INFERENCES
IDIOMS
VOCABULARY
SUMMARIZE
AUTHOR'S POINT OF VIEW
100

I put on my jacket and my thick hat, and I need to make sure I have something warm to drink. The time of the year is...

winter

100

I kept my fingers crossed that it wouldn't rain. Fingers crossed means...

hoping

100

Did you accomplish everything you needed to today? The words in the sentence that show the idea of accomplish are...

everything you needed

100

A bee returns to the hive. She continues making honey. She makes sure all the other bees are also working. The summary is...

The bee has been working very hard.

100

Author's point of view is how the author feels about the topic. TRUE OR FALSE?

True

200

Daniel ran into his house, threw his backpack on the floor, and plopped on the couch. Daniel feels...

tired

200

I am in a pickle because I didn't do my homework. In a pickle means...

being in trouble

200

As her birthday approached, the little girl began to plan for her upcoming party. Word that shows the idea of approached is...

upcoming

200

a summary is...

a short version of a long reading that tells the most important details.

200

You can identify auhor's p of v by looking at the character's feelings. TRUE OR FALSE?

True

300

Mary balled up her report card and placed it inside a soup can in the garbage. Mary's grades were...

not good

300

"Hold your horses! I will not do that crazy thing!" Hold your horses means...

telling someone to stop

300

You're at the border of a restricted area, by the way. Border means...

the edge, frontier, dividing line

300

A summary: retells part of the story or the whole story.

the whole story

300

I can't stand to see frogs. I can't see them on tv or in the computer. The author feels...about frogs.

scared, disgusted, panicked.

400

After six hours of playing Minecraft, Mary felt exhausted and fell asleep. This is the reason Mary had... grades.

bad

400

Mom always needs a cup of joe in the morning. A cup of joe is...

a cup of coffee

400

He tried to calculate how much it was, but the numbers were blurry. Calculate means...

to guess, figure it out

400

A summary includes events in sequence or scrambled.

sequence

400

Today I wish I didn’t have only eleven years rattling inside me like pennies in a tin Band-Aid box. The author P of V about his birthday is...

not happy

500

Leila called John. She asked him to get home early to feed the dog because mom would get home late from work. Leila and John are...

siblings

500

He's got a chip on his shoulder. A chip on his shoulder means...

something that is bothering emotionally. A grudge.

500

I will confirm with you on Monday if I am able to go. Confirm is...

find the truth

500

A summary tells the uninteresting parts or the juiciest parts.

the juiciest parts or important parts.

500

Mario Bros. is the first gave I ever played. It brings me good memories. The author's P of V on Mario Bros. is...

she loves the game