Reading A
The person who writes a book
who is an Author
Who is the person who draws pictures in a story?
illustrator
What is information that you can prove?
a fact
names a person, place or thing
a noun
Names an action
a verb
words that have the same meaning
what is synonyms
words that mean the opposite
antonyms
What do we call where the story takes place?
The setting
Who is the speaker or person telling the story?
the narrator
What do we call words that describe a noun?
adjective
The bird was perched on a branch,
What does perched mean?
sitting
What is added to the beginning of a word to change the meaning?
Prefix
What is added to the end of a base word to change the meaning?
A Suffix
How the author views something or someone is called the _____________________.
Author's perspective
What text feature are the words that are under a picture to describe what is happening in the picture?
a. table or chart
b. heading
c. subheading
d. caption
d. caption
What is a result of an event that happened?
effect
What figurative language compares two things using the words like or as?
A Simile
What is another word for the central idea?
Main Idea
What is another word for the message in the story?
theme
Which of the following is a proper noun?
a. street
b. road
c. Main Street
d. the railroad
c. Main Street
What is a glossary?
alphabetical list of important words at the end of the book
What does the idiom "It's raining cats and dogs" mean?
It's raining hard
What figurative language is the repetition of the same beginning sound?
a. metaphor
b. alliteration
c. personification
d. idiom
b. alliteration
When a word makes the sound of its name, what is that called?
(boom, splat, pow, bam)
Onomatopoeia
Where do you find the page number that you are searching for in a book?
Table of contents