ELA
Give 3 synonyms for the word happy?
glad, joyful, cheerful, delighted, thrilled, jovial, merry, pleased
What type of word is won't?
contraction
There are some essential items you need when traveling. What does the word essential mean? a.unimportant b.necessary c.optional
b.necessary
What non-fiction text feature gives you information about a photograph?
caption
The problem or struggle in the story.
Conflict
What kind of punctuation do you use when you are saying something exciting?
Exclamation point
The crop that gives the most food to humans and animals in the United States is corn. Most of the corn grown is for use as animal feed. The farmers of the United States produce about one half of all the corn grown in the world. What is the main idea?
a. Corn is grown as feed for humans and animals. b. Corn is grown all over the world. c. Corn is important as it is used for many things.
a.corn is grown as feed for humans and animals
I saw a peculiar looking man walking down my street. What does the word peculiar mean? a.weird b.normal c.average
a.weird
What non-fiction text feature helps readers identify a picture or photograph and its parts?
label
The time and location the story takes place in.
Setting
What kind of nouns are always capitalized?
Proper nouns (people's names, place names, very important things)
There are about 2,000 kinds of bats. They come in many sizes. Bats are rather strange looking animals. They are soft and furry with large ears. Bats can not run or walk. They usually eat insects. Bats are the only mammals that fly. What is the main idea?
a.Bats move by running and flying. b. Bats are unusual mammals. c. Bats look like many other animals.
b. Bats are unusual mammals.
If a wolf refuses to help its pack hunt, it becomes an outcast and must hunt alone. What does outcast mean? a.embraced b.rejected c.included
b. rejected
This text feature helps readers define words from the book.
glossary/dictionary
The perspective the story is told from.
Point of View
Plural form of Child.
Children
What two words make the contraction he'd?
He would
While others ate pancakes, bacon, and eggs for breakfast, Amy was content with a piece of toast and a glass of orange juice. What does the word content mean? a.satisfied b.unworried c.upset
a. satisfied
This non-fiction text feature helps the reader know what the next section of the text will be about.
subtitle/subheading
The sequence of events that occur in the story.
Plot
Give three antonyms for the word slow.
fast, quick, hurry, rapid, swift
What do we call words that have different meanings, are spelled differently, but are the same word.
Homophones
Unlike her older brother Mike, who stayed out all hours of the night, Kate was obedient and followed the curfew her parents gave her. What does the word obedient mean? a.rebellious b.responsible c.happily
b.responsible
This is an alphabetical list of ideas that are in the book. It tells readers what page the idea is on. It is in the back of the book.
index
The underlying message or idea of a story.