This board helps players review Reading Comprehension Strategies through a Jeopardy-style game format on Kleveroo. It includes categories such as Main Idea, Context Clues, Inference Skills, Text Structure, Author's Purpose. It is useful for classroom review, team trivia, family game night, test prep, and group play.
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A peek at what's on the board — 5 categories and one sample clue from each. Answers stay hidden until you open them, so the game still works.
What term names the most important point of a passage?
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main idea
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Using nearby words to figure out an unknown word is called using what?
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context clues
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What do we call a conclusion you figure out from clues and knowledge?
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an inference
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Which structure presents events in time order?
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chronological order
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What acronym helps you remember persuade, inform, entertain?
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PIE
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Board content
Main Idea
- $100 — What term names the most important point of a passage?
- main idea
- $200 — In many informational paragraphs, where is the topic sentence most often placed?
- at the beginning
- $300 — What are facts and examples that explain the main idea called?
- supporting details
- $400 — What do we call a detail that does not connect to the main idea?
- irrelevant detail
- $500 — To infer an implied main idea, what pattern in the details should you notice?
- repeated ideas
Context Clues
- $100 — Using nearby words to figure out an unknown word is called using what?
- context clues
- $200 — In "arid, or very dry, climate," what type of clue is "or very dry"?
- definition
- $300 — In "Unlike his gregarious sister, Tom is taciturn," which contrast word signals the clue?
- unlike
- $400 — In reading, "context" refers to what around a word?
- surrounding text
- $500 — What common phrase can introduce an example that explains a word?
- for example
Inference Skills
- $100 — What do we call a conclusion you figure out from clues and knowledge?
- an inference
- $200 — You make inferences by combining text clues with what you already know, called what?
- prior knowledge
- $300 — A character slams a door and stomps off; what can you infer about their mood?
- angry
- $400 — What should you always cite to support an inference?
- text evidence
- $500 — An inference must be reasonable and what to the text?
- supported by evidence
Text Structure
- $100 — Which structure presents events in time order?
- chronological order
- $200 — Which structure shows similarities and differences?
- compare and contrast
- $300 — Which structure explains why something happened and the result?
- cause and effect
- $400 — Which structure presents a difficulty and how to fix it?
- problem and solution
- $500 — Name two common signal words that show sequence.
- first and next
Author's Purpose
- $100 — What acronym helps you remember persuade, inform, entertain?
- PIE
- $200 — If a text aims to change your opinion, what is the author’s purpose?
- persuade
- $300 — A how-to article mainly has what purpose?
- inform
- $400 — A funny fictional story is likely written to do what?
- entertain
- $500 — The group a text is written for is called what?
- audience
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