Week 8Midterm Test Review

Skills to review

author’s purposeanalyzeantonym & synonymcategorizecause and effectcontext cluesevent

infermetaphoropinionusing a chartorganizeprediction

Skill: author’s purpose

Why did the author write this story or article?

The author wrote the story/article:

To informTo give information or to teach

To persuadeTo give facts and opinions to make you agree

To entertainTo have something fun to read

Skill: cause and effect

Kyle told a funny joke, so the class laughed.

Skill: cause and effect

cause

Kyle told a funny joke, so the class laughed.

This is why something happens.

Skill: cause and effect

cause effect

Kyle told a funny joke, so the class laughed.

This is why something happens.

This is the event that happens because of the cause.

Skill: synonyms and antonyms

synonyms : words with the same or similar meanings

Skill: synonyms and antonyms

synonyms : words with the same or similar meanings

friendly

Skill: synonyms and antonyms

synonyms : words with the same or similar meanings

friendly – kind, lovely, caring, helpful

Skill: synonyms and antonyms

synonyms : words with the same or similar meanings

antonyms : words with the opposite meaning

friendly – kind, lovely, caring, helpful

Skill: synonyms and antonyms

synonyms : words with the same or similar meanings

friendly – kind, lovely, caring, helpful

antonyms : words with the opposite meaning

friendly

Skill: synonyms and antonyms

synonyms : words with the same or similar meanings

friendly – kind, lovely, caring, helpful

antonyms : words with the opposite meaning

friendly – unfriendly , unkind, uncaring, unhelpful

Skill: context clues

Context clues are clues in the text or story that help you understand something.

Skill: context clues

Context clues are clues in the text or story that help you understand something.

Michael said something that confused me. I didn’t understand what he was saying. I asked him to say it again.

Skill: context clues

Context clues are clues in the text or story that help you understand something.

Michael said something that confused me. I didn’t understand what he was saying. I asked him to say it again.

What does confused mean?

Skill: context clues

Context clues are clues in the text or story that help you understand something.

Michael said something that confused me. I didn’t understand what he was saying. I asked him to say it again.

What does confused mean? Use the clues.

Skill: context clues

Context clues are clues in the text or story that help you understand something.

Michael said something that confused me. I didn’t understand what he was saying. I asked him to say it again.

What does confused mean? Use the clues.

speaking

Skill: context clues

Context clues are clues in the text or story that help you understand something.

Michael said something that confused me. I didn’t understand what he was saying. I asked him to say it again.

What does confused mean? Use the clues.

speakingfeeling

Skill: context clues

Context clues are clues in the text or story that help you understand something.

Michael said something that confused me. I didn’t understand what he was saying. I asked him to say it again.

What does confused mean? Use the clues.

speakingfeeling

So confused means the same as don’t understand.

Skill: infer

Use the clues and information you have to make guesses that are probably true.

Skill: infer

Use the clues and information you have to make guesses that are probably true.

Sally was late. She ran into the classroom and knocked into another

student. They both fell over and Sally’s homework flew all over the floor.

She said sorry and picked up her homework. The teacher came over and

helped her.

Skill: infer

Use the clues and information you have to make guesses that are probably true.

Sally was late. She ran into the classroom and knocked into another

student. They both fell over and Sally’s homework flew all over the floor.

She said sorry and picked up her homework. The teacher came over and

helped her.

Where is Sally?

Skill: infer

Use the clues and information you have to make guesses that are probably true.

Sally was late. She ran into the classroom and knocked into another

student. They both fell over and Sally’s homework flew all over the floor.

She said sorry and picked up her homework. The teacher came over and

helped her.

Where is Sally? Use the clues.

Skill: infer

Use the clues and information you have to make guesses that are probably true.

Sally was late. She ran into the classroom and knocked into another

student. They both fell over and Sally’s homework flew all over the floor.

She said sorry and picked up her homework. The teacher came over and

helped her.

Where is Sally? Use the clues.

clues and hintsSally is at school.

Skill: infer

Use the clues and information you have to make guesses that are probably true.

Sally was late. She ran into the classroom and knocked into another

student. They both fell over and Sally’s homework flew all over the floor.

She said sorry and picked up her homework. The teacher came over and

helped her.

Where is Sally? Use the clues.

clues and hints