Vocabulary
What does "reduce" mean?
make smaller
make louder
make new
make smaller
The main idea is:
What the story is mostly about
A random fact
A character’s name
What the story is mostly about
Cause is…
The reason something happens
The ending
The setting
The reason something happens
To infer means…
Guess without clues
Use clues + what you know
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Use clues + what you know
What is the noun in the sentence?
The dog is barking loudly.
A. dog
B. barking
C. loudly
dog
Which word means the same as protect?
skip
guard
swim
guard
Plastic pollutes the ocean and harms sea animals.
Main idea?
Sea animals are cute
Plastic harms the ocean
Boats are big
Plastic harms the ocean
Effect is…
What happens
The title
A character’s name
What happens
Lena ate quickly and said she was late.
You can infer she…
Wants to sleep
Is in a hurry
Is bored
Is in a hurry
In the sentence “The cat wandered around the yard,” what is the verb?
A. cat
B. wandered
C. the
B. Wandered
What does solution mean?
A problem
The cause
The answer or fix
The answer or fix
Which is a supporting detail?
“Turtles sometimes eat plastic bags.”
“Fish have gills.”
“The beach has sand.”
“Turtles sometimes eat plastic bags.”
Cause: It rained hard. Effect:
The sun was bright
The ground got wet
The park opened
The ground got wet
The cat ran under the bed during the storm.
We can infer the cat is…
Brave
Hungry
Scared
Scared
In the sentence “The huge storm caused a delay in the game,” what part of speech is huge?
A. noun
B. verb
C. adjective
C. adjective
What is the opposite of dangerous?
safe
tall
soft
safe
Where can you usually find the main idea?
First or last sentence of a paragraph
In the picture
In the glossary
First or last sentence of a paragraph
The dog barked loudly, so the baby woke up. Cause?
The baby woke up
The dog barked
The baby cried
The dog barked
Marcus wore a coat, gloves, and hat.
You can infer…
It is hot
It is cold outside
It is summer
It is cold outside
"The cat ran quickly to the house." What is the adverb in this sentence?
A. cat
B. house
C. quickly
C. quickly
In the sentence “The baby birds chirped loudly for food,” what does chirped mean?
A. Slept quietly
B. Made short, high sounds
C. Flew far away
B. Made short, high sounds
What is the main idea?
“Penguins live in cold places. They huddle together to stay warm and slide on their bellies to move quickly.”
A. Penguins like to swim
B. Penguins do funny tricks
C. Penguins have ways to survive in cold places
C. Penguins have ways to survive in cold places
What is the effect?
“Sara forgot her umbrella, so she got soaked walking home.”
A. Sara forgot her homework
B. Sara stayed dry
C. Sara got soaked walking home
C. Sara got soaked walking home
Mia walked into the house, took off her muddy boots, and sighed with relief. What can you infer?
A. She was baking cookies
B. She had been outside in wet or dirty weather
C. She stayed inside all day
B. She had been outside in wet or dirty weather
True or False: A noun is a person, place, or thing
True