Vocabulary
What is the synonym for “happy”
Glad, joyful, cheerful
What part of speech is the word ”quickly”
adverb
What is the main idea of a text?
What the text is mostly about
What does the author’s purpose mean?
What’s a topic sentence?
The first sentence of a paragraph that tells what it’s about.
What’s a prefix that means ”not”
Un-, dis-, in-
“She loves reading she goes to the library a lot.”
Fix this run on
She loves reading, and she goes to the library alot.
What is a theme
Message or lesson in the story
What’s first person point of view?
When the narrator uses “I” and tells the story from their perspective
What is a hook in an essay?
A sentence that grabs the reader’s attention at the beginning.
“The storm was relentless, never stopping through the night.”
What does relentless mean?
nonstop or continuous
Identify the subject and verb
”The cat slept on the couch.”
Subject: the cat
Verb: slept
What’s an inference?
A guess based on what you read and what you already know
Why might an author use imagery?
To help the reader picture what’s happening using the senses.
Name one way to support your opinion in an argumentative essay.
use facts, examples, or quotes from a text.
What’s the difference between a simile and metaphor?
Simile uses like or as
Metaphor does not use like or as
Which is correct?
Their, There, or They’re going to the park?
They’re
“She shivered and pulled her jacket tighter as the wind howled.”
What can you infer?
It‘s cold or stormy
What is foreshadowing?
Hint the author gives about what will happen later in a story
What’s the purpose of a conclusion?
To restate your main points and wrap up your writing
What is a connotation?
The feeling or emotion a word give (positive or negative), not just its definition
What is an independent clause?
a group of words that can stand alone as a sentence.
Read this short paragraph and answer: What’s the author’s tone?
Johnny dragged his feet as he walked to school, his backpack feelings heavier with each step. The sky was grey, and let out a sigh, wishing he could turn around and go back home.
gloomy or discouraged
What’s the effect of using repetition in writing?
What does it mean to revise your writing?
To make changes to improve ideas, word choice, and organization