March Reading Review

March Reading Review

What are context clues?

• We use context clues to find out the meaning of an unknown word by using "clue" words around it in the text

• Sometimes the context clues are in the same sentence as the unknown word, and sometimes they are in sentences before or after it instead

• We need to figure out the meaning of the unknown word AND be able to list the "clue" words that helped us figure that meaning out

• There are even words that have more than one meaning and we have to figure out which meaning is being used!

Multiple Choice

My mom and dad told me that I needed to pay for the new bike I really wanted, so I decided to set up a lemonade stand this summer to sell lemonade and cookies. I'm a little nervous about how much money I'll need to spend to get supplies for the stand, but I'm hoping that this venture will really pay off.

What is the BEST meaning of venture as used in this sentence?

• saying a possible upset statement

• a risky attempt

• daring to go somewhere unpleasant

• to go on a traveling journey

Multiple Choice

My family lives in the city. When my friends and I want to play baseball, since we don't have a park nearby, we have to play in a nearby vacant lot. There's nothing in the lot for us to run into, so it makes a pretty good baseball field.

Which words help the reader understand the meaning of vacant?

• lives in the city

• nearby

• don't have a park

• nothing in the lot

Elements of Fiction

• Plot (including exposition, main conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution)

• Characters (often we have to infer how characters feel, why they act certain ways, and what they are like as people based on their words and actions)

• Setting (when and where the story takes place)

• Narrator/point of view (Is the storyteller INSIDE or OUTSIDE of the story?)

Read the passage and identify the conflict.

(You will choose the correct conflict on the next slide)

("Procrastinate" means to put off doing something until later.)

Multiple Choice

What was the MAIN conflict in the passage?

• Arianna had set a goal for herself to procrastinate less.

• Arianna is having trouble not procrastinating anymore.

• It was blazing hot outside.

• Arianna felt bad when she procrastinated.

Read the passage and identify the conflict.

(You will choose the correct conflict on the next slide)

Multiple Choice

What is the MAIN conflict in the passage?

• It is too sunny and hot in Hawaii where Mira is moving.

• Mira's friend is upset with her that she is moving.

• Mira is worried that she will miss her friends and old home when she moves.

• The mountains make living in Colorado difficult.

Multiple Choice

What sentence from the passage BEST supports the the main conflict in the last question?

• Mira couldn't decide if the beach and sun were worth leaving her friends and the mountains of Colorado.

• She couldn't wait to live on the beach and always have the sun shining on her back.

• It wasn't until she told her best friend about the move that she realized that it might not be so exciting.

• When Mira found out that they would be moving to Hawaii, she was thrilled!

Multiple Choice

"I want to paint that!" exclaimed Alexis. "I want to BUILD it," said Juan. "I want to photograph it," said Mel. Indeed, all of the children felt the same when they saw the Eifel Tower.

Based on their dialogue, which word BEST describes how the children are feeling?

• Busy

• Inspired

• Overwhelmed

• Happy

Multiple Choice

Jenna had just started at a new school. She noticed that all of the students in her new class had a Smiggle pencil case. When her mom picked her up, she climbed into the car and exclaimed, "Mom, I have to get a Smiggle pencil case!"

Why did Jenna most likely say this?

• She felt like she needed a Smiggle pencil case because everyone else had one

• Smiggle pencil cases were a requirement in her new class

• She didn't feel like she had enough school supplies yet

• Her mom had asked her to bring home a list of supplies she needed

Elements of Drama

• Cast of characters

• Narrator (Helps to give the audience extra information and move the story's timeline along - not every play has one, though!)

• Props

• Setting

• Stage directions (tell the characters how to act physically, how to say their lines, or what emotion to show)

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a PROP?

• The stage where the actors perform

• The costume that the main character wear

• Trees that are part of the setting/scenery on stage

• A baseball a character tosses up and down during a scene

Multiple Choice

Which stage direction is NOT showing the actor how to ACT and is just showing them what do to physically?

• (moving quickly from one side of the stage to the other)

• (looking confused)

• (hanging head while he speaks)

• (whispering with a quaking voice)

Multiple Choice

Which stage direction lets us infer how a character is FEELING?

• (running quickly off stage)

• (pushing a lawnmower in front of her)

• (raising her voice as she replies)

• (raising her hand)

Elements of Nonfiction

• Main idea (what the passage is mostly about)

• Supporting details (specific facts and information that tell more about the main idea)

• Text features (things included in the passage besides the actual words: maps, pictures, captions, timelines, glossaries, headings, graphs, tables)

• When you see a text feature, always ask yourself: what kind of text feature is it, what in the passage is it showing me or giving me information about, and WHY did the author include it here specifically

Multiple Choice

Wilbur and Orville Wright were brothers who were inventors, even from a young age when they built kites and bicycles. Many people credit the Wright Brothers with designing and building the first successful airplane. In 1903, their first flight lasted only 12 seconds, but it continues to inspire people all over the world to learn about science and math, to work hard to realize their dreams, and to use imagination to achieve success.

The main idea of this passage is:

• The Wright Brothers worked hard.

• Inventors build kites and bicycles.

• The Wright brothers were inventors who have inspired many people.

• The first airplane flight in history was in 1903.

Multiple Choice

Which line best supports/proves the main idea in the last question?

• Many people credit the Wright Brothers with designing and building the first successful airplane

• from a young age they built kites and bicycles

• it continues to inspire people all over the world

• In 1903, the first flight only lasted twelve seconds

What kind of text feature is this?

• What kind of article might we find this text feature in?

• Name two towns/cities who received between 3-5 inches of snow.

• Name a city that received between 5-7 inches of snow.

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Multiple Choice

Which of these is NOT a text feature?

• A table showing favorite ice cream flavors by state

• The introductory paragraph of an article

• A timeline showing the major events of the Battle of the Alamo

• A glossary giving definitions of important words in the article