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What does it mean to compare and contrast?
What is a synonym?
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What is a synonym?
cinnamon
A word that has the same meaning
cinnamon toast crunch
A word that has an opposite meaning
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What does it mean to compare and contrast?
Show what is the same
Explain how two things are different
Explain similarities and differences
Show fact and opinion
3
What are the five elements of a story?
Plot, Character, Conflict, Theme, Setting
Plot, character, conflict, opinion, fact
Setting, Theme, Message, Purpose, Context
Beginning, Middle, End, Main Idea, Problem
4
What is reading comprehension?
Fact checking
Mr. Smothers
Fluency
The ability to read and understand a text
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Which of these is
NOT
an example of an Authors Purpose?
To Persuade
To Inform
To Create
To Entertain
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What are context clues? (best answer)
antonyms
hints to help you figure out an unknown word
dictionary definition
unknown words
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What is theme?
Responsibility
The purpose of the story
Perseverance
The main idea or message of the story that you learn
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What is the last sequence in this story?
They go hiking
An ambulance takes Andy to the hospital
Jake breaks his leg
An ambulance takes Jake to the hospital
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What is sequencing?
The order of events in a story
The plot
Mr. Smothers Rules!
The last thing that happened
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What is an inference?
Interpretation of text
An educated guess based on info & background knowledge
opinion of an article
A guess
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Which of these would
NOT
be a setting?
A snowy winter morning in Minnesota
Lake Waconia
Mr. Smothers Classroom
Midnight
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What is an adjective?
a word the describes a noun
an action word
HMMMMMMM....
Mr. Smothers
13
Which of these is a
proper
noun?
house
place
Mr. Smothers
car
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What does it mean to summarize?
Retell the story.
Retell the story with only the most important parts.
12 words or less
Retell the story with beginning, middle and end.
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Which of the following is an antonym for fast?
Smart
Quick
Speedy
Slow