Reviewing ELA
What is a root word?
a Greek or Latin word that stands alone - with no prefixes or suffixes.
or
Give an example of a root word
What are these: " "
Quotation marks
Details that help support a main idea are called____.
Key ideas, supporting ideas, supporting details, etc.
What is main idea?
False: Main Idea is what the story is mostly about.
What is theme?
The moral or lesson in the story
How do you spell the name of Ms. Adams' pet robot?
Loona! ^_^
Fact or opinion: "I think our school is the best!"
Opinion
Name the 3 author's purposes.
Inform, persuade, entertain
What does the word "fiction" mean?
made-up or fake
A person, place, thing, or idea is known as what part of speech?
A noun
-uses the words "he", "she", or "they" to tell a story.
- is told by someone who is not part of the story. What is this called?
Third-person point of view
An exclamatory sentence ends with an....
Exclamation point
An article that shows how one event makes something else happen as a result is called:
cause and effect
What is main idea also called?
Central idea, topic sentence, main point, basic idea, gist
Identify the errors in this sentence:
joey likes to swim, ride bikes and read books
The sentence should be:
Joey likes to swim, ride bikes, and read books.
How many body paragraphs are in a 5 paragraph essay?
3
Each key idea is 1 body paragraph
When writing a 5 paragraph essay, what is a trick you can use for your introduction and conclusion and why?
Introductions and conclusions say the same thing in a different way. If you rephrase THE WHOLE PARAGRAPH, you can copy/past the introduction.
where does a suffix go in a word?
End
What word is used in 2nd person point of view?
You
Example: YOU are going on a trip! YOU pack all the things you need...
What is the theme of this paragraph?
Sadie was kicking a soccer ball in the house and broke her mom's expensive vase. The vase was shattered into a million pieces. She went to her mom and told her what she had done even though she knew she'd be punished.
The theme is honesty
Emily assumed her mom washed her shirt because it was missing.
What does the word assumed mean?
suspected or guessed
The text structure that shows similarities or differences between texts ___________.
compare and contrast
Sentences and paragraphs are not used in poetry. Instead, they use _________ and _________.
lines and stanzas
What is the mnemonic device used for summarizing a story?
Hint: the sentence was a little funny/inappropriate!
Somebody
Wanted
But (problem)
So (solution)
Then (end of the story)
A writer would most likely write an article about how steam engine trains were invented and designed in order to:
a. inform readers about the history of the steam engine.
b. inform readers about how many steam engines are still in use.
c. persuade a reader to take a steam engine to work.
a. inform readers about the history of the steam engine.
What is it called when we put together what we already know about something together with what we read?
(Hint: it's also called an educated guess!)
An inference
a. paid b. stopped c. grew
On a multiple choice test, what do squares mean?
More than one answer is needed.
What does the Greek root aqua mean?
A. water
What is the purpose of quotation marks in formal writing?
" "
Show dialogue, or what someone is saying
What does CUPS stand for?
Capitalization
Understand/Usage
Punctuation
Spelling
I was bending over backwards to please my new teacher. What does the idiom "bending over backwards" mean?
Really trying hard to please.
I what part of the story will you find the theme or lesson?
a. plot and rising action
b. rising action and solution
c. conflict and solution
d.falling action and solution
e. climax and solution
c. conflict and solution
The character(s) will usually solve a problem (conflict) and learn from it.
An article that gives dates or years or events in order is known as what?
Chronological order