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Vocabulary
Informational Text
Fiction
Comprehension
Words that sing
100
The words before or after a vocabulary word you don't know (in bold)
What are context clues?
100
The opposite of an opinion
What is a fact?
100
What is the author's purpose in writing Goosebumps stories?
What is TO ENTERTAIN?
100
A shorter way to write the main idea and most important details.
What is a summary?
100
A comparison using "like" or "as"
What is a SIMILIE?
200
The main word chunk that has a meaning; often from Greek or Latin
What is root/base word?
200
A shorter way to write the main idea and most important details.
What is a summary?
200
The overall messsage of a story
What is the THEME?
200
A summary includes this plus the details.
What is the MAIN IDEA?
200
"Hold your horses!" is an example of this
What is an IDIOM
300
Two words that sound the same but they're not spelled the same. Example: meet/meat
What are homophones?
300
It comes before the effect
What is the cause?
300
Its where the story takes place.
What is the SETTING?
300
It includes to find out, to understand, to interpret, to enjoy, and to solve problems
What is READER'S PURPOSE?
300
Its the feeling created by an author by chosing words that appeal to the senses
What is MOOD?
400
A word that has the opposite meaning
What is an antonym?
400
These are used to separate, or set off, parts of a text. They can help you locate information quickly on a page.
What are HEADINGS?
400
The turning point of the story
What is the CLIMAX?
400
An educated guess as to what might happen next in the story
What is A PREDICTION
400
Personification, metaphors, and similies are examples of this type of writing that helps the reader make pictures in the mind.
What is FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE?
500
a shortened way to write a word
What is an abbreviation?
500
The author's purpose for writing a news article about the 5th grade basketball team's great season.
What is TO INFORM?
500
The different types of literature, including drama, chapter books, fiction, and poetry.
What are genres?
500
Its what you are doing when you write the proof from the text that helped you answer the question ( or make an inference)
What is SUPPORTING YOUR ANSWER?
500
The type of figurative language used when the truth is exaggerared
What is HYPERBOLE?