"Cold silence fell across the land." What does the line most likely mean?

It became suddenly very quiet on the Moon

The temperature dropped on the Moon

It was cold on the spaceship going to the Moon

The men talked quietly on the spaceship to the Moon

Timelines are used in Non-Fiction to give you information in what format?

They are set up in date order, showing important events in the order that they occurred in the passage.

From most important events to least important

Just to add a new deminsion to the text

If a question asks about a photograph then the answer will be directly taken from either what or what???

What you see in the picture and the caption below the picture.

The paragraph leading up or next to the photograph.

You will have to use text evidence and background knowledge to figure it out.

What you know about the picture from reading the passage.

Subheadings or headings are included in Non-Fiction to let the reader know what?

What they are going to read about in each section.

The main idea of the entire selection.

Interesting facts covered in the article.

Diagrams in NON-FICTION are there to...

Label or name all the parts to a specific object, animal, or thing

Make the article more appealing to read.

Give you a location to a specific area

Show you what something looks like

Sound words used in poetry or text "Boom!"

A word related to dramatical performances.

A literary device used to get your attention

The pattern of rhyming in poetry. ex (AA, BB)

A theme that a poetic wants to portray or show in poetry.

Rhyming words used to convey a point in poetry.

The use of alliteration in poetry.

Another name for drama where actors perform and act out a story on stage.

A script that you read to perform

A place where actors perform on stage.

Stage directions are written in italics, brackets, or parenthesis to..

Tell the actors where to go on stage and what kind of expression, body language, or actions to do. They also help a person reading understand what the actors would be doing on stage.

Give the reader an idea of what the theme, lesson or moral is to the play.

Lines that actors read on stage.

Part of the script where the narrator is reading.

What's the meaning of this hyperbole? "Shawn would move mountains for Angela."

Shawn would do anything for Angela.

Shawn and Angela like to climb mountains together.

Shawn paints pictures of mountain scenes.

What does context mean?

the setting of a word or phrase that affects its meaning

to create a picture in one's mind using written or spoken words

that which tends to prove or disprove something

to indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated

What is a conflict in a story?

a struggle between two opposing forces usually the protagonist and the antagonist

A series of events that complicates matters for your characters, and results in increased drama or suspense

story is in chronological order and does not skew from that order.

The beginning that introduces the characters and setting.

What does Inference mean?

Use clues and what you already know to come up with an idea

Giving a reason for your answer

Jenny visited her grandmother in the hospital. She saw how kind and helpful the nurses were to her grandmother. Now she wants to be a nurse when she grows up. She wants to help sick people get well. What is the main idea?

Her grandmother was in the hospital.

Jenny was glad the nurses were being kind to her grandmother.

Context Clues What are context clues?

Hints that an author gives to help define a difficult word or term.

Things around you that help you solve a crime.

A type of reading that gives you clues about the main idea.

The definition of vocabulary words in the margin of the page.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which strategy should you use while reading a passage?

Write the main idea for each paragraph

Underline every sentence

Circle each paragraph

label the title

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RF.1.3A

CCSS.RF.1.3C

CCSS.RF.1.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4C

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is main idea?

The author's purpose

The moral lesson of the story

What the story is mostly about

The supporting details in a story

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.1.2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What should you do after reading the first story in a paired passage?

Underline the title

Make an inference with the title

answer the questions for the first story only

answer all of the questions

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.6.7

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A group of lines in a poem is called...

line break

free verse

stanza

rhyme scheme

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.K.5

CCSS.RL.7.5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The main idea of a paragraph is sometimes found in the first two sentences of a paragraph. True or False?

True

False

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In a summary, you MUST include which of the following?

only important details

interesting details

text clues

supporting details

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When a question begins with "what can you conclude..." Its really asking you to:

Summarize

infer

identify theme

find main idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.K.1

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STAAR reading review

Which strategy should you use while reading a passage?

What is main idea?

What should you do after reading the first story in a paired passage?

A group of lines in a poem is called...

The main idea of a paragraph is sometimes found in the first two sentences of a paragraph. True or False?

In a summary, you MUST include which of the following?

When a question begins with "what can you conclude..." Its really asking you to:

Underlining every sentence is an excellent way to track your thoughts...True or false?

Fiction stories are written to inform and explain something to the reader. True or false

In order to make an inference, I must use my background knowledge and what else?

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