Reading Strategies
What do we call the most important idea in a passage?
What is the central idea?
What should your first paragraph in an essay always include?
what is an introduction
What do you call a word that means the same as another word?
What is a synonym?
what does the word swift mean
The swift rabbit dashed across the field.
A) Slow
B) Quick
C) Angry
B) Quick
What is the purpose of the center box in the Four Square organizer?
What is to state the main idea or topic sentence?
When you make a guess based on clues in the story and what you already know, what is that called?
What is an inference?
What do we call the sentence that tells the reader what your paragraph is mostly about?
what is a topic sentence
What do you call a word that means the opposite of another word?
What is an antonym?
What does the word vast mean
The library had a vast collection of books.
A) Small
B) Expensive
C) Huge
C-Huge
What do you write in the four outer boxes of the organizer?
What are supporting details?
What reading strategy do you use when you briefly tell the main points of a story in your own words?
What is summarizing?
In a RACE response, what does the "C" stand for?
Cite evidence or use details
What is a group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning?
what is a prefix
what does the word fragile mean?
Be careful with the fragile vase!
A) Strong
B) Delicate
C) Colorful
b- delicate
Why is it important to have a conclusion sentence in your essay?
What is to wrap up your main idea and leave the reader with a final thought?
What should you do first when you don’t know the meaning of a word?
What is use context clues?
Name two things that should be in your conclusion paragraph.
What are restating the main idea and giving a closing thought?
What do we call using clues from the sentence to figure out what a word means?
What is using context clues?
Word: Glimpse
I caught a glimpse of the rainbow before it disappeared.
A) A quick look
B) A long stare
C) A loud sound
A) A quick look
How does using a Four Square organizer help you when writing an essay?
What is it helps organize ideas clearly and stay focused?
Name two ways you can figure out the theme of a story.
What are looking at the character's lessons and the story's main message?
What is one way you can make sure your essay stays organized?
What is using a graphic organizer or an outline?
What part of a word carries the main meaning, like "bio" in "biology"?
What is the root word?
what does eager mean?
The students were eager to open their presents.
A) Uninterested
B) Excited
C) Nervous
b-excited
Name two things a good supporting detail should do.
What are support the main idea and give specific examples?