Spelling Challenges
Complete and spell the word for what the story or movie is about (the storyline): p _ _ _
plot
What comes after the problem in a text?
The solution
Another word for proof
evidence
The baseball game was cancelled ________ of the rainstorm.
because
A restatement of what has been said.
Summary / summarizing
Complete and spell the word that means the same or similar: c _ _ _ _ _ e
compare
To see or watch something
Observe
Part of something, supports the main idea.
detail(s)
What is the cause? The baseball game was cancelled because of the rainstorm.
The rainstorm
A ____ about my great-grandfather is that he was born in 1922.
Fact
Complete and spell the word that means the same or similar: c _ _ _ _ _ _ t
contrast
To look at closely/carefully
Examine
What word means "the opposite"?
Antonym
In life, causes happen _______ their effects.
(hint: when?)
before
The conclusion to the paper gave a _______ of the writer's argument in a few sentences.
summary
Complete and spell the word for where and when a story takes place: s _ _ _ _ _ g
setting
What is the word that means to show something? Hint: p _ _ _ _ _ t
Present
Infer means using evidence to reach a ________ (judgment).
conclusion
What is the effect: Since Jeremiah was sick, he didn't take the math test.
He didn't take the math test
Im writing a novel with a complicated _____. I hope my readers can keep track of the order of events.
Plot
Complete and spell the word(s) for what the text/story/movie is mostly about: m _ _ _ i _ _a
main idea
What is another word for a problem involving a difficult choice?
Dilemma
To pay attention to what was hinted at but not said directly - to find a hidden meaning
Read between the lines
What is the cause: The boy slipped due to the ice on the stairs.
The ice on the stairs
It is to tell someone the gist, and so you don't forget. Put only r _ _ _ _ _ _ t facts in a summary. That means "important", in case you were wondering.
relevant