The characters personality such as shy, compassionate, devious, etc.
What are Character Traits.
BONUS: Layla is always going the extra mile to do well. She studies hard, gets a good nights sleep, and eats well. What character traits describe Layla?
100
A sentance telling you what a story is all about is called
What is the Main Idea
Bonus: How do we find the main idea?
100
Another name for the title of a section could be
What is the heading
100
Parts of words that having meanings from other languages are called...
What are ROOT words
Bonus: What is the meaning for the root.... (ask different questions).
100
When I read the questions first and pick out key words in the question, this helps me to...
Determine what reading concept the questions asking me about (what folder to pull out of my brain).
200
The three types of text structure for literature are...
What are prose (story), poetry, and drama (play).
200
The author's purpose of an informational text would be to...
What is INFORM you or TELL you about facts
200
The words that explain what a picture or map is telling are called
What are captions
200
When I don't know the meaning of what I'm reading or a word that I don't know I need to ___________ and use the _________ in a text.
What is to CLARIFY and use the CONTEXT CLUES
200
True or False: I should highlight all of my text for every reading passage.
What is FALSE: Only highlight where you are finding your answers and the important details.
300
What are the parts of plot (hint 5)...
What are the introduction/Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Conclusion/Resolution
300
True or False: A non-fiction text can be similar to a Literature text, but will have differences as well.
A: True
BONUS: How could a Literature text be different than a non-fiction text? Same?
300
True or False: It is important just to read the big block of texts in a story, that is the important part
What is FALSE- the text features (pictures, graphs, maps, headings, captions, all help us to understand the text and ALL ARE IMPORTANT).
300
When there is a word and then there is part of a word added to the FRONT this is called a
What is a PREFIX
Bonus: Ask Prefix words and how to find their meanings.
300
Your should read a text ________ times.
What is 2-3. Once to get the gist, Once to find your answers, and quickly one last time to check.
400
Leah was as angry as a brewing storm cloud ready to roar with thunder. This is what type of figurative Language?
Simile- Compares two unlike things using like or as
Bonus: What are the other types of figurative language and examples?
400
What are the 5 types of text structures that can be found and used to write an informational text?
What is cause/effect, compare/contrast, Problem/solution, description, sequence(chronology).
Bonus: Can these be found in Literature as well? Can there be more than one?
**Practice finding text structure
400
After reading a section about an exotic animal, I notice a map that has many parts of planet shaded around the equator. The caption says: These are the areas the lizards are found. What can I conclude about these exotic lizards.
A) There are millions around the world
B) They prefer warmer climates
C) They can camouflage themselves well
D) They eat many bugs
What is B- They prefer Warmer Climates
BONUS: When you have to use background knowledge about the equator to make a good conclusion or guess- this is called a __________.
400
When there is a word by itself and then there is part of a word added at the end. This is called a ...
What is a Suffix.
Bonus: Would this be a suffix beautiful?
What are other examples of suffixes to find the meaning of words?
400
True or False: I have to work through my test without looking away from it until I am done.
What is FALSE- it is ok to take mental breaks (look away from the screen, center yourself) just not all the time.
500
The lesson, moral, central idea that the story teaches you is the...
Theme
500
Which of these would not be an important detail to add in a summary with the main idea: Dogs have many qualities that help them survive:
A) They are very loyal and will stick with a loyal owner
B) They can be many different colors which camouflages them.
C) They have very accurate hearing and smelling
D) They have paws that were meant to grip group for speed
What is answer A
500
Words that are bolded can be found...
What is at the bottom of the page or in the GLOSSARY
Bonus: What is a table of contents? How would it help me?
500
When a word is compared to another word to show it's meaning this is called an
What is an analogy.
Bonus: Practice Analogies
500
If your really not sure on the correct answer, you should...
What is Eliminate the answers you know are wrong, take you best EDUCATED guess- go with your gut.