Vocabulary
What is a synonym for brave?
Courageous, fearless, bold
What is the main ideas of a story?
What the story is mostly about.
What is a heading, and why is it helpful?
A heading is a title that tells what a section is about-it helps organize information
What is a noun? Give an example.
A person, place, or thing (e.g. dog, school, pencil)
Spell a word with the -tion ending.
Example: action, celebration, station
What does the word astonished mean?
Very surprised or amazed
Name one way to find the theme of a story.
Look at what the characters learn or how they change
What text structure shows how events happen in time order?
Sequence or chronological order
What is the subject in this sentence: The dog ran fast.
The dog
What's the pattern in words like knight, knee, and knife?
The k is silent before n
Use generous in a sentence
Example: My neighbor was generous and gave us extra cookies
What does it mean to make an inference?
Use clues from the text and your own knowledge to figure something out.
What is a signal word for a cause-and-effect text?
Because, since, as a result, so, therefore
Fix the sentence: He don't like carrots.
He doesn't like carrots
Spell a word with the long e sound spelled -ie.
Example: piece, belief, chief
What is an antonym for eager?
Uninterested, unwilling, hesitant
How do you know if a character has changed in the story?
Their thoughts, actions, or feelings are different at the end
Explain the difference between compare and contrast
Compare means to find similarities; contrast means to find differences
What is the difference between a sentence and a fragment?
A sentence has a subject and a verb and makes sense; a fragment is missing those.
What's the rule for doubling a consonant before adding -ing?
Double the consonant if the word has one vowel and ends in one consonant (e.g. run -> running)
Explain the meaning of determination and how it's used in a story.
Determination means not giving up; in a story, a character might show determination by working hard to reach a goal.
Compare and contrast two characters from any story you've read.
Example: Jack is brave, while Lily is careful. Both are loyal to their friends.
Identify the text structure: "Volcanoes are dangerous. Scientists study them to learn how to stay safe."
Cause and effect
Name at least 3 of the parts of speech in the sentence: The tiny bird quickly flew away.
The (article), tiny (adjective), bird (noun), quickly (adverb), flew (verb), away (adverb)
Spell 2 words that change the y to i before adding -es.
Puppy -> puppies, story -> stories