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7th grade reading strategies
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Giving the qualities of a
person
to something that
isn't
a person. (The sun smiled down on us.)
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
alliteration
personification
2
similar, both, likewise, another, common, as well, also, too, like, are words used for...
comparing
summarizing
sequencing
contrasting
3
Entertain, persuade, or inform is used to identify...
author's purpose
main idea
context clues
cause and effect
4
_____ help us better understand the text we are reading. (captions, graphs, charts, pictures)
context clues
similes
settings
text features
5
Before you can
summarize
a passage, you should first find the story's...
context clues
cause and effect
problem and solution
main idea
6
Problem, solution, as a result, in order to, and so that, are words to identify...
compare and contrast
problem and solution
sequence of events
cause and effect
7
Don't know the meaning of a word? Use clues from the text to help you understand its meaning.
using context clues
using words to compare
using words to contrast
using words to summarize
8
Author, theme, characters, setting, plot, and conflict are all examples of...
story elements
text structures
text features
words to summarize
9
What does it mean to
preview
a text?
watch book trailer
read the last paragraph to see how the story ends
look at covers, skim and scan pages, check organization
predict what the antagonist will do before it happens
10
An exaggerated statement. It is not used to mislead the reader, but to emphasize a point.
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
alliteration
imagery
11
Who is going to do
AWESOME
on their state testing?
I AM!!! (pick this one...we believe in you!!)
We have to take a test???
Probably someone else
Jolly
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What does it mean to
visualize
?
To summarize the text.
Predicting future events in a story.
To go get glasses.
Creating mental images of the characters, setting, & events.
13
Comparing two unlike things without using like or as. (Sarah
is
a walking dictionary.)
simile
onomatopoeia
metaphor
compare
14
Comparing two unlike things using the words like or as. (Jason is
as
strong
as
an ox.)
metaphor
hyperbole
alliteration
simile
15
less, ful, able, ness, est, are found at the
end
of some words. These are examples of...
suffixes
context clues
signal words
prefixes
16
Which are examples of test taking strategies?
I should use ALL of these strategies.
Read the questions first, then reading the passage.
Eliminate choices that obviously don't make sense.
Flag tricky questions, and come back to them at the end.
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Repeating
all
the same sounds at the beginning of words in a sentence. (tongue twister)
alliteration
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
imagery
18
Different, whereas, differ, but, however, while, although, and unlike are words used for...
main idea
sequencing
contrasting
comparing
19
Asking yourself who, why, when, where, and what a passage is about will help you identify...
the main idea
compare and contrast
cause and effect
sequencing
20
Words that mimic sounds. (We heard the loud
crack
of the lightning.)
alliteration
personification
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
21
When you make inferences, you are...
putting events in order
comparing and contrasting
summarizing
using background knowledge and make connections
22
un, dis, anti, pre, and re are found at the
beginning
of some words. These are examples of...
suffixes
signal words
prefixes
context clues
23
First, second, next, then, before, after, and finally are words to identify...
sequence of event
text features
cause and effect
compare and contrast
24
When you describe something by comparing it to something else, you are using
contrast
figurative language
compare
cause and effect
25
Because, due to, as a result, the main reason, unless, and therefore, are words to identify...
cause and effect
sequence of events
main idea
compare and contrast
26
What is the
theme
of a book?
The color of the book cover
The big idea and lesson of the story
The characters in a book
the words spoken by the antagonist
27
Language that appeals to the senses
hyperbole
alliteration
imagery
onomatopoeia
