Literacy Terms

what the text is mostly about

• theme

• author's purpose

• central idea

• figurative language

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Which is NOT an author's purpose?

• retell

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Which pronoun would NOT be used by the narrator if a story is told in first person?

• I

• she

• me

• my

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which pronoun would NOT be used by the narrartor if a story is told in third person?

• he

• they

• she

• my

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is theme?

• what the story is mostly about

• the message or lesson in a text

• the words under a picture

• a person, place, thing, or idea

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

The words and phrases around an unknown word that help determine its meaning are _____.

• sentences

• context clues

• punctuation

• elements of poetry

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

A dictionary is an example of a _____.

• reference source

• story book

• central idea

• stanza

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Text and graphic features are used to _____.

• tell who wrote the text

• give equations

• tell a different story

• organize the text

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

A script, acts, and stage directions are all _____.

• elements of drama

• figurative language

• parts of speech

• characters

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.7

To better understand the text, good readers _____ before, during, and after reading.

• draw pictures

• exercise

• search the web

• ask and answer questions

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1