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  • CAUSE: The weather is cool. What is the effect?
    Kat will take a long trip
    There won't be many people at the beach
    The beach will be very crowded
  • What is a work that describes a noun? It tells you something about the noun.
    adjective
  • What is the main idea?
    There is much variety in the cat family
    Cats make the best house pets
    Cats are very similar
  • "Let's call it a day!"
    personification
    idiom
    metaphor
    alliteration
  • I am in a hurry in the morning. I eat a small breakfast. I am busy at lunchtime. I do not eat much. I am hungry at night. I eat a big ________.
    breakfast
    lunch
    dinner
  • What is the time and place of the story?
    the setting
  • Who is the person that writes the story and the person who draws the pictures for the story?
    the author and the illustrator
  • The police officer held her hand out. The cars halted. The children crossed the street. Then the police officer waved her hand. All the cars started to move again. What does the word halted mean?
    moved quickly
    stopped
    started
  • What is the message that is int he story or what the story is about?
    the theme
  • What is a statement that can be proven?
    a fact
    an opinion
  • What is a word which usually describes a verb? It tells you how something is done. It may also tell you when or where something happened.
    an adverb
  • There are so many people inn the city who sell things. Some merchants sell food. Some sell clothes. I like the merchants who sell toys best. What is a merchant?
    people who sell things
    people who throw things
    people who buy things
  • What is a word that describes an action (doing something) or a state (being something)?
    a verb
  • What are the events that happen in the story?
    the plot
    the setting
    the main idea
  • CAUSE: A dog howled. What was the effect?
    Pete walked even faster
    Everything was quiet
    Pete went inside
  • What is the author's reason or purpose for writing the passage?
    author's purpose
  • What is something that proves the truth of something else to prove that the information is correct?
    evidence
  • What is the order in which a series of events occurs?
    chronological order or sequence
  • What is a statement that cannot be proven because it states a writer's belief?
    opinion
    fact
  • "The Earth coughed and choked in all of the pollution."
    personification
    metaphor
    alliteration
    simile
  • What is a person, place, thing, idea, living creature, quality, or action
    Noun
  • What is the most important idea that the author is trying to say?
    main idea
  • We all wanted to visit Grandpa. Mom, Dad, and I got in the car. We ________ to Grandpa's house. We had a good time with him all afternoon.
    ran
    drove
    crossed
  • EFFECT: Michael cried all the way to the office. What was the cause?
    He wanted to see Dr. Robbins
    The dentist didn't hurt him at all
    He was afraid of the dentist
  • The meanings of words and phrases and how they are used in the story
    vocabulary
  • CAUSE: Jasper walked up 9 flights of stairs. What was the effect?
    He was tired when he got home
    He lives on the 10th floor
    Judy was tired when she got home
  • You use Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then to _______ a story?
    summarize
  • What is the main idea?
    Bats look like many other animals
    Bats move by running and flying
    Bats are unusual mammals
  • To come to a reasonable conclusion based on evidence found in the text
    inference
  • I raced with my friend. We started together. We both ran very fast. This time she ____ first. I said, "you win!"
    began
    fell
    finished
  • The perspective fro which a story is told; could be first or third
    point of view
  • Who are the people or animals that act out the story?
    the characters
  • EFFECT: Magellan and his crew sailed around the world. What was the cause?
    They sailed from Spain to America
    They went to Spain in 1519
    They wanted to see what would happen if they kept sailing
  • What is the main idea?
    Corn is important as it is used for many things
    Corn is grown all over the world
    Corn is grown as feed for humans and animals
  • What is the main idea?
    The cactus grows in most parts of the world
    The cactus is designed for storing water
    The cactus is a beatiful-looking plant
  • "The girl was a fish in the water."
    personification
    alliteration
    metaphor
    simile
  • What is a word used instead of a noun to avoid repeating the noun? (ex. I, you, he, etc.)
    a pronoun
  • Which figurative phrase uses exaggeration?
    hyperbole
    onomatopoeia
    simile
    metaphor
  • "She's as happy as a clam!"
    hyperbol
    idiom
    simile
    metaphor
  • What is the main idea?
    Chocolate has few uses
    Chocolate is high in vitamis
    Making chocolate is a long process