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When you find out what a passage or text is MOSTLY about, you have found the _______ ________.
Main Idea
100
What type of clues do you use when determining the meaning of new or unknown words? (_____ clues)
Context Clues
100
What type of figurative language is this?
"I'm as tough as nails!"
Simile
100
In the following sentence, what is the predicate?
The sneaky dog found my bag of sweet chili Doritos.
Simple predicate: found
Complete Predicate: found my bag of sweet chili Doritos
200
Sentences from a text that support the main idea are called what?
Supporting Details or Supporting Evidence
200
When the author wants you to learn a lesson from a story, what is that lesson called?
A theme or moral
200
What type of figurative language is this?
"It is raining cats and dogs outside!"
Idiom
200
Name 2 adjectives in this sentence.
The sneaky dog found my bag of sweet chili Doritos.
sneaky & sweet chili
300
When you retell a story, but make it shorter and only include the most important parts, what is that called?
Summarizing or Writing a Summary
300
The words "frigid" and "freezing" are what?
Adjectives and/or Synonyms
300
What is the setting of a story?
The time, place, and environment where a story takes place or "where a story happens."
300
Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?
A. POW!
B. The moon smiled.
C. I am so strong, I could lift the moon.
D. Mr. Moon met Mary Monday morning.
C. I am so strong, I could lift the moon.
Hyperbole = an exaggeration used as figurative language in a story or poem
400
In the sentence "We had to rehome the goat", what does the prefix "re" mean?
Again
400
The words convince and persuade are what?
Verbs and/or antonyms
400
A story's introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution or conclusion are all part of the story's ____________.
Plot
400
Is the following sentence written in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd person point of view?
"I can't believe that my sister is starting kindergarten this year. When I was in kindergarten, you only went to school till lunchtime each day."
1st Person - It is from the main character's own point of view. It uses first-person pronouns like "I/me/my".
500
When writing a paragraph, you should always begin with what type of sentence?
A Topic Sentence
500
What are 2 purposes for writing? What could an author's purpose be?
Entertain, Inform, Persuade, Explain...
500
In the following sentence, what is the subject?
The sneaky dog found my bag of sweet chili Doritos.
dog (The dog)
500
What is the author's purpose of this advertisement?
To persuade / To convince you to buy Colgate toothpaste