What is to tell in your own words, what has happened in the story.
100
What is another way to describe main idea?
What is the passage or reading section mainly about.
100
The words "first", "then", "next", and "finally" tell you.....
What is the order in which the story takes place (sequence).
100
How do context clues help you as a reader?
What is to help you determine unfamiliar words.
200
When the events in the story change, and the main character is close to the solution.
What is the climax.
200
When summarizing you must first...?
What is to determine the setting, and main characters.
200
What is the theme of a story?
What is the lesson or moral that the author wants us to remember and apply in our own lives.
200
"Most importantly" tells you that...
What is the rest of the sentence contains an important detail to the story.
200
What is plot?
What is the basic sequence of events in a story.
300
This is the part of the story where the problem develops.
What is the rising action.
300
In summarizing after describing the setting and main characters, you must...?
What is determine what the character wants.
300
We read a short Native American story about a stork getting caught in a net with some crows who were stealing a farmer's corn. What is the theme of this story?
What is you should be careful when choosing your friends. If you choose friends who are not trustworthy, you might be judged as untrustworthy too, just because you are friends with them.
300
"For example" tells you that...
What is the author is about to give you an explanation of what a word or phrase means.
300
What is a theme of a story.
What is the moral or lesson of a story.
400
This is the part of the story where the solution develops, and the story is coming to a close.
What is the falling action.
400
Then you would need to the determine the conflict, or the...?
What is the problem.
400
We read a story about a selfish emperor who hired some tailors to make him some special clothes that would be invisible to stupid people. The tailors cheated him and stole his wealth. What is a theme for this story?
What is we should treat all people with respect and not act like we are better than others.
400
"Okay," I replied. I hesitated before reaching into my purse, to look for my phone. What does hesitated mean?
What is to slightly pause before acting.
400
What is the main idea of a story?
What is the most important part of a story.
500
What are the main points in a plot diagram?
What is the introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
500
Finally when the story comes to an end, you must summarize the...?
What is the solution or resolution of the story.
500
What is the difference between the main idea of a story and the theme of a story?
What is the main idea is mostly what the story is about (a short summary). The theme is the life lesson or moral that the author wants us to remember. It may have nothing to do with the details of the story itself.
500
I was very weary at school. From getting no sleep the night before. What does weary mean?
What is tired, or exhausted.
500
What parts of a story are you as a reader suppose to summarize?
What is the setting, character, main character's wants, problem, solution, and resolution.