Duplicate of Third Grade ELA Review

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

entertain, inform or persuade.

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

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

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

When you are faced with a short or extended response, what should you do?

Accepted Answer

RACE

Question 5

A way to describe the 'central message' is:

Accepted Answer

the lesson found in the story.

Question 6

Different types of literature are called:

Accepted Answer

genres

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

mood

Question 8

What is the main idea of any reading passage?

Accepted Answer

What the passage is mostly about.

Question 9

Must you try your best?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

An autobiography is:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Robots and time machines are found in

Accepted Answer

Science fiction

Question 12

What does infer mean?

Accepted Answer

to make an assumption based on text or visual evidence.

Question 13

Realistic fiction is a:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

dates and times., Before, after, lastly or in time., first, then, next and finally., Following _____, or prior to __________.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

Informational Text

Question 16

Some examples of traditional literature include:

Accepted Answer

fairy tales, folktales, tall tales and fables.

Question 17

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 18

A biography is:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

Historical fiction includes made up characters, but:

Accepted Answer

time, place and events may be true.

Question 21

What makes poems different from other types of literature?

Accepted Answer

Poems have verses and stanzas, not sentences and paragraphs.

Question 22

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

Accepted Answer

the reason something happens.

Question 23

Recounting the story includes:

Accepted Answer

retelling the story with key events in your own words.

Question 24

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 25

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

Accepted Answer

False

Duplicate of Third Grade ELA Review

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Duplicate of Third Grade ELA Review

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