Word Analysis
Reference Book
Text features
Name the Genre
Genres Vocab
100

How many syllables are in the word "butterfly"?

3 syllables (but/ter/fly)

100

This is a reference book that gives you the definition, meaning of words.

Dictionary

100

This text feature quickly tells the reader what information they will learn about

Title

100

A make-believe story that has talking animals and a a lesson learned/moral at the end.

Fiction

100

What are characters?

people and animals involved in a story.

200

Name the prefix, root, and suffix in the word "retelling".

re- is the prefix, "tell" is the root word, and -ing is the suffix.

200

This is a reference book to help you find synonyms and antonyms.

Thesaurus

200

This text feature show an important object or idea from the text in a visual way.

Picture/Photograph

200

Short or long lines that don't follow the grammar rules, that uses repetition and rhyme to talk about feelings.

Poetry

200

What is a prediction?

What the reader thinks is going to happen in a story (using evidence from a text like the title and plot events).

300

What two words make up the contraction: weren't

Were not

300

This is a reference book that gives you facts about different topics.

Encyclopedia

300

This text feature shows you the different chapters or section titles AND what page they are located in.

The Table of Contents

300

A biography on Ms. Siles

Nonfiction

300
What is setting?

The time and place in which a story takes place.

400

True or false: Synonyms are words that have the opposite meanings, while antonyms are words that have the same meaning.

False

400

This is a reference book to help you locate places on a map and geography features (mountains, rivers, volcanoes).

Atlas
400

This text feature identifies important vocabulary words for students and gives their definitions.

Glossary

400

The Seed Sale posters you made.

Functional Text

400

What is problem/conflict?

A challenge(s) faced by character(s)  in a story that may involve other characters, nature, or their inner selves.

500

Name 3 compound words - words made from two words put together.

Examples: watermelon, sunset, ladybug


500

This is an annually published book with a calendar that includes interesting and useful facts about many different subjects.

Almanac

500

This text feature directs students where to go in the text to find specific information on a topic, word, or person

Index

500

What grade are you in?

A) 3rd grade

B) 2nd grade

C) 4th grade

D) 1st grade

Question without a Passage 

500

What is solution/resolution?

How the problem(s) gets fixed or addressed.