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A review of #reading #comprehension skills terms.
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What is "
sequence
"?
happened again
a card game
put in order
a retelling
2
What is the prefix of unstoppable?
stopable
un
stop
able
3
Choose an example of "
theme
".
everything is blue
climbing a mountain
Be kind to others.
butterflies and caterpillars
4
What is a prefix?
The meaning of a word
The beginning of a word to make a new word
The first two letters of a word
The end of a word
5
A
retelling
includes...
events in order
characters, setting, events in order, problem
the gist
summarizing
6
What is a connotation
a positive or negative feeling about a word
a dictionary definition
a synonym or antonym
A rhythm
7
What are key details?
important points in a story
a short story
synonyms and antonyms
sequence of events
8
Visualize
Seeing something outside
make mental picture in your mind while reading
visual
drawing a picture
9
What is a root word?
The beginning of a word
The end of a word
The part of the word that carries the meaning
The middle of the word
10
What is the root word of unstoppable?
stopable
un
stop
able
11
What is cause and effect?
what is causing trouble and how did they fix it
how it is similar and how it is different
Cause is why something happen, effect is what happened
the problem and solution
12
What are some question words
because, who, when, so
who, what, so, why
how, when, so, why
who, what, when where, why
13
What is an idiom?
a funny phrase
a phrase that has a different meaning then what is said
a phrase with the opposite meaning
a pun
14
A metaphor is...
compares similar things
compares two unlike things
uses like or as
gives human qualities to animals
15
What does problem and solution mean?
The characters, setting, and events
How something is similar and different
What is causing trouble and what did they do to fix it
How something happened and why
16
Simile is
the words like or as
debating about something
comparing two things
comparing two unlike things
17
Which one is a compound word?
butterfly
softball
football
All of the above
18
What does compare and contrast mean?
solution and why it was happened
Where the story takes place
how things are similar or different
Use a venn diagram to talk about the synonyms and antonyms
19
Context clues is
learning something new
using clues to figure out an unknown word
understanding the context
using clues
20
A compound word is
two words with different meanings
two words with the same meaning
two words put together to make one word
two words
21
Reread means
Go back and reread to help you understand the text
Go back
go back and think about the story
Go back and sleep
22
Which one is an idiom?
Bare/Bear
Her breath was like a dragon with fire
All eyes on me
He is like a cat
23
Which one is an example of an antonym?
happy/sad
stuffed/full
mad/angry
bare/bear
24
Which is an example of a synonym?
love/happy
big/small
rat/cat
tiny/small
25
Which explains what a "
summary
" is?
a short recount of main idea and problem
adding things together
a paragraph
a retelling
26
What is the authors point of view?
Is the author trying to persuade, entertain, or inform you
What the point of the story is
How the author thinks and feels
who is telling the story
27
What is a "
retelling
"?
Telling how it connects to your life
Summarizing
Using the authors words
Telling everything you remember in sequence
28
Personification is...
a metaphor
a simile
gives human qualities to animals or objects
a comparison of objects
29
A metaphor is
She is funny
She is like the sun
She is as pretty as a the sun
She is a busy bee
30
Synonyms are...
two words that have different sounds
two words that have the same meaning
two words that have the same sounds
two words that have a different meaning
31
Which one is a setting?
Lewis and Clark
Wagon
Oregon
Ox
32
Summarize means
Tell a bit about the story
Retell
Give the theme
Use your own words tell the main events in a short version
33
What is a homophone?
Words that are spelled the same, but have different meanings
a positive or negative feeling towards a word
a dictionary meaning
Words that sound the same, but different spellings/meaning
34
What does a homograph mean?
a pair of words that are spelled the same
words that mean the same thing
words that are spelled the same, but have different meanings
Words that have the opposite meaning and similar meaning
35
What does meter refer to in reading
measurement
a rhyme
a poem
a pattern of sounds
36
Which one is an example of personification?
The bear smiled with excitement
The kid danced excitedly
The animal sneezed without notice
Lightning danced across the sky
37
What is a "
prediction
"?
telling time
Use information to make a guess about what will happen next
tell what the weather is
tell how to make something
38
Which is an example of
fiction
?
Biography
Dr. Seuss Books
Autobiography
Expository Text
39
A metaphor is different than a simile because
uses like
does not use like or as
does not use is
uses is
40
Which is an example of
"nonfiction"
?
Mr. Pipers Penguins
Abraham Lincoln: A Biography
How The Crayons Quit
Statue of Liberty
41
Point of View is...
first or third
the narrator
the story teller
Who the narrator is and what their thoughts and feelings are
42
What is a suffix
Added to the end of a word to make a new word
The end of a story
The middle of a word
The beginning of a word
43
What is the suffix of unthinkable
un
able
think
le
44
Which one is a character?
Mr. Popper
classroom
Disneyland
tree
45
Rhyme means
When the beginning of two words sound the same
When the word repeats
when the word means two different things
when the ending of two words sound the same
46
What is the "
main idea
" of a selection?
the topic sentence
what the selection is mostly all about
giving characters ideas
the closing sentence
