8th Cycle 3 Review

What is author's purpose?

• what the text is mostly about

• how a text is organized

• the main reason a writer writes something

• the surrounding words that help you understand a word

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How do you determine the meaning of unknown words?

• always choose option d

• search the internet for test answers

• ask someone near you

• look at the sentence the word is in, predict the meaning, then look at the answer choices.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

How can you tell what the main/central point of a text is?

• It is mentioned in the middle of the text.

• It is the author's purpose.

• It is a fact.

• The text mostly talks about it.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

This type of text structure follows events in chronological order.

• Cause/effect

• Compare/contrast

• Description

• Problem/Solution

• Sequence

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

This type of text structure looks at the similarities and differences between at least two things.

• Cause/effect

• Compare/contrast

• Description

• Problem/Solution

• Sequence

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

This type of text structure talks about something leading to something else.

• Cause/effect

• Compare/contrast

• Description

• Problem/Solution

• Sequence

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

This type of text structure talks about an issue and potential ways to fix it.

• Cause/effect

• Compare/contrast

• Description

• Problem/Solution

• Sequence

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

This type of text structure gives facts about something and explains it.

• Cause/effect

• Compare/contrast

• Description

• Problem/Solution

• Sequence

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is one way to make reading on a test easier?

• taking it paragraph by paragraph and marking the main idea

• read the entire passage first, then looking at the questions.

• only reading the bold words

• only marking the names and numbers

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

Supporting details are...

• the thesis of the text

• how the text is organized

• what the text is mostly about

• details that make the thesis or controlling idea stronger

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1