Show:
Comprehension
Text Features
Theme and Inference
Figurative Language
This and That
100
What the story/article is all about.
What is Main Idea?
100
print that shows what words are important or what words are found in the glossary
What is bold print?
100
Tell the theme. Always tell the ___________.
What is truth?
100
"It is right on the tip of my tongue" is an example of...
What is idiom?
100
Main people or animals in a story.
What are characters?
200
Cathryn carried the delicate china to the table very carefully. What does delicate mean?
What is fragile, easily breakable or damaged?
200
slanted print that shows a word is important
What are italics?
200
The two things I need to use to help me with INFERENCE questions.
What are clues from the text along and background knowledge?
200
Onomatopoeia is defined....
What is the written sound?
200
the answer to the problem in the story
What is solution?
300
We were so hungry that we didn't leave a single particle of the cookies on the plate. What does particle mean?
What is a piece or crumb?
300
text under a photograph or illustration to explain what it is about
What is a caption?
300
A central message or meaning that the author tries to convey.
What is theme?
300
"The flowers danced with the moonlight" is an example.
What is personification?
300
Passage that is based on fact, real events, and real people.
What is Nonfiction or Informational?
400
Dylan goes to the Air and Space Museum every chance he gets because he is fascinated by planes. What does fascinated mean?
What is interested in or curiosity of?
400
shows where places/events are located
What is a map?
400
Susie walked up the steps to the library, then stopped at the doors and sighed. The small red book seemed heavy in her hand. She looked up at the sky, then took a deep breath, pushed the doors open, and went inside. Susie slowly walked to the circulation desk. Without looking at the librarian, she placed the book on the desk. "Susie Smith?" she said, while Susie stared at her shoes. "You do realize," she said, "that this book isn't due for another week, right?" Susie looked up, her face spreading into her usual outgoing smile. Which phrase from passage gives you a clue about the mood? a. "walked up the steps to the library" b. "stopped at the doors and sighed" c. "pushed the doors open" d. "placed the book on the desk"
What is B, "stopped at the doors and sighed"
400
"We have a ton of work today" is an example of.
What is hyperbole?
400
Time and place of a story.
What is setting?
500
find out how things are the same or different
What is compare and contrast?
500
organizes and helps compare information in a visual way
What is a graph?
500
Mr. Pig and Mr. Dog were hanging out at the food court of the animal shopping mall. Mr. Pig was eating a huge feast of pizza and drinking a large jug of fruit punch and Mr. Dog was watching him eat. "Hey, Mr. Pig. If you give me a slice of your pizza, I'll let you have the next bone I find." Mr. Pig declined, even though it hurt his stomach to eat the last three slices of pizza. "I'm sorry, Mr. Dog," Mr. Pig said, "but I paid for this pizza and it's all mine." Mr. Dog sighed and waited for Mr. Pig to finish, and then they left the animal mall together. On the way out, a hunter spotted them and gave chase. Mr. Pig normally could have escaped the hunter but since he was weighed down by such a large meal, Mr. Pig collapsed and the hunter killed him. Mr. Dog easily escaped. Later that night while returning to the scene, Mr. Dog caught the scent of something delicious and began digging around a trash can. He found a large ham bone with lots of meat and marrow still stuck to the bone. Mr. Dog happily ate. What is the theme? a. Watch out for danger b. Treat others the way you want to be treated c. It is better to share than to be greedy.
What is c.It is better to share than to be greedy.
500
"Brian was a wall" is an example.
What is a metaphor?
500
A sentence in a poem.
What is a line?