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Grammar
Theme/Central Message
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Text Clues
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What is the verb in the sentence?


She has so many bear paws!

has
100
What is a central message or theme?
The underlying meaning of a story that the author wants you to know.
100
What should you do when you see a question like this?


What does the picture on page 2 show you?

Go back to that page number.
100
What is the conjunction in the sentence?


I wanted to go to the birthday party but I was sick.

But
100
Word in the sentence would help you know what famished meant?


He was famished, he had been hungry all day long.

hungry
200
What is the adjective in this sentence?


Dan likes to listen to rap music.

rap
200
What is the theme of this story?


Mary wanted to be a singer all her life. She knew she would be famous. When the time came to get a solo in her school choir, she wasn't picked. One day, she found out that her teacher needed someone to play the piano for the concert. Mary decided to try and found that she was a talented piano player!

You never know what your talents are until you try something new.
200
What strategy helps you answer an open-ended written response?
RACE
200
Quotation marks show the reader what?
Conversation in a text, dialogue
200
What word in the sentence would help you know what blaring meant?


Kyair was playing his music so loudly that his iPad was blaring.

loudly
300
Is the noun in this sentence common or proper?


Ms. States loves to go shopping.

Ms. States is a proper noun
300
What is the theme of this story?


Stan loved to draw and he was good at it. Sometimes Paul would make fun of Stan's drawings. One morning, Paul was bringing his art project to school, it was a really important grade. On the way, a car drove into a puddle and soaked Paul's project. He didn't know what to do. Luckily, Stan walked by and saw Paul was upset. He decided to help Paul fix his project. Paul apologized to Stan for making fun of him and thanked him for his help.

You never know who might be able to help you.

You should always be kind to everyone.

300
When you read a multiple choice question, what strategy helps you know if you need to go back into the text to answer it or not?
Red light/ green light
300
What is a pronoun? Give an example of a pronoun.
A noun in disguise. He, she, her, him, his, it, I, me, you, us, we.
300
What word in the sentence would help you know what ginormous meant?


The hippo is a large, or ginormous animal.

large
400
What is the adverb in the sentence?


We will take our test now.

Now
400
What is the theme of this story?


There was a new girl that came to the school. Everyone thought she was a big nerd because she wore glasses and asked for extra homework. But during gym class, she won dodgeball for her team and scored the winning goal during the soccer match.

Don't judge someone because of how they look.
400
When you look at the possible answers to a multiple choice question, you should do what to the silly choices?
Eliminate them, do not pick them
400
How would you restate this question?


Armani stayed home from school in the story. Why did Armani stay home from school? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

Armani stayed home from school because...
400
What word in the sentence helps you know what bright means?


Kierra is very bright and intelligent.

intelligent
500
Is the conjunction in the sentence subordinating or coordinating?


After I go home, I will do my homework.

After is a subordinating conjunction.



500
What is the theme of this story?


My teacher gave me homework but I did not do it because I thought it was dumb. The next day, we had a test and I did not get a good grade. 

Sometimes we need to do things we don't want to do in order to get better.

There is a consequence to every action.

500
What can you use post it notes for when you read a story?
To take notes as you read, to list what to look for to help you answer the questions.
500
What does each letter in RACE stand for?
R is restate, A is answer, C is cite and E is explain.
500
What word in the sentence helps you know what ghastly means?


The halloween costume was ghastly and horrifying, it could scare away anyone!

horrifying