Duplicate of Third Grade ELA Review

Question 1

What is the main idea of any reading passage?

Accepted Answer

What the passage is mostly about.

Question 2

Oh, no! I still can't sound out that unfamiliar word, and I need to know what it means. Help!

Accepted Answer

Use your context clues to figure out it's meaning.

Question 3

Historical fiction includes made up characters, but:

Accepted Answer

time, place and events may be true.

Question 4

What makes poems different from other types of literature?

Accepted Answer

Poems have verses and stanzas, not sentences and paragraphs.

Question 5

Different types of literature are called:

Accepted Answer

genres

Question 6

Must you try your best?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it's important and I'm proud of the work I've done!

Question 7

Some examples of traditional literature include:

Accepted Answer

fairy tales, folktales, tall tales and fables.

Question 8

Informational text is a type of non-fiction. True or false.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

Cause and effect relationships can be found in every story. What is a cause?

Accepted Answer

the reason something happens.

Question 10

To show a sequence of events, an author will frequently use words like:

Accepted Answer

first, then, next and finally

Question 11

Which genre would include text features, such as headings, charts, sidebars or hyperlinks?

Accepted Answer

Informational Text

Question 12

An autobiography is:

Accepted Answer

a story of a real person's life written by that person.

Question 13

Uh, oh! There's an unfamiliar word in your reading path! How are you going to get past it?

Accepted Answer

Sound it out.

Question 14

Realistic fiction is a:

Accepted Answer

story with made-up characters but could happen in real life.

Question 15

Recounting the story includes:

Accepted Answer

retelling the story with key events in your own words.

Question 16

Poetry is it's own type of genre. It can either be fiction or non-fiction in nature.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 17

Authors have three main purposes for writing. They are to:

Accepted Answer

entertain, inform or persuade.

Question 18

Do the illustrations in the text help the reader in any way?

Accepted Answer

Yes, they can help the reader create a deeper meaning.

Question 19

A way to describe the 'central message' is:

Accepted Answer

the lesson found in the story.

Question 20

A biography is:

Accepted Answer

a story of a real person's life written by another person.

Question 21

The feeling that the story creates in the reader is the __________________.

Accepted Answer

mood

Question 22

Key details include every single little thing mentioned in the passage.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 23

What does infer mean?

Accepted Answer

to make an assumption based on text or visual evidence.

Duplicate of Third Grade ELA Review

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