Reading Tips
What do you read first in a reading comprehension question?
What is the question?
I end a sentence.
What is a period?
Billy’s mother had five children. The first was named Lala, the second was named Lele, the third was named Lili, the fourth was named Lolo. What was the fifth child named?
Who is Billy?
The puppy was timid, hiding behind the couch whenever someone new came into the room.
Was it;
Brave
Shy
Loud
Playful
What is Shy?
NGWIRTI
What is Writing?
To look over a short story quickly means to _____ it.
What is skim?
Screaming and strong emotions is what I usually end.
What is an exclamation point?
Which is heavier, a pound of feathers or a pound of rocks?
What is neither? They both weigh a pound!
When the teacher asked a difficult question, Jenna's response was tentative, as if she wasn’t sure she was right.
Tentative means;
Confident
Sudden
Uncertain
What is Uncertain?
YNMNOYS
What is Synonym?
Hints in the text to help you understand difficult words.
What are Context Clues?
Interrogative sentences have this punctuation point.
What is a question mark?
What has cities, but no houses; forests, but no trees; and water, but no fish?
What is a map?
The ancient ruins were desolate, with crumbling walls and no sign of life for miles around.
What does the word desolate mean?
Historic
Empty
Crowded
Bright
What is Empty?
EIZLAITPAC
What is Capitalize?
Taking out answers that don't make sense is known as the Process of what?
What is Process of Elimination?
Take a break in between your sentences with this punctuation mark.
What is a comma?
What is at the end of everything?
What is the letter G?
Unlike her gregarious sister who thrived at parties, Lila preferred to stay home with a book and a cup of tea.
Gregarious most likely means what?
Serious
Shy
Outgoing
Mean
What is Outgoing?
HAPRGRAAP
What is Paragraph?
You read the question first in a reading comprehension question to what?
What is find what you are looking/reading for?
Cite your work! He said, she said this.
What are quotation marks?
What is all 12 of them?
The politician’s rhetoric was persuasive, filled with emotional appeals and carefully chosen words that swayed the crowd.
Rhetoric means;
Personality
Appearance
Speaking Style
Body Language
What is Speaking Style?
DEARFOORP
What is Proofread?