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Vocabulary
Author's Purpose
Main Idea and Summary
Story Characters
Author Techniques
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Use these to figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word
what are context clues?
100
Jill ran up the hill with Jack. She was carrying a pail. Jack tripped over a rock and caused Jill to tumble down the side of the hill. She broke her arm and refused to talk to Jack for three weeks. Jack decided to make her a cake one day. He wanted to apologize. Jill accepted the cake and they were best friends once again. What is the author's purpose?
What is to entertain the reader?
100
What a paragraph or reading selection is mainly about?
What is the main idea?
100
Luke, a shepherd, circles the flock and scans for danger. This sentence shows that Luke is a) confused b) happy c) cautious d) impatient
What is c?
100
finding out how things are alike or different
what is compare and contrast?
200
The word redirect has the prefix "re". re means...
What is change?
200
Cookies are a necessary food item in your life. First, they taste amazing, like sweet nectar that warms your tummy. Second, they come in all kinds of flavors. Even if you are a picky eater, there is surely a type of cookie that will please you. Finally, cookies make you happy. If you decide not to eat cookies, you will be miserable and cranky for the rest of your life. Eat them now! What is the author's purpose?
What is to persuade the reader?
200
The main idea of a story can sometimes have a theme. Theme means...
What is the moral of a story?
200
In the story, The Three Little Pigs, the wolf is the antagonist who tries to eat the three innocent pig brothers. In real life, a wolf would attack a pig, not because he was evil, but because he was...
What is hungry?
200
Why does an author choose to use sensory words in fictional stories?
What is to help the reader make a picture in their head and use their senses to connect to the story?
300
a fancy name for an author of a play
What is a playwright?
300
Brushing your teeth is very important. Some do not know the proper way to accomplish this task. First, you put a dime size amount of toothpaste on a toothbrush. Brush the top right side of your teeth, in a circular motion, all over the teeth. After 20 seconds, switch to the top left side of your teeth and repeat. Repeat four more times with the rest of your teeth. When done brushing, rinse your mouth clean with water. Make sure to clean the brush as well! You're finished! You now have beautiful, clean teeth. The author's purpose is to...
What is to explain to the reader?
300
one or two main idea words written beside each paragraph to
What are blurb words?
300
an educated guess about a character based on prior knowledge and clues from the text
What is an inference?
300
words or phrases that are repeated in a poem to emphasis a point.
What is repetition?
400
the meaning of contribute
What is help or add to ?
400
The rabbit's long ears, which can be more than 10 cm (4 in) long, are probably an adaptation for detecting predators. They have large, powerful hind legs. The two front paws have 5 toes, the extra called the dewclaw. The hind feet have 4 toes. The author's purpose is...
What is to inform the reader?
400
How do you pick the Best Summary in a multiple choice question?
What is BME?
400
What you think might happen next in a story based on what you have read
What is a prediction?
400
This type of poem does not follow a rhyming pattern.
What is a free verse poem?
500
the events that make up a story
What is a plot?
500
The three types of expository text are...
What are informational, procedural, and persuasive?
500
Give me a short summary of Cinderella. Be sure to include the beginning, middle, and end.
What is answers will vary?
500
If you are not sure about a character's personality and there is a question about that character, you should...
What is re-read to find out what the character is like?
500
the three ways an author may organize nonfiction text
What is cause and effect, sequence and compare and contrast?