Vocabulary
What does escalate mean?
When something increases rapidly
True or False: The main idea of a story can tell us mostly what the story is about
True
What words might show up in a story told in first person?
I, me, us , we
The movie star’s large and beautiful home was
palatial.
A. ugly
B. tiny
C. for dogs
D. like a palace
D. Like a palace
The suffix in the word comfortable is:
4. able
The main character
What is the main idea?
Scientists learn about tiny animals, and they have studied insects. They found that insects have tools, and they use those tools to survive. For example, they learned about the sawfly. This is just one tool they have studied.
Insects have tools
Third Person
Slavery was abolished in the U.S. after the Civil War.
A. outlawed B. exchanged C. running
D. common
A. outlawed
What is the action verb in this sentence?
After the speech, Mario asked a question of Sydney.
2. Asked
What does loot mean?
To steal something from a place
What is the theme of the story the three little pigs?
The pigs should have taken their time building their houses, then the wolf would not have been able to break into them
True or false- One story can be told from multiple points of view
True
Pedestrians should look both ways before crossing the street.
A. crosswalks B. walkers C. stoplights D. parrots
B. Walkers
The prefix CO- means "together," so when you COOPERATE you:
3. work with someone else
What are biographies about?
Someone's life
What is the theme of the story little red riding hood
Do not trust strangers
What is second person?
The reader becomes a character in the story.
The class decided to exhibit the science project during Parents’ Night.
A. lose
B. eat
C. trade
D. show
D. Show
The prefix RE- means "again," so if you REBUILD something you:
3. build it again
Security confronted the parents who were looting shops
Write a main idea or theme from a story you remember during DI, a book, a bi-weekly test
Name one difference and one similarity between first and third person point of view.
One difference- In third person, someone outside the story tells the story but in first person someone inside the story tells the story.
One similarity- Are both ways to tell a story.
After the rainstorm, the rainbow lit up the sky with
vivid
colors.
A. dark
B. funny
C. bright
D. normal
C. Bright
Choose the sentence that is written correctly.
1. I saw the Statue of Liberty in New York.