1. Midterm Test Review
Week 8

2. Skills to review
author’s purpose analyze antonym & synonym categorize cause and effect context clues event
infer
metaphor
opinion
using a chart
organize
prediction

3. Skill: author’s purpose
Why did the author write this story or article?
The author wrote the story/article:
To inform
To give information or to teach
To persuade
To give facts and opinions to make you agree
To entertain
To have something fun to read

4. Skill: cause and effect
Kyle told a funny joke, so the class laughed.

5. Skill: cause and effect
Kyle told a funny joke, so the class laughed.
cause
This is why something happens.

6. Skill: cause and effect
Kyle told a funny joke, so the class laughed.
cause
effect
This is why something happens.
This is the event that happens because of the cause.

7. Skill: synonyms and antonyms
synonyms : words with the same or similar meanings

8. Skill: synonyms and antonyms
synonyms : words with the same or similar meanings
friendly

9. Skill: synonyms and antonyms
synonyms : words with the same or similar meanings
friendly – kind, lovely, caring, helpful

10. Skill: synonyms and antonyms
synonyms : words with the same or similar meanings
friendly – kind, lovely, caring, helpful
antonyms : words with the opposite meaning

11. Skill: synonyms and antonyms
synonyms : words with the same or similar meanings
friendly – kind, lovely, caring, helpful
antonyms : words with the opposite meaning
friendly

12. 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

13. Skill: context clues
Context clues are clues in the text or story that help you understand something.

14. 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.

15. 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?

16. 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.
Use the clues.
What does confused mean?

17. 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.
Use the clues.
What does confused mean?
speaking

18. 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.
Use the clues.
What does confused mean?
speaking
feeling

19. 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.
Use the clues.
What does confused mean?
speaking
feeling
So confused means the same as don’t understand.

20. Skill: infer
Use the clues and information you have to make guesses that are probably true.

21. 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.

22. 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?

23. 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.
Use the clues.
Where is Sally?

24. 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.
Use the clues.
Where is Sally?
clues and hints
Sally is at school.

25. 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.
Use the clues.
Where is Sally?
clues and hints