Reading Skills
This is the lesson or message of a story.
What is theme
“Unhappy” means not happy. What does the prefix “un-” mean?
What is not?
This structure tells events in order.
What is sequence?
This type of writing tells a story.
What is narrative writing?
What punctuation ends a question?
What is a question mark?
This tells what a text is mostly about.
What is main idea?
A word that means the same as another word.
What is a synonym?
This structure explains why something happens and what happens next.
What is cause and effect?
This type of writing gives your opinion.
What is opinion writing?
What punctuation is used for someone speaking?
What are quotation marks?
You use this to support your answers from the text.
What is text evidence?
A word that means the opposite.
What is an antonym?
This structure shows similarities and differences.
What is compare and contrast?
This type explains or teaches something.
What is informative writing?
Fix this: she likes dogs
What is “She likes dogs.”?
Name the three parts of a summary.
What are beginning, middle, and end?
What does “fearless” mean?
What is without fear?
This structure presents a problem and how it is solved.
What is problem and solution?
Words like “because,” “therefore,” and “since” are called this.
What are linking words?
A complete sentence must have these two things.
What are a subject and a predicate?
When you figure something out using clues from the text, it is called this.
What is an inference?
If you don’t know a word, you can use these from the sentence to help.
What are context clues?
If a passage explains steps to bake a cake, what structure is it?
What is sequence?
Name two things every good paragraph should have.
What are a topic sentence and supporting details?
Fix this: my brother said i am hungry
What is “My brother said, ‘I am hungry.’”?