Reading Skills
What does it mean to retell a story?
Tell what happened in your own words.
What does exhausted mean?
Very tired.
Who are the characters in a story?
The people or animals in the story.
What is a noun?
A person, place, thing, or idea.
If someone is shivering, what might they be feeling?
Cold.
What is the setting of a story?
Where and when the story takes place.
What is a synonym for happy?
Glad, joyful, or excited.
What is the problem in a story called?
The conflict.
What is a verb?
An action or being word.
If you miss the bus, what is one thing you might need to do?
Find another way to get to school.
What is the main idea?
What the story or passage is mostly about.
What does enormous mean?
Very large or huge.
What is the solution to a story's problem?
The resolution.
Which is an adjective: run, beautiful, or quickly?
Beautiful.
Why should you look at the title before reading?
It gives clues about what the passage will be about.
What is a prediction?
A smart guess about what will happen next.
What does reluctant mean?
Not wanting to do something.
If a character is carrying an umbrella and wearing rain boots, what might the weather be?
Rainy.
What punctuation ends a question?
A question mark.
If a character keeps practicing after failing, what does that tell you about them?
They are determined or persistent.
What does it mean to summarize?
Give the most important information in a shorter version.
What does observe mean?
To watch or notice something carefully.
If a character gives away their lunch to help a friend, what trait might they have?
Kind, generous, or caring.
What is the subject in this sentence: The dog chased the ball?
The dog.
Why is it important to use details from a story when answering questions?
They support your answer and show you understood the text.