Understanding Questions
Figurative Language
Fiction
Non-Fiction
ALMS Standards
100

How do you make an inference?

You use background knowledge and text evidence to determine what makes sense.

100

What is personification?

Giving human qualities and characteristics to an inanimate object or idea

100

What is the structure/order of a fictional story called?

A plot diagram.

100

What are 3 kinds of organizational structures of non-fiction passages?

cause and effect

chronological

problem and solution

sequence

compare and contrast

100

How do we answer a question in the classroom?

Raise your hand and wait to be called on by the teacher.

200

What does the author want you to think about when they use the word “impact” in a question?

The influence or effect of something.

200

What is alliteration?

The repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together

200

What is the rising action of a story?

The plot develops. 

The conflict starts to get more intense. 

200

What are the 3 main reasons authors write something?

Persuade, Inform, Entertain

200

What should you do each night with the information you learned during the day?

Review your notes and class content each night.

300

What do you do when you refine something?

To improve or make clearer.

300

What is a hyperbole?

An exaggeration

300

What is the resolution of a story?

The end of the story.

300

How do you find the central idea in a text?

Read the text, get the gist of each section, then combine the ideas.

300

What should you come to class with to write your classwork?

PENCIL and notebook or class papers.

400

If you encounter the terms main idea or central idea, what do you need to understand?

It is the most important overall idea or concept in the passage.

400

What is imagery?

Language that appeals to the senses and helps paint a picture in your mind.

400

What is the climax of a story?

The conflict reaches its point of greatest drama or tension. The turning point of the story.

400

What are the 3 steps to read a text with questions to answer?

1. Read questions

2. Read the passage

3. Answer questions

400

What is the last name of our principal and the 2 assistant principals?

Johnson

Pitmann

McClure

500

How might you discover the meaning of an unknown word in a text?

Use context clues -- look at the word and phrases around the unknown word to help you figure it out

500

How does figurative language impact a particular story, poem, or other text?

It makes unfamiliar objects, settings, and situations more relatable. 

It makes the story/text more interesting. 

500

What does the Exposition include?

Setting, Characters, and Conflict.

500

Why is it important for you to understand the text structure?

To improve reading comprehension. 

Identify key concepts and make connections between ideas.

To summarize the text more clearly.

500

What is the address of our school?

762 Wendell Rd, Wendell, NC