Key Ideas & Details
What does it mean to sequence events?
To put events in the correct order.
What does the word "glance" mean in the sentence: "She gave the clock a quick glance"?
look
Give 3 examples of text features.
Bold Letters
Headings/Titles
Pictures
Diagrams
Maps
Captions
Labels
Give a synonym and antonym for happy.
synonym: glad, excited
antonym: unhappy, sad
All sentences start with a _______________ and end with ____________________.
Capital Letter & Punctuation
Write an example of onomatopoeia.
(sound words)
What does it mean to rhyme? Give an example of two words that rhyme.
When two words have the same ending sound.
They tell the reader what is important (They get your attention!)
Which word is not a compound word?
1. Airplane
2. Hamster
3. Pancake
4. Raincoat
2. Hamster
Ham is a word.
Ster is not a word.
Make sure you end your essays with a c__________.
Conclusion
What is main idea?
What a text is mostly about (usually 1 sentence).
What type of figurative language is this sentence?
"It costs an arm and a leg"
1. Idiom
2. Simile
3. Onomatopoeia
1. Idiom
If you see a heading called "The Appearance of a Wolf", what will the paragraph be about?
What a wolf looks like.
Read this multisyllabic word: "unbelievable." Mark the syllable breaks.
Un-be-liev-a-ble
When you're writing, make sure to answer the p_____.
Prompt
What does it mean to compare and contrast two characters or two stories?
It means to show how they're similar and different.
"The loud, sudden thunder caused a commotion in the classroom, as students started shouting and jumping out of their seats." Based on the sentence, what does "commotion" mean?
A) A peaceful nap
B) A noisy disturbance
C) A boring lesson
D) A secret whisper
B) A noisy disturbance
What text feature gives a short explanation of a picture or diagram?
Captions
"Look at the word 'Boat.' Which word has the same vowel sound as the 'oa' in boat?"
A) Bought
B) Toe
C) Cow
D) Boot
B) Toe
How do you write a successful opinion essay?
Step 1:
Step 2:
Step 3:
Step 4:
Step 1: Opinion
Step 2: Reason
Step 3: Example/Explanation
Step 4: Opinion
What does it mean to make a prediction?
To use clues from the text to think about what happens next.
Which strategy helps break multisyllable words into parts to decode them?
Reading the whole paragraph first.
Finding base words and prefixes/suffixes.
Skipping the word.
Memorizing every word.
2. Finding base words and prefixes/suffixes.
Which text feature gives a short, bold phrase at the start of a section to show the main idea of that paragraph?
Headings (They tell you what the paragraph is about).
Which of these words has a prefix?
1. Uncle
2. Under
3. Unfold
3. Unfold
Prefix: Un - Base word: - fold
Write a short paragraph about whether nonfiction or fiction books are better. Use details to support your opinion.
In my opinion......
I think so because ......
For example.....
In conclusion.....