Grammar
Is McDonald's a common noun or proper noun?
proper noun
What does the beginning of every sentence need to start with?
A capital letter
What is a summary?
what the story is about in your own words written in time order
What will I use when reading/writing if I don't know the meaning of a word?
Context Clues
Spell the opposite of day
night
What is cause and effect?
One thing makes another thing happen
What is an adjective?
a word that describes a noun
period
exclamation point
question mark
What is the central idea?
the main point of the story
or
topic + point = central idea
How many times a week should you read?
Everyday!
Spell the opposite of go
stop
What type of text is full of facts?
Fiction or nonfiction
nonfiction
What is an adverb?
A word that describes a verb
The beginning of each paragraph has a what?
indent
What is the author's purpose?
why the author wrote the story
How many times should you read a poem to fully understand it?
3 times
Spell the opposite of ugly
beautiful, pretty
What is another word for sequential order?
(Spelling doesn't count)
Chronological order
What is "" called?
quotation marks
What punctuation do I need after this:
Can you pick me up from school
question mark
What is the acronym for author's purpose and what does it stand for?
PIE
Purpose, Inform, Entertain
What kind of text gives two points that are different from each other?
Informative or argumentative text
Argumentative text
Spell the opposite of sunny
cloudy
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
A simile compares two things using the words "like" or "as" and a metaphor compares two things without using the words "like" or "as"
What is a verb?
An action word!
What punctuation do I need after this:
Oh my gosh, that rollercoaster was awesome
exclamation point
What is character perspective?
how a character thinks and/or feels
What does speechless mean?
Not able to speak.
Spell the opposite of noisy
quiet
What is the difference between an illustration and a photograph?
an illustration is a drawing/fictional while a photograph is a picture/real
Take me to the store.
Is that a command or a question?
command
I need to go to the store and I need to go to the library.
Where should a comma go?
What do you do when you finish your test early?
go back and review
reread the story and check your answers
What is an idiom?
a phrase that is not the literal meaning
Spell the opposite of huge
tiny, small, little
What is a prediction?
An educated or informed guess about what will happen next in the story.