Theme and Central Idea
What is the central idea of a story about a boy who plants a garden?
responsibility, candy, weeds, weather
responsibility
What part of the story tells how the problem is solved?
end
What is the main idea of a passage about how bees help plants grow?
Dangerous
Important
Live in hives
Only like flowers.
Important
What is a noun
person place thing
Break the word sunshine into syllables. How many syllables does it make?
2
What lesson does a character learn if she shares her toys with a new student?
toys are fun, making new friends, play alone, or school is boring
sharing helps make new friends
The wind howled through the trees. What does howl mean?
The wind made a loud whistling sound
Which text feature helps you find information quickly.
Table of Contents
Re as a prefix means
again
Which word has the long vowel sound?
hop
hope
hot
hat
hope
Read this short passage
Lena helped her brother clean his room. Then she helped her mom cook dinner.
What is one thing this shows about Lena?
She is helpful
What happens in the beginning of most stories?
Characters and setting is introduced
Heading
How Tornadoes Form
What will this section be mostly about
Tornadoes
pre as a prefix means
before
what does delighted mean?
very happy
Which sentence best supports the idea that "working together helps everyone?"
Sam did all the chores alone.
They finished the work faster by helping each other.
The room stayed messy for days.
He played games all day.
They finished the work faster by helping each other.
She was as busy as a bee. What does this mean?
She was working very hard
Which informational text feature shows pictures to give more information about the text.
caption
er as a suffix means
most
What does the word unhappy mean?
not happy
What is the theme of a story where two friends get in a fight but later say sorry.
Say sorry when you hurt someone
What best describes the middle of the story.
The problem is introduced and the characters are trying to solve the problem.
What does an author include subheadings.
To organize the information.
est as a suffix means
most
synonym and antonym for tiny
small
Large