8th Grade Reading

You might use _______when you summarize a short story 

Expository texts usually explain, provide information and are

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

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

what are words with novel meaning? 

What is the main idea? 

an inference is an intelligent guess based on ________ and _________

Another word for problem is 

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

The author organizes texts by ALL of the following except

The _______________is the one telling the story

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

What is a synonym for the word "Complex" 

This is the __________, or evidence from the text 

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

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

The sentence that states the main idea is the 

One way to organize a piece of writing is by 

what is a guided question?

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

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

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

What does the word complex relate to

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What is a theme

How does summarizing help your monitor you comprehension 

A ____________________________ is a concise form of a text. 

Which is NOT an example of context clue 

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

An example of an organizational pattern is 

What are unfamiliar words

What is a synonym of difficult

Which is an example of an external conflict? 

What are ambiguous words 

What does summarizing mean

What is another word for conflict 

What is an external conflict 

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

Another way to organize expository writing is to use 

In a summary you arrange information in a __________________

An opinion is based on 

An _________is a type of an intelligent guess

Which of the following is an example of a context clue 

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

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

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

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