What is a supporting detail?
Supporting details are details that tell you more about the main idea.
Select the best prepositional phrase to complete the sentence.
______________________, she picked up seashells and placed them in her bucket.
What is 4. Strolling along the beach?
Good readers _________ texts accurately to support their answers and explain inferences.
What is quote?
Niagara Falls is one of the most beautiful sights in North America. It is on the Niagra River about halfway between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. Niagara Falls is on the American and Canadian border.The American Falls is 167 feet high. On the Canadian side, the Horseshoe Falls is 161 feet high. What is the main idea of the paragraph?
Niagara Falls is one of the most beautiful sights in North America.
Kangaroos protect themselves in many ways. If a kangaroo senses danger, they will bang their tail on the ground to warn the others.A new born joey is only the size of your thumb.What is the supporting detail?
If a kangaroo senses danger, they will bang their tail on the ground to warn the others.
What is the meaning of the word underbite as it is used in the sentence?
The dentist suggested she try braces to correct the slight underbite of her teeth.
What is 4. when the upper teeth sit in front of the bottom teeth in a jaw?
___________ + ____________ = the main idea
What is topic + what the text says about the topic?
The Statue of Liberty is visited by thousands of people every year. The Statue of Liberty is a 151 foot statue of a woman holding a book and a torch. It is located on an island in New York Harbor. It was a gift of friendship from the people of France. It has become a universal symbol of freedom. What is the main idea of the paragraph?
The Statue of Liberty is visited by thousands of people every year.
What is the meaning of the adage stop and smell the roses as it is used in the sentence?
I wanted to get home as fast as possible after school to finish my homework, but my brother reminded me to stop and smell the roses. We stopped at the park to play because it was such a nice day.
What is relax and take your time?
What kind of text structures do historical, scientific, and technical texts have?
What is chronological order, sequence or cause and effect?
Kangaroos eat grasses, leaves and roots. The joey lives in the mother's pouch for 9 months. They only like grass that is green and close to the ground. What is the main idea of the paragraph?
Kangaroos eat grasses, leaves and roots.
Match the homophones to its correct definition by using the context clues in the sentences.
First set of options:
Second set of options:
1. conduct -> to behave
2. contest -> a competition
3. conduct -> to carry or transmit
4. contest -> to oppose
What are the most common text structures you see?
What is chronological order, cause and effect, compare and contrast, and problem and solution are the most common?
The Erie Canal changed the way people moved goods and supplies in the mid 1800's. The 363 mile canal connected Albany, New York to Lake Erie in Buffalo for the first time. When the canal opened in 1825, building supplies and goods could be transported quickly and cheaply across New York State.Canal boats pulled by mules carried people and supplies the 363 miles. What is the main idea of the paragraph?
The Erie Canal changed the way people moved goods and supplies in the mid 1800's.
Choose the example that correctly uses a colon and semicolons.
What is 2. Carolina and Heidi visited many national parks together: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming; Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado; and Death Valley National Park, California?
What affects how the reader learns from the text?
What is Authors point of view?