Main Idea
Author's Purpose
Prefix/vowels
theme/Vocab
Fun
100

What is main idea?

What the story is mainly about.

100

What is author's purpose?

Persuade, inform, Entertain 

100

What does pre mean?

before

100

What is theme?

The moral of the story or the lesson the story is trying to teach you.

100

 There’s one night a year when you have to ask for this specifically, even though you can get it all year long. What is it?

candy

200

What is the main idea?

bananas, oranges, lemons, apples

Fruit

200

What is the author's purpose of a billboard on the road advertising cheaper prices for groceries? 

Persuade

200

What does re mean?

again

200

Which of the following is an example of theme?

a)Don't judge people by outward appearances.
b)Happiness
c)Cinderella was thoughtful and kind.
d)Jack risked his life to save Jane.
a)Don't judge people by outward appearances.
200

It belongs to you, but other people use it more than you do.

name

300

Scrabble is a game that provides hours of challenging fun for you and your friends. In this game you use your letters to build new words from words already on the game board. Scrabble is a fun way to learn new words and meanings. What is the main idea?


a) Scrabble is challenging and fun.

b) It takes skill to play a good game.

c) Scrabble is a fun way to learn new words and meanings.

d) Scrabble can take hours to play.


C) Scrabble is a fun way to learn new words and meanings.

300

What is the author's purpose?



inform

300

How many parts of the word and tell the vowels.

fingernail

3 parts

i, er, ai

300

_______ ideas and pieces of art are based on general ideas rather than specific people or things.




abstract

300

Finish the phrase...

Give me my ________

Give me my money

400


Yellowstone National Park is mainly located in Wyoming, although three percent is located in the state of Montana. The Continental Divide of North America runs diagonally through the southwestern part of the park. The park sits on the Yellowstone Plateau, which is an average elevation of 8,000 feet above sea level. This plateau is bounded on nearly all sides by mountain ranges. There are 290 waterfalls that are at least fifteen feet in the park, the highest being the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River, which falls 308 feet.

a) Why to visit Wyoming
b)The continental Divide of North America
c)Physical features of the Yellowstone Park
d)Yellowstone Park's beautiful water falls


c)Physical features of the Yellowstone Park
400

Today, it is not uncommon to see women wearing high-heeled shoes. However, the first high-heeled shoes were actually made for men back in the 1500s. The heels helped soldiers keep their feet in the stirrups of their saddles as they rode into battle.

inform

400

What does the prefix mis mean? Must say all 3 meanings.

wrong, wrongly, not
400

If you __________ something you make it shorter.



abbreviate
400

Finish the phrase..

sugar on my ___________

tongue

500

The frog sat on the side of the pond.  He was very still.  His green color made him hard to see.  A bug flew near him.  His tongue zipped out, and he gobbled it up.  Then the frog was still again.  He waited for the next bug.

What is the main idea in a full sentence?

Frogs eat bugs.

500

Have you ever wished you could contact all of your friends at once? Wouldn't it be convenient to send a note to all your friends at the same time, rather than contacting each person individually? Download the FriendChat app today for your smartphone! In just minutes, you'll be able to send messages to all your friends simultaneously. For only $1.99, you can save yourself a lot of time!

Persuade

500

how many parts of the word and tell me the vowels

reinstate

3 parts

e, i, ate

500

Rohan triumphantly lifted the trophy above his head. Despite all the obstacles, he had won. Beneath his cheerful exterior, he felt a twinge of the constant pain he’d learned to live with. Almost unconsciously, Rohan removed one hand from the trophy and rubbed the thin red scar that snaked around his ankle. He thought back to the surgery and the weeks spent lying in his bed, unable to compete. The months of exercises to strengthen his leg. “Rohan!” he heard the crowd scream, as if in slow motion. A smile broke across Rohan’s face, shattering his thoughts. He returned his hand to his trophy, firmly grasping it.

Which of the following is most likely a theme of the story?

a)You need the support of your family to overcome challenges.
b)Through determination, you can overcome big challenges.
c)Some goals are too hard to achieve even if you try many times.
d)When you achieve a goal, you shouldn’t brag about it.
b)Through determination, you can overcome big challenges.
500

What did the ocean say to the sand?

nothing, it waved