Reading
What are some strategies to assist you in answering questions from the text?
1. Reread
2. Underline
3. Take notes
4. Highlight
Identify what type of figurative language is being used:
"I am feeling under the weather."
Idiom
"I am feeling sick."
Provide the past tense verb/ use it in a sentence:
"take"
"took"
Yesterday she took the dog to the park.
I don't like that style of clothing.
Provide a synonym.
I don't like that type of clothing.
What is a prefix?
Provide an example.
Prefix goes at the beginning of a word to change the meaning of the word.
done--> undone
What is the main idea? Does it tell us all of the details?
The main idea is the point of the paragraph/ story- it does not tell all the details.
He is running as fast as a cheetah.
Simile- "like" or "as"
Provide the past tense verb/ use it in a sentence:
"kneel"
"knelt"
When the soccer player got hurt, the team knelt until he was taken off the field.
When I was in the haunted house, I shrieked loudly.
Provide a synonym.
When I was in the haunted house, I screamed loudly.
What is a suffix?
Provide an example.
A suffix goes on to the end of the word to change the meaning.
"cloud"--> "cloudy"
What is a conflict in a story?
The struggle the main character is having.
Your suitcase weighs a ton!
Hyperbole- exaggeration
Provide the past tense verb/ use it in a sentence:
"send"
"sent"
I sent a letter to my friend who lives in California.
The glass was so smooth, I could see right through it.
Provide an antonym.
JAGGED/ ROUGH
How does the meaning change from the word:
carry--> carried
Is it a prefix or suffix?
Adding "-ied" changes the verb to past tense
Suffix
True or false:
You should understand everything you read the first time.
False
"A smiley snake slithers through sand in summer."
Alliteration- using the same sound over and over in a sentence
Provide the past tense verb/ use it in a sentence:
"choose"
"chose"
I chose the purple pen instead of the green pen this morning.
I think it's pleasant to sit at the ocean and watch the waves.
How does the meaning of the word change:
possible--> impossible
Is it a prefix or suffix?
It changes the word to have a negative meaning
"im-"= not
Prefix
What is the plot in a story?
The plot is the actions that occurred in a story.
That assignment was a breeze.
Metaphor- that assignment was easy-- no "like" or "as"
Provide the past tense verb/ use it in a sentence:
"cost"
"cost"
When I went shopping last weekend, the t-shirt cost $20.
Provide a synonym and antonym for the following word:
"It is fantastic that I get to go to my grandma's house this weekend!"
Synonym: great/ exciting
Antonym: horrible/ awful
Give a prefix and suffix for two different words:
Use it in a sentence
If you are correct... congratulations!