Reading Strategies
A statement of _____ can be proved true or false.
A statement of _____ is what someone thinks or feels.
FACT
OPINION
Find the verb phrase in the following sentence:
I have ridden horses for years.
HAVE RIDDEN
The kind of sentence that asks a question is called what?
INTERROGATIVE
This is another word for den or cave (home for an animal).
LAIR
a male horse
STALLION
An _____ is a word that means the opposite of another word.
A _____ is a word that has nearly the same meaning of another word.
SYNONYM
The following sentence is WHAT KIND of sentence?
A kayak weighs 32 pounds.
DECLARATIVE
What kind of sentence ends with an EXCLAMATION mark?
EXCLAMATORY
A group of singers who sing together often in a church service
CHOIR
A person who designs and makes plans for buildings
ARCHITECT
Words or phrases around an unknown or unfamiliar word are called...
CONTEXT CLUES
What tense is the underlined verb?
People recognized Leonardo's genius at once.
PAST
Please find out who invented kayaks.
IMPERATIVE
Put out out of sight, hidden
concealed
A clear blue or greenish-blue precious stone
TURQUOISE
To _____ and _____ two or more things is to show how things are alike and different.
COMPARE
CONTRAST
Which sentence is correct?
The singers sat their music down.
The singers set their music down.
SET
What tense is the underlined verb/verb phrase?
Many of his ideas have appeared as inventions.
PAST PARTICIPLE
stupid mistakes
blunders
Hollow places in teeth caused by decay; if you don't brush your teeth, you might get these...
CAVITIES
The order in which events take place, from first to last.
SEQUENCE
Which sentence is correct?
Fiona laid a log on the fire.
Fiona lied a log on the fire.
LAID
Find all the articles in the following sentence:
The dog played with a toy for an hour.
The dog played with a toy for an hour.
A device for finding water depth or underwater objects...
SONAR
Scattered fragments; ruins
DEBRIS