English 3rd Grade Flashcards
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What does the root word 'vis' mean in 'visible'?
Answer: See
The Latin root 'vis' means 'see,' so 'visible' means able to be seen.
Which text structure is used when an author explains what caused something and what happened as a result?
Answer: Cause and effect
Cause-and-effect text structure explains why something happened and what resulted from it.
In the sentence 'Maria quickly finished her homework,' the subject is:
Answer: Maria
The subject is who or what the sentence is about; 'Maria' is performing the action.
Which sentence correctly uses the word 'their'?
Answer: The students forgot their lunches.
'Their' is a possessive pronoun showing that the lunches belong to the students.
A fable is a story that:
Answer: Features talking animals and teaches a moral lesson
Fables are short stories, often with animal characters, that teach a lesson called a moral.
Which sentence uses capitalization correctly?
Answer: My friend lives in New York City.
Proper nouns like the names of cities must be capitalized, and sentences begin with a capital letter.
When a reader visualizes while reading, they are:
Answer: Creating mental pictures based on the text
Visualizing is a reading strategy where readers form mental images to better understand the text.