonfiction.
Fiction = a made up story
Nonfiction = text based on factual information
500
The Erie Canal changed the way people moved goods and supplies in the mid 1800's.The 363 mile canal connected Albany, New York to Lake Erie in Buffalo for the first time. When the canal opened in 1825, building supplies and goods could be transported quickly and cheaply across New York State.Canal boats pulled by mules carried people and supplies the 363 miles.
What is the topic sentence in this paragraph, which is also the main idea?
The Erie Canal changed the way people moved goods and supplies in the mid 1800's.
500
Put the following plot elements in order: climax, falling action, rising action, resolution, and exposition.
1. Exposition
2. Falling Action
3. Climax
4. Falling Action
5. Resolution
500
One winter, a monkey found a snake stiff and frozen. The monkey felt sorry for the snake and so he picked the snake up and held it to his chest to try to warm it. The snake was quickly revived by the warmth, and because of its instincts, bit the monkey with all its might.
What is the theme?
A. Even though you have good intentions, others may not
B. Don't hold snakes close to your chest.
C. Snakes are dangerous.
A. Even though you have good intentions, others may not
500
There are several reasons why so many people attend the Olympic games or watch them on television. One reason is tradition. The name Olympics and the torch and flame remind people of the ancient games. People can escape the ordinariness of daily life by attending or watching the Olympics. They like to identify with someone else’s individual sacrifice and accomplishment. National pride is another reason, and an athlete’s or a team’s hard earned victory becomes a nation’s victory. There are national medal counts and people keep track of how many medals their country’s athletes have won.
What text structure is the passage written in?
What is cause and effect
500
What writing strategies do we use before answering short or extended response questions? (Name at least 3.)
1. Restate the question
2. Answer the question
3. Use supporting details or evidence from the text.
4. Explain your evidence or tell what it means.
5. Write at least 5 sentences.