Vocabulary Power!
Q: The scientist had to analyze the data carefully to understand what it meant. She looked at every part closely. What does "analyze" mean?
A: What is "study closely" or "look at carefully"?
Q: What is the subject of the sentence: “The dog barked loudly”?
A: What is "The dog"?
Q: What does it mean to “cite text evidence”?
A: What is "give proof from the text"?
Q: What is the main idea?
A: What is "what the text is mostly about"? (not minor details)
Q: What is a topic sentence?
A: What is "the first sentence that tells the main idea"?
Q: The author wanted to emphasize the main idea, so he repeated it several times. What does "emphasize" mean?
A: What is "highlight" or "show it’s important"?
Q: Which word is a noun? “run, quickly, book, blue”
A: What is "book"?
What is one way to introduce text evidence before including your quote?
For example,
According to the text,
The text states,
Q: What is a theme in a story?
A: What is "the lesson or message"? A universal truth about life.
When you see a short answer response that asks you to include evidence from the text you should always_____ your response.
What is RACE
Q: The storm had a huge impact on the town—it knocked out power and flooded the streets. What does "impact" mean?
A: What is "a strong effect" or "a big change"?
Q: Fix this sentence: “She runned to the store.”
A: What is "She ran to the store"?
What grammatical symbol should you put around the text evidence?
What are quotation marks
Q: What’s the theme of a story about a kid training every day to win a race?
A: What is "working hard helps you succeed"?
Beginning, middle, and end.
Q: Carla made an inference based on the footprints in the snow—she guessed someone had walked through earlier. What does "inference" mean?
A: What is "a guess based on clues" or "a conclusion"?
Q: Choose the correct verb: “They (is/are) watching a movie.”
A: What is "are"?
What is a citation (Author's last name).
Is "teamwork" a theme or a main idea?
What is main idea.
What is the last sentence in a paragraph or essay called?
What is the conclusion?
Q: The author’s tone was sarcastic, saying the opposite of what he really meant to make a joke. What does "sarcastic" mean?
A: What is "mocking" or "saying one thing but meaning another"?
Q: What PART OF SPEECH is wrong with this sentence: “Him ate the sandwich.”
A: What is the pronoun? It should be "He ate the sandwich."
Text evidence is the same as saying which part of RACE?
What is "C" cite evidence.
Change these into themes:
- Friendship
- Love
Answer may vary but they should be complete statements/lessons (not one word).
What are examples of transition words?
Answers will vary: First, Next, Then, Therefore, After, etc...