Parts of Speech
What is a synonym?
What is ...words that mean the same thing.
When I think I know what is going to happen next in a passage, that is called making a ___________.
What is ...prediction.
What is the purpose of brainstorming?
What is ...to create an outline.
The main idea of a passage is?
What is ...the most important or central idea.
Identify the three proper nouns in the following phrase:
Asia shares its western borders with Africa and Europe.
What are ...Asia, Africa, Europe.
What is an antonym?
What is ...words that mean the opposite of each other.
____________ is when you read a passage several times for a better understanding.
What is ...Re-reading.
In the body paragraphs of your essay, each paragraph should ...
a. be well organized.
b. have a topic sentence with supporting details.
When we compare and contrast while reading, we are looking for?
What are ...similarites and differences.
Name the verb in the following sentence ...
Oh, I didn't know that she could sing.
What is ...sing.
Synonym or Antonym
Terrify ... Frighten
What is ...a synonym.
When using ______________, it helps the reader to understand an unknown word in a sentence or passage.
What is ...context clues.
Which part of an essay should grab the reader's attention and set the tone?
What is ...the introduction.
Chronological and sequence are two kinds of what ELA strategy?
What is ...text structure.
An adjective is used to describe a person, place, or thing which is what part of speech?
What is ...noun.
Synonym or Antonym
Fail ... Succeed
What is ...an antonym.
One way to ________ is to highlight the important parts of the text.
What is ...annotate.
What is the main purpose of revising/peer editing?
When one event in the passage is the source for another event in the story, it is called?
What is ...cause and effect.
Nouns, pronouns, verbs, conjugations and adjectives are some of the eight parts of what?
What is ...speech.
Select the synonym of the word in bold
Does it bother you when people read aloud? When I'm reading, noises tend to disturb me.
What is ...disturb.
The three ways to make a connection to a book are
Text to Text
Text to World
Text to _______
What is ...Self.
When you cite text evidence, you can paraphrase (or express the meaning of the writer in different words)
What is ...false.
I went to the store and bought an icee. After eating the delicious treat, I walked home.
What Point-of-View is this statement written in?
What is ...1st person POV.
A transitional word or phrase does what to a passage?
What is ...indicate how a statement in one sentence relates to the statement that follows.