8th Grade Reading

How does summarizing help your monitor you comprehension 

when the author gives you clues about unfamiliar and or  ambiguous words, it is BEST  to use 

The author organizes texts by ALL of the following except

Tansen's Gift by Dawn Renee Levesque is an example of a 

What is a theme

what is a guided question?

What is an external conflict 

One way to organize a piece of writing is by 

An example of an organizational pattern is 

You might use _______when you summarize a short story 

When you are asked about the theme of a story, you are looking for the 

When you make an inference,you must use Background knowledge and 

 when you look at individual parts and figure out the connections to form the big picture

When you summarize, you ______________________, the information, or put it in your own words. 

What are unfamiliar words

__________ are tales based on historical events and figures BUT also have FICTIONAL elements.

Which of the following is an example of a context clue 

She is strong as a bull - this is an example of 

___________ is the creation of pictures in a readers mind through the use of language 

An _________is a type of an intelligent guess

Which is NOT an example of context clue 

an inference is an intelligent guess based on ________ and _________

An opinion is based on 

Another word for problem is 

A _______ is a comparison of two sets of two words or phrases that suggests  how they are alike

What does the word complex relate to

A ____________________________ is a concise form of a text. 

What are ambiguous words 

In a summary you arrange information in a __________________

what are words with novel meaning? 

you should know the elements of the plot diagram for what type of reading? 

Expository texts usually explain, provide information and are

A dog is a man's best friend is an example of a 

The prefix "pre" means. The Prefix "post" means.

What is another word for conflict 

What is the main idea? 

The _______________is the one telling the story

______ is made up of the customs and traditions of a group of people 

When you use Background knowledge +Text Clues, what percentage should you get?

Historical fiction, realistic fiction, tales, myths, biographies are all examples of 

Another way to organize expository writing is to use 

What is a synonym for the word "Complex" 

When authors express opinions (feelings) about a topic, it is 

when you summarize, you get to the point. A synonym for "get to the point" is 

Which is an example of an external conflict? 

The main idea is the most important idea of the paragraph.

I could sleep for a year or  these books weigh a ton are examples of a 

This is the __________, or evidence from the text 

The sentence that states the main idea is the 

when many people declare something to be true WITHOUT providing any proof or facts it is a(n)

What is a synonym of difficult

relationships like cause and effect, chronological order, problem and solution are examples of

What does summarizing mean