Vocabulary Day 1

Question 1

Phonological

Answer 1

Pertaining to a speaker’s knowledge about sound patterns in a language.

Question 2

Graphinics

Answer 2

Refers to the sound relationship between the orthography (symbols) and phonology (sounds) of a language.

Question 3

Similes

Answer 3

Comparisons using like or as.

Question 4

Morphemes

Answer 4

Smallest meaningful units of speech. The can include: simple words, suffixes, and prefixes.
Examples: red, hot, calm, -ed, pre-

Question 5

Expository

Answer 5

The purpose of the author is to inform, explain, describe, or define his or her subject to the reader.

Question 6

Three features of expository writing

Answer 6

1. The essay may describe a thing or a process.
2. It can analyze people, events and objects.
3. It can provide facts and notions that can be supported by proofs.

Question 7

Metaphors

Answer 7

Comparison between two unlike things WITHOUT using like or as.

Question 8

Syllables

Answer 8

Sections of a word that can be said by themselves.

Question 9

Nonsense words

Answer 9

Words or parts of words which do not exist in the language you are using.

Example: The child repeated the nonsense syllables “boo di doo doo.”

Question 10

Context clues

Answer 10

A vocabulary strategy in which the reader looks at the words around an unfamiliar word to find clues to its meaning.

Question 11

Historical fiction

Answer 11

A fictional story with real and invented characters that take place during a historical time.

Question 12

Mystery

Answer 12

A suspenseful story about a puzzling event that is not solved until the end of a story.

Question 13

Fantasy

Answer 13

A story including elements that are impossible such as talking animals or magical powers.

Question 14

Folktale

Answer 14

A story, often with a message, that was initially passed on by word of mouth.

Question 15

Poetry

Answer 15

A verse written to inspire thought by the reader.

Question 16

Non-fiction

Answer 16

All the information is based on true facts and not made up.

Question 17

Autobiography

Answer 17

The story of a real person’s life that is written by that person.

Question 18

Biography

Answer 18

The story of a real person’s life that is written by another person.

Question 19

Realistic fiction

Answer 19

A story using made-up characters that takes place in modern times.

Question 20

Science fiction

Answer 20

A story that blends futuristic technology with scientific fact and fiction.

Question 21

Cloze

Answer 21

Assessment to determine reading levels. The assessment is grouped by instructional, independent or frustration reading levels. It serves as a great way to assess the whole class at once. In order to be effective: passages need to be less than 275 words. Teachers could delete every 5th word.

Independent= 60% or more of the words.
Instructional=40-60% of the words.
Frustration= less than 40% of the words.