Literacy Random
What is a similie?
A comparison using the words "like" or "as"
Define the word: Unique
Something or someone that is unique is one of a kind. (A snowflake is unique)
What are vowels? (Name them)
What are consonants? (Provide an example)
A, E, I, O, U (Vowels)
B, C, G, K (Consonants)
What should be at the beginning of every sentence? What should be at the end of every sentence?
A capital letter and a period.
What is yours but mostly used by others.
Your name.
What is onomatopoeia?
A word that imitates the sound of what it describes. (Boom, pow, crack, ring)
Define the word: Clash
Colors or patterns that clash look strange or ugly together. (Stripes and poka-dots clash.)
What is a three letter blend? Provide an examaple.
Three letters put together that make one sound. (Spl, squ, spr, etc.)
What is a personal narrative?
A story written by someone, describing events that have happened in their life.
If you drop a yellow hat in the Red Sea, what does it become?
Wet
What are the three types of connections you can make to a book? When you read, find ways that the text is like things in your own life and other texts you have read.
Text to self- connect the text to your life
Text to text- connect the text to a text you've read
Text to world- connect the text to the world around you
Define the word: Venturing
If you are venturing somewhere, you are going somewhere that in unfamiliar and may be unsafe. (We were venturig down an unfamilar trail.)
What sound does /kw/ make?
qu
What are the three ways you can end a sentence?
A period, an exclamation mark, or a question mark
If you drop me, I’m sure to crack, but smile at me and I’ll smile back. What am I?
A mirror
What is point of view? What are the three different kinds?
Point of view is how the author is telling the story- who is telling it? Who is the narrator.
1st- I, Me, We
2nd- You, Yours
3rd- She, He, They
Define the word: Convey
When you convey information or feelings, you communicate or make an idea understandable to someone. (The teacher will convey what she expects of her students.)
What is the difference between a long vowel and a short vowel?
A long vowel sound says it's name while a short vowel sound says the sound of the letter.
What are three parts of a letter?
Date, Greeting, Body, Closing, Signature
What goes up but never comes down.
Your age
What are the four types of text structure? This is how the text is set up.
1. Compare/ Contrast
2. Cause/Effect
3. Sequence
4. Problem/ Solution
Define the word: Retains
If someone retains something, he or she has something and keeps it. (The girl retains the award she won.)
What two sounds does /j/ make?
-ge, or -dge
What is an adjective?
What is a noun?
What is a verb?
Adjective- describing word
Noun- Person, place, or thing
Verb- Action word
What word begins with E and ends with E, but only has one letter?
Envelope