The morning of the test, you should be sure to eat a healthy ________________.
What is breakfast?
100
This tells what the passage is mostly about (more than just the topic).
What is the main idea/ central idea.
100
This is when the structure of the text tells chronological order and might include words such as first, next, after that, finally, in the summer, in the morning, next week, or at midnight.
What is sequence?
100
Don't let the cat out of the bag.
What is an idiom?
100
If the passage teaches or explains something by giving a lot of facts, the author's purpose is to ____________.
What is inform?
200
It is important to do this the night before the big test!
What is go to bed early/ get a good night's sleep?
200
Sentences that tell who, what, when, where, why, or how are examples of this.
What are factual details?
200
When we see key words such as both, same, similar, alike, and like, we are __________________ two or more things.
What is comparing?
200
Roger ran rapidly to the restaurant.
What is alliteration?
200
If the passage is trying to convince you to do, buy, or believe something,the author's purpose is to ________________.
What is persuade?
300
This is the first thing you should read when you come to a new passage.
What are the questions?
300
Sentences that describe a person, place or thing (what it looks like, smells like, sounds like, etc...) are known as these.
What are sensory details?
300
When we see key words such as but, unlike, different, however, whereas, or instead, we are ______________ two or more things.
What is contrasting?
300
His nose was as red as a cherry.
What is a simile?
300
If the passage tells a lot of details about a particular person, place, or thing, then the author's purpose is to ______________.
What is describe?
400
When you are ready to answer the questions, sometimes you can _____________ one or more of the answers (if they are WRONG).
What is eliminate/ rule out?
400
This is what a reader can learn from reading a story.
What is a central message/ moral/ lesson?
400
This is the text structure of a passage with key words such as because, since, or so. It tells what and why something happened.
What is cause and effect?
400
The books walked away from the bookshelf.
What is personification?
400
If the passage is enjoyable to read (such as a funny or personal story), then the author's purpose is to _______________.
What is entertain?
500
This is what you should do when you think you are finished with the test.
What is go back and check my answers/ prove them in the passage.
(Only change your answers if you are POSITIVE!!!)
500
These parts of the text usually give clues that tell the main idea.
What are the first/ last sentences and the first/ last paragraphs?
500
This tells about a conflict and how it is resolved.