Reading Skills 1
What point of view uses I, me, my, and we and tells the story from a character’s perspective?
First Person
What is perspective?
The way a character understands, thinks about, or feels about a situation based on their experiences and beliefs.
Is the following a phrase or clause?
walking home alone
Phrase
There is no subject!
A phrase is missing a subject OR a verb.
An independent clause can be a sentence by itself.
A dependent clause has a subordinating conjunction and cannot be a sentence by itself.
metaphor
Write two words that use the prefix de-
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Examples: destruction, defrost, decimate, deactivate, debug, decode, deflate, dehydrate, demote
Name the ways an author can reveal characterization. Hint: STEAL
S: say
T: thinks
E: effects
A: actions
L: looks
What can the reader infer about Marcus in the passage below:
“Don't worry about me,” Marcus said, even though his voice shook and he kept looking at the clock.
Marcus is nervous or worried.
Jordan sees the coach's decision as unfair, while the coach sees it as necessary for the team. Seeing both perspectives gives the reader a more complete understanding of the conflict.
The silly dog
What type of figurative language is used in the sentence below?
Finding a pencil in my backpack is like finding a needle in a haystack.
simile
Which of the following are achievements?
a.Finishing a race
b. Completing Zearn
c. Cleaning your room
d. Winning the spelling bee
A and D
A character is nervous about trying out for the basketball team because they are afraid of failing. What type of conflict is this?
Internal Conflict
What is the POV? How does the point of view affect what the reader understands in the passage below?
“I thought everyone was laughing at me, so I left the cafeteria. Later, I found out they were laughing at a joke someone had told.”
Because the story is told from the first person point of view, the reader only knows what the narrator thinks and experiences, creating a misunderstanding about why the students were laughing.
Finish the dependent clause by writing an independent clause.
During fall break, _______.
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Must have a subject and verb!
What type of figurative language is used in the sentence below?
A rain cloud followed me around all day after fighting with my friend.
Personification
Come up with a word that uses the root struct and draw a picture of it
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A character is lost in a dark forest during a thunderstorm. How might this setting affect the mood of the story?
It could create a scary, tense, mysterious, or suspenseful mood.
What is the POV? How does the point of view affect what the reader understands in the passage below?
“I thought everyone was laughing at me, so I left the cafeteria. Later, I found out they were laughing at a joke someone had told.”
character vs. society
For the following sentence, underline the complete subject once and the complete predicate twice.
A bunch of noisy students ran through the hallway.
Underline once: a bunch of noisy students
Underline twice: ran through the hallway.
What type of figurative language is used in the sentence below?
The test was a piece a cake because I studied my study guide.
idiom
Which of the following does not use the prefix ab- correctly?
Abnormal
Absent
Ability
Abandon
Ability
A character makes a mistake, refuses to admit it, and blames someone else. Later, the character takes responsibility and apologizes. What theme could the author be developing?
Possible answer: Taking responsibility for your mistakes can help you grow or make things right.
How do the characters' perspectives differ, and how does this affect the reader's understanding?
Passage A: “The coach benched me for no reason. He clearly doesn't think I'm good enough.”
Passage B: “I had to bench Jordan because he kept ignoring the team's strategy. I hoped he would understand that he needed to work with his teammates.”
Jordan sees the coach's decision as unfair, while the coach sees it as necessary for the team. Seeing both perspectives gives the reader a more complete understanding of the conflict.
What is a phrase, independent clause, and dependent clause?
A phrase is missing a subject OR a verb.
An independent clause can be a sentence by itself.
A dependent clause has a subordinating conjunction and cannot be a sentence by itself.
What are both types of figurative language is used in the sentence below?
Pia perfectly practiced her skateboard skills, pivoting her body as the wind chased after her.
Alliteration and personification
Explain how two chapters of Look Both Ways are interconnected
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