NWEA Skills

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Literature
 Word Meaning & Vocabulary Knowledge

Choose one word from Using your knowledge of

what you are currently root words, which of the
reading and use a following words relates to
dictionary to find the best the skin?
definition.
Endemic
Mesoderm
Why is one of the other
definitions wrong? Impugn
Squamous

How do you know?

Understanding Key Ideas & Details
Summarize what you are Find one piece of spoken
currently reading in a dialogue in what you are
single sentence of 11 currently reading that
words or less. changes something
important in the story.
Understanding Key Ideas & Details
What is the first things Who causes the most
that happens in what you problems in what you are
are currently reading? currently reading?
Summarize this event in 9 List 4 reasons why you feel
words or less. this way.
 Craft & Structure
Choose one character In what you are currently
from what you are reading, find an example of
currently reading. Find one of the following:
one thing they do in the • Alliteration
story. • Metaphor
How would you describe • Repetition
them based on this How does this literary
action? element influence your
Why? understanding of the
story?
 Craft & Structure
What emotion does the What point of view does
story you are currently the narrator use in what
reading create? you are currently reading?
Find 3 words that make
you feel that emotion. How would the story be
different if the point of
view changed?
Informational Text
 Key Ideas & Details
In the article, what is the Choose one paragraph
main idea? from the article and
summarize it.
What is one detail you as
a reader must know in What makes that
order to understand that paragraph important to
main idea? understanding the entire
article?
 Key Ideas & Details
In the article, find the 7th In the article, find the 12th
sentence. sentence.

What key idea does this Do you think this is an

sentence support? important, or major detail,
for the article? Or is it a
minor detail?

Why?
 Key Ideas & Details
Find the main idea in the Find the main idea in the
article you are reading. article you are reading.

What are the 3 most Find the two sentences

important details in that most create the main
understanding this main idea.
idea?
Why did you pick those?
What 1 detail do you wish
was included?
 Craft & Structure
In the article, find an What are 2 things the
image (picture, chart, writer does to prove they
graphic…) are an expert to be
trusted in this article?
What is the main idea the
image tries to convey?
 Craft & Structure
Why do you think the Is there anything about
author chose to write this this article that makes you
article? question the reliability of
the writer?
How can you tell?
Why or why not?