Grade 3-5 Comprehension Quest

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What is the main idea of a story?

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The main idea is the most important point or message that the story conveys.

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What is a setting in a story?

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The setting is the time and place where the story occurs.

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What are characters in a story?

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Characters are the people or animals that take part in the story.

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What is a plot?

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The plot is the sequence of events that make up a story.

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What is a theme in literature?

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The theme is the underlying message or lesson of the story.

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What does it mean to infer?

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To infer means to make a guess or conclusion based on evidence and reasoning.

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What is a summary?

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A summary is a brief statement that gives the main points of a story.

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What is a conflict in a story?

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Conflict is a struggle between opposing forces, which drives the plot.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes one thing as if it were another.