Word Wealth
What's a word that means the opposite of another word?
Antonym
What's a prefix?
A morpheme (smallest part of a word with meaning) at the beginning of a base word that changes its meaning.
If there's a picture in a text, and there are words under that picture - what are those words called?
Caption
What is the theme/moral of a text?
The lesson you can learn.
What is the author trying to do if they are trying to persuade your or give their opinion?
Change your mind / convince you of their opinion
What does the word climate mean in this sentence? "The climate in Vermont during the winter is frigid, meaning it is very cold."
Weather
Which suffix would I add to, "disagree," that means, in the past?
-ed
This is what the text is mostly about.
Main idea (informational) or topic (narrative).
What is the topic of a text?
What it is mostly about.
What's an idiom? Give an example.
It is a common saying that is not literal.
What does hesitate mean in this sentence? "He was so nervous when the teacher called his name that he hesitated to answer."
Paused or waited
rupt
S
W
B
S
T
Is a summarizing strategy. What do they stand for?
Somebody
Wanted
But
So
Then
Every single story MUST have what?
A problem and a solution.
What is a simile?
Their, there, and they're are examples of what family of words?
Homophones
What's a compound word?
Two words that are put together to create another word.
In a book, sometimes there is a table in the beginning that tells you the chapters and page numbers. What is this called?
Table of contents.
Name some character traits that you could use to describe any character.
Answers vary
What does point of view mean in a story?
The character's perspective, like who is telling the story.
What does replenish mean in this sentence? "After the long hike up Camel's Hump, we needed to replenish our water bottles."
Refill
The smallest part of a word that has meaning.
What does it mean if a question asks you to conclude something? For example: "It was raining out, and they announced indoor recess." What can you conclude about how the kids were feeling?
It means to make an inference based on the information in the text.
What's the difference between fiction and nonfiction texts?
Fiction = made up
Nonfiction = real information
Metaphor