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Main Idea and Supporting Details
Context Clues
Non-fiction text features
Theme
Inferences
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What is one sentence starter for main idea?
This text is mostly about...
100
What is the meaning of the word oarsman in the passage below? For more than three centuries, from about A.D. 800 to 1100, the Vikings lived in Scandinavia, a region of northern Europe that includes present-day Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. The Vikings were known for their seagoing adventures, which they made in long, narrow longships powered by wind and dozens of oarsmen .
People who row a boat
100
Where do I look to find the chapters in a book?
Table of contents.
100
What is a great sentence starter for theme?
The message of the story is...
100
What can we infer about Jose from the following passage? Jose sat on the table, waiting for the doctor to come in and start putting the cast on. His leg ached, and he thought back to the skate park, where he had started the day.
Jose broke his leg skating.
200
In fiction, the main idea statement should include what three things?
Characters, conflict, resolution
200
What does the word admonished mean in the sentence below? Mary admonished her students and they knew they were in hot water for their actions.
cautioned or scolded
200
What does a glossary tell you?
Definitions of important words in the book or passage.
200
What is the definition of theme?
The message or lesson of a story.
200
What can we infer about Maria's job from the passage below? Maria trudged through the snow, her bag of letters cutting into her shoulder. "Only 4 more blocks," she said to herself. She wished she was back in her warm truck.
She is a postal worker.
300
Joe loves to play games. His favorite game is chess because it requires a great deal of thought. Joe also likes to play less demanding board games that are based mostly on luck. He prefers Monopoly because it requires luck and skill. If he’s alone, Joe likes to play action video games as long as they aren’t too violent.
Joe enjoys playing games.
300
What does the word CROPS mean in the sentence below? The Pueblo people grew many crops such as corn, beans, and squash.
Food that is grown.
300
How is a dictionary organized?
Alphabetical order
300
What is one possible theme in The Year the Swallows Came Early?
Forgive members of your family for their mistakes.
300
What can we infer about the time of year? Friday was our last day of school. My class spent the day at the playground and had a picnic. When the final bell rang, I ran out of the building and headed home. My mom had a popsicle waiting for me.
Summer
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What is the main idea of this paragraph? Someday we will all have robots that will be our personal servants. They will look and behave much like real humans. We will be able to talk to these mechanical helpers and they will be able to respond in kind. Amazingly, the robots of the future will be able to learn from experience. They will be smart, strong, and untiring workers whose only goal will be to make our lives easier.
Someday we will all have robots that will be our personal servants.
400
What does the word ADOBE mean in the passage below? The Zuni built their homes with brick made of sun-dried clay. The Hopi also used adobe to build their homes.
Sun-dried clay
400
What is one situation that you would use an almanac for?
(Teacher judgement)
400
What is one possible theme in the story of The 3 Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf?
It's worth it to take time to build a strong house.
400
What can we infer about where the story takes place? We ran from hay bale to hay bale trying not to step on any cow pies. Uncle Joe picked us up with his tractor and gave us some fresh milk to drink. We helped with the garden and fed the chickens.
A farm
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What is the main idea of this paragraph? School is an important place. At school you learn many different things. Students learn math, reading, and much more in the classroom. Outside of the classroom, students learn how to make friends, and have fun at recess. Lunch time is always a good time to hang out with friends and relax from all the learning. School is a great place to learn, make friends, and have a good time.
School is an important place to learn and make friends.
500
What does the word BRAMBLES mean in the passage below? When Sara was hiking, she accidentally walked through a patch of brambles, sharp vines and shrubs, which resulted in many scratches to her legs.
Sharp vines and shrubs.
500
What are the 3 rules for creating a keyword for an online search?
Relevant, very specific, short
500
Improve the theme below about The Year the Swallows Came Early. The message of The Year the Swallows Came Early is that Groovy should forgive her dad and Frankie should forgive his mom.
500
How is India feeling in the passage below? India rolled her eyes as Kaleb let out that funny sneeze he always did. Then, when he started dancing, she felt like she was going to be sick. To make things even worse, he was sitting next to her making those funny noises. "Ugh, she thought to herself, "I have to get away from him!" Kaleb, however, thought it was hilarious!
Annoyed / irritated