This is information you already have in your brain because of past experiences.
What is background knowledge?
100
This is an exaggeration to make a point
What is hyperbole?
100
"Love can conquer" is an example of what?
What is theme?
100
A chapter in a science textbook about magnetism is this type of author's purpose.
What is to inform?
200
The parts that make up a story, such as problem, rising actions, and resolution
What is plot?
200
True or False-you should stop periodically as you read and ask questions to aid in comprehension.
What is true?
200
You use 'like' or 'as' to make these comparisons
What is simile?
200
"I ate and ate until I nearly burst!!"
What is hyperbole?
200
Stormi realized that even though she missed her old friends, it was ok for her to make new ones. This could be an example of what for the story "The Stormi Giovanni Club".
What is main idea?
300
You draw ___________________ when you use information in the text as well as background knowledge to make a statement that is not directly stated in the reading.
What is conclusions?
300
You can use these within the reading to help you understand a word you don't know while reading.
What are context clues?
300
Giving animals or inanimate objects human-like qualities
What is personification?
300
"Nemo" has what this kind of figurative language in it.
What is personification?
300
Writing events in the order they happen is this type of author's organization.
What is sequence? (or chronological order)
400
The four types of author's purpose are...
What is to entertain, to express, to persuade, and to inform.
400
You should do this to help you comprehend what you are reading (and it does NOT only mean to 'picture' what you are reading
What is visualize?
400
These are also comparisons, but ones where one thing is said to be something totally different
What is metaphor?
400
Bam! POW! Kabooom!!
What is onomatopoeia?
400
"Her skin was as white as snow."
What is simile?
500
A statement that is true MOST of the time.
What is a generalization?
500
You should do this BEFORE and during reading (it is also one of your PAWS strategies)
What is predict?
500
Using the SOUND as a word to emphasize something
What is onomatopoeia?
500
A diary or journal entry written by a student during their first week at a new school is this type of author's purpose.