Something that happens in the story that is important for the reader to understand the entire story.
100
What information can you find in the table of contents?
Headings of sections and page numbers
100
What is main idea?
What a section or entire text is mostly about.
100
How many stanzas are in this poem?
2
200
What can we often find in the beginning?
What is the characters, setting and initial problem
200
What is one key detail in Jake's First Plane Trip?
Jake goes on a plane.
Jake takes out Panda.
Jake talks to people.
200
What information can we learn from reading the title and heading of a text?
Clues and ideas of what we are about to read
200
What is another term used for main idea?
main topic or main focus
200
Who are the characters in this poem?
brother and sister
300
What can we often find in the middle of a narrative?
What is problem gets worse or character finds another problem.
300
What is the setting of Jake's First Plane Trip?
What is the plane.
300
What is this and why is it important to read?
Caption
It explains what is happening in the picture.
It helps the reader better understand the meaning of the text.
300
What do we look for when finding the main idea of a section? How do we mark it up?
Supporting Details, underline
300
Which point of view are we hearing?
The narrator, brother
400
What do we often find in the end of a narrative?
What is problem is resolved or solved.
400
What is the problem in Superhero Joey?
Joey has to take care of his sister Mindy at a birthday party and superheros don't have little sisters.
400
What is this and what is it used for?
Diagram
To explain how something works.
400
What information would I find under the heading "Getting Around"?
Some people use cars to get around.
Some people walk or ride bikes because streets can be crowded.
Buses, taxis, trains and subways are other forms of transportation people use.
400
How does the narrator feel about his sister in the first stanza? How do you know?
He feels annoyed because he says he is tired of her chasing him around.
500
How does Jake feel before the plane takes off?
What is nervous or excited because he is telling everyone it's his first plane trip. Also, as soon as the plane takes off, he says "Flying is fun!"
500
How does Joey solve his problem?
Joey made his sister a costume for the party.
500
If you want to find specific information about something in a nonfiction text, what nonfiction text feature would you use to find it?
Heading (or table of contents)
500
What is the main focus of paragraph 3?
Many people in a city help keep it safe by getting around in different ways and rush to help people who are in dnager.