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Comprehension Skills
Informational
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Narrative Text
Main Idea
Prefixes and Roots
100
The skill that requires you to figure out what you think is going to happen next.
What is predicting?
100
Stories about real people, real places, or real events.
What is nonfiction?
100
Where and when a story takes place.
What is the setting?
100
The sixth paragraph is mostly about A. Dionysus releasing Midas from his wish B. Midas traveling to the river Pactolus C. Midas begging Dionysus to help him D. Dionysus seeing how sorry Midas is.
A – Dionysus releasing Midas from his wish
100
The prefix that when added to "happy" changes the meaning to "not happy"
What is "un"?
200
The skill that requires you to put the events of a story in order
What is sequencing?
200
The part of the textbook that gives an alphabetical list of topics in the book and the pages they can be found on.
What is an index?
200
The problem in the story that the characters have to deal with.
What is conflict?
200
What is the main idea of the second paragraph? A. Midas knew the satyr would be happy with all the gifts. B. The satyr was given fine linens and lots of food. C.Midas made the satyr his guest and hoped for a reward. D.The satyr told Midas that he would get a reward.
C. Midas made the satyr his guest and hoped for a reward
200
The prefix that means "before".
What is "pre"?
300
The skill that requires you to figure out why the author wrote the story.
What is author's purpose?
300
The part of a textbook that tells you what pages to find certain chapters or unit.
What is a table of contents?
300
The turning point of the story, or the point in the story with the most suspense.
What is climax?
300
What is the main idea of the fifth paragraph? A. Everything Midas touches turns into gold. B. The daughter of Midas turns to gold. C. Midas turns flowers and his bed to gold. D. Midas’ food and water turn to gold.
A. Everything Midas touches turns to gold.
300
The prefix that means "life".
What is "bio"?
400
The skill that requires you to figure out how things are alike and different.
What is compare and contrast?
400
The reference book that allows you to find definitions, pronounciations, spellings, and syllabication of words.
What is a dictionary?
400
When an author goes back to something that happened in the past during a story to help the reader understand what is going on.
What is a flashback?
400
What is the main idea of the entire story? A.King Midas enjoys turning many different things into gold. B.King Midas learns that riches are not the most important things in the world. C.King Midas gets his wish and becomes the richest king in the world. D.Dionysus will grant you a wish if you are kind to his friend.
B. King Midas learns that riches are not the most important things in the world.
400
The meaning of the root word "therm".
What is heat?
500
The skill that requires you to use the clues that an author gives you to figure out what the author is trying to say without actually saying it.
What is drawing conclusions?
500
The part of a textbook that gives a list of sources- where the authors got their information from.
What is a bibliography?
500
When an author uses hints to show the reader what is going to happen later on in the book.
What is foreshadowing?
500
The third paragraph is mostly about A.Midas telling Dionysus that he deserves to have a wish granted. B.The satyr telling Dionysus about all the great things he was given C.Dionysus telling the satyr to grant Midas any wish he desires. D.Dionysus being grateful and offering to give Midas one wish
D. Dionysus being grateful and offering to give Midas one wish
500
The meaning of the root word "derm"
What is skin?