Word Detctive
“The scientist studied different species of fish in the river.”
What does species most nearly mean?
What is groups of living things?
The prefix re- in reintroduce means:
What is again?
Which word usually tells the reader something happens last?
What is finally or lastly?
Choose the best word:
“I wore a jacket ___ it was cold.”
What is because?
What is the central idea of a text?
What is the main point/idea?
“The screen lit up with a bright image as the helicopter hovered.”
What does screen mean here?
What is a monitor that shows images?
If aquatic sports means sports related to being in the water, what does aqua mean?
What is water?
Which transition best fits: first → next → ___
What is then?
Which conjunction joins similar ideas: and, but, because
What is and?
Why do authors include pictures or diagrams?
What is to help visually explain information?
“The chemicals were toxic to animals living in the stream.”
What does toxic most nearly mean?
What is harmful or poisonous?
Which word means before watching: preview, replay, recycle
What is preview?
Why do authors use sequence words in informational texts?
What is to show steps or order of events?
Fix this sentence:
“For a beginner I would a four-tower sandcastle suggest.”
What is “For a beginner I would suggest a four-tower sandcastle.”?
If pollution causes animals to disappear, the author is showing what kind of text structure?
What is cause and effect?
“The elk calf stayed still as a stone when danger was near.”
What does this phrase tell the reader?
What is the elk did not move at all?
The root rupt helps you understand abruptly or eruption.
It most nearly means:
What is burst or break?
Which phrase signals the start of a process?
What is The first step is…?
Fix this sentence so it is clear and correct:
“After you finish your homework watch TV.”
What is After you finish your homework, watch TV.
What needs to be included when writing a main idea?
What is specific facts and details from the text?
“A sensor detected heat coming from the forest floor.”
What is a sensor?
What is a tool that detects or measures something?
The suffix -logy most often means:
example: biology
What is the study of?
When an author explains events in the order they happen, this is called:
What is chronological order?
Which conjunction shows a choice between multiple things/ideas?
What is or?
Why would an author most likely write a nonfiction article about animal habitats?
What is to inform readers about where animals live?