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100

This is the vowel sound in the word "cake."

What is a long A?

100

This is a synonym for "big."

What is large?

100

This is what we call the most important point of a nonfiction text.

What is the main idea?

100

This is what we call the people or animals in a story.

What are characters?

100

A story that teaches a lesson is called this.

What is a fable?

200

This vowel team appears in the word "boat."

What is OA?

200

This is an antonym for "hot."

What is cold?

200

This text feature helps us find the definitions of words.

What is a glossary?

200

This is where and when a story takes place.

What is the setting?

200

A story passed down from generation to generation is called this.

What is a folktale?

300

This is the final sound in the word "dog."

What is /g/?

300

When talking about a dog, this is what "bark" means.

What is a dog's sound?

300

This kind of text structure tells about a problem and how it was solved.

What is problem and solution? 

300

This is the problem in a story.

What is conflict?

300

This is the lesson in "The Tortoise and the Hare."

What is slow and steady wins the race?

400

This is the medial vowel sound in "sleep."

What is a long E?

400

This is what "bark" means when referring to a tree.

What is the outer covering of a tree?

400

Before reading a book, you can look at these to find out what it’s about.

What are the title and headings?

400

Characters do these to solve problems in a story.

What are actions?

400

An exaggerated story, like "Paul Bunyan," is called this.

What is a tall tale?

500

Among "hope," "hat," and "kite," this word has a short vowel sound.

What is hat?

500

"Flower" and "flour" are examples of this type of word.

What are homophones?

500

This is the first thing you should do when answering a comprehension question.

What is look back at the text?

500

You can tell what a character is like by looking at these three things.

What are their words, actions, and thoughts?

500

This kind of animal is usually very clever in fables.

What is a fox?