VOCAB
Main Idea & Detail
Infer/Predict
Text Features/Lit. Devices
Author's Purpose/Viewpoint
100

Evan is so gullible, he believes everyone's stories.

gullible means...

a. distracted

b. happy

c. believing

believing
100
What the text is mostly about is the...
main idea
100
The conclusion you reach when you combine text evidence to what you already know is an...
inference
100

This text feature divides informational text into sections that identify the title/topic of that section...

a. glossary

b. heading

c. index

heading
100
When the author tries to change the reader's mind what is the author's purpose?
persuade
200

Rob put his guitar in a case to keep it safe.

in this sentence case means...

a. something a lawyer handles

b. a container

a container
200
Support the main idea and are typically descriptions or facts.
detail(s)
200
Making an educated guess as to what may come next in a story is a...
prediction
200

This text feature is found on the left and right sides of text in a textbook for you to make notes, or to define words...

a. margin

b. footnote

c. title

margin
200
Fiction novels are an example of what author's purpose?
entertain
300

The old house on our block is so decrepit that it is falling down.

decrepit means...

old, aging, weak, ancient, worn down
300

What is ONE detail from the following:

Newborn babies are adorable, but they are a lot of work!  Most newborn babies need to eat every two or three hours around the clock, and they need to have their diapers changed just as often.  Sometimes they get confused and sleep during the day and stay awake all night.  Every once in a while, a baby will want to be held all the time! Moms and dads of newborns are often very tired because their bundles of joy have many needs!  

-eat every 2/3 hours

-diapers need changed

-weird sleeping schedule

-wants to be held

-moms and dads are very tired

300

Where were Ana and Sophie?

Ana and Sophie sat in their chairs staring straight ahead for nearly two hours.  They did not talk or hardly even move, but they were not bored at all.

The movies
300

This is an example of what type of literary device:

His room is a pigsty.

metaphor
300
Why would an author include many sensory details/descriptions for the reader?
To help the reader create a picture in their mind
400

Replace the italicized words with more academic/vivid words in the following sentence:

The city's plan to tear down Lincoln High School was heartbreaking news to my parents.

a. demolish; devastating

b. build; joyful

c. break; extraordinary

demolish; devastating
400

What is the main idea of the following:

Newborn babies are adorable, but they are a lot of work!  Most newborn babies need to eat every two or three hours around the clock, and they need to have their diapers changed just as often.  Sometimes they get confused and sleep during the day and stay awake all night.  Every once in a while, a baby will want to be held all the time! Moms and dads of newborns are often very tired because their bundles of joy have many needs!  

Babies/newborns are a lot of work
400

Why do you think Emily was crying?

It was 8:30 on Thursday night.  Emily stared at the large, empty poster board on her bed. Then she looked at the stack of books about Abraham Lincoln on her desk.  Emily began to cry.

She has a project due Friday that she hasn't started
400

The following is an example of what literary device:

The trees whistled in the wind.

personification
400
An author writes an informational piece about the dangers of hunting and the negative effects it has on the environment.  What is the author's viewpoint on hunting?
It is cruel/bad
500

Replace the italicized words with more academic/vivid words in the following sentence:

The insurance company will reimburse us after we compute the value of the damage.

a. pay; try

b. compensate; calculate

c. evaluate; give

compensate; calculate
500

What is the main idea of the following:

Beth tapped on the window next to her front door.  She cupped her hands around her eyes and tried to peer inside to get someone’s attention.  Nobody came to the door, so she checked to see if the back door was unlocked.  No luck!  Her fingers were getting cold and she was starting to shiver.  She took her backpack off and tried climbing up to the lowest window, but she couldn’t reach it.  She was sure she would be stuck outside for hours since she had left her keys on the counter before she left for school! 

Beth forgot her key and was locked out
500

What did Katie clean up?

Splat! "Oh, rats!" thought Katie as she stooped to clean up the mess.  "I hope I have another one." She looked in the fridge and pulled out the carton.  One left!  Breakfast wasn't ruined after all.

An egg
500
An allusion is...
a reference to a famous story, character, person, place, etc.
500

An author writes a persuasive piece to law makers explaining how responsible teens are and that they deserve to drive when they start high school.

The author thinks the driving age should be...

lowered