Vocabulary Words
I ate all of my food. What does ate mean?
consumed
I always expect bad things to happen.
cynic
The ground shook violently
quake
This happened a long time ago.
past
What is the strategy, when you say to yourself, where is this happening? Why did this happen?
Ask and Answer Questions
I knocked over my pencil without realizing it.
inadvertently
I know I wasn't supposed to do that, but I did it anyway.
defiance
Pour the water down the sink pipe.
drain
I will put the picture on the wall.
hang
When I look at the way things are written to determine important things.
Text features
I only did what I was supposed to do.
obliged
That was some deep information.
profound
I have a spot on my shirt.
stain
I will pour my soda into this.
glass
When I notice that words or phrases are not used in a literal way.
Figurative Language
I went down the stairs.
descended
I am ordinary and dull
mundane
A criminal is sent to ________.
jail
When something is true it is a ___.
fact
The reason why the author wrote the material.
Author's Purpose
It is not nice to treat people as if they are unimportant
disdain
I thought about all of my choices carefully.
considered
I will color my picture with this.
crayon
The man put on a ____ show.
magic
Pictures and illustrations that help me to understand the text.
graphic features