Reading and Vocabulary Concepts Worksheet

What does PERSUADE mean?

• to try to convince someone

• to ignore someone

• to make someone laugh

• to punish someone

• to forget something

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

What is an OPINION?

• what someone thinks

• a proven fact

• a scientific law

• a historical event

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What is a TOPIC SENTENCE?

• The sentence at the beginning of a paragraph that tells your reader what your paragraph is about

• A sentence that summarizes the entire essay at the end

• A question that introduces a new topic in the middle of a paragraph

• A sentence that provides a detailed example in the paragraph

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

What is a DIAGRAM?

• a picture with labels to explain the parts of something

• a type of musical instrument

• a kind of food

• a famous building

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What does it mean to compare?

• Find traits that are similar

• Describe something in detail

• List all possible differences

• Explain the cause of something

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.3

What does light mean in this sentence? "Katie's backpack is light because it's almost empty."

• not heavy

• bright

• fast

• expensive

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

What inference can you make from the following: Its dark, cold, and snowy outside. Kids have slipped into bed early after putting out a plate of fresh cookies and cold milk.

• It is Christmas Eve

• It is Halloween night

• It is the Fourth of July

• It is the first day of school

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

What is EVIDENCE?

• information from the text that proves your answer

• a summary of the story

• the main character's opinion

• the title of the book

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.2.9

What are CHARACTER TRAITS?

• words that describe a character's personality

• the setting of the story

• the main events in a story

• the moral of the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.7.3

What is the MORAL of story?

• what the author wants you to learn

• the main character's name

• the place where the story happens

• the time the story takes place

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.K.5