EXAM TOPICS

 

1.High-Frequency words 

1. Dawn: The first light of day.

2. Hazardous: Dangerous.

3. Healthy: Being well; not sick.

4. Kickoff: The start of something.

5. Length: How long something is.

6. Nourishing: Providing good nutrition.

7. Pull: To draw towards oneself.

8. Silky: Smooth and soft like silk.

9. Robust: Strong and healthy.

10. Round up: To gather together.

11. Start: To begin.

12. Stretch: To extend or spread out.

13. Unsafe: Not safe.

14. Use: To employ something for a purpose.

15. Way: A method or direction.

16. Work: To do a task.

17. Herd: A group of animals, like cows

2.Suffixes, prefixes

Prefix - Pre

1. Precook: To cook something before it's needed.

2. Precut: To cut in advance.

3. Predict: To say what will happen before it occurs.

4. Preheat: To heat an oven before cooking.

5. Prehistoric: Belonging to a time before recorded history.

6. Premix: To mix ingredients beforehand.

7. Prepare: To make ready before an event.

8. Prepay: To pay for something before receiving it.

9. Preschool: A school for children before they are old enough for kindergarten.

10. Presoak: To soak something before washing.

11. Pretest: A test given before the main test.

12. Preview: To look at or see something before it is available.

Suffix -ly (means in a certain way)

Vocabulary Words and Definitions

1. Happily: In a happy way.

2. Hopefully: In a hopeful way.

3. Joyfully: In a joyful way.

4. Lazily: In a lazy way.

5. Quickly: In a quick way.

6. Sadly: In a sad way.

7. Slowly: In a slow way.

8. Surprisingly: In a surprising way.

9. Swiftly: In a swift (fast) way.

10. Carefully: In a careful way.

11. Quietly: In a quiet way.

12. Angrily: In an angry way.

3. Fable: characteristics of a fable

What is a Fable? 

• A fable is a short story that teaches a lesson called a moral. 

• Characters are often animals with human traits.

4. Main Idea in a story

Understanding the Concepts

• Topic: The general subject (who or what the text is about).

• Main Idea: The most important point the author is making about the topic.

• Supporting Details: Facts, examples, or descriptions that explain or prove the main

idea.

Steps to Identify

1. Read the text carefully.

2. Ask yourself:

o What is this mostly about? (Topic)

o What is the author telling me about the topic? (Main Idea)

o What details support the main idea?

6. Simile

What is a Simile?

A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words "like" or

"as".

• Examples:

o "She is as brave as a lion."

o "The cloud is like a cotton ball in the sky."

o "He swims like a fish."

How to Create a Simile

1. Choose a subject: What do you want to describe?

2. Think of something similar: Find something that shares a characteristic.

3. Use "like" or "as" to compare: Form the simile.

Common Similes

• As busy as a bee

• As quiet as a mouse

• Runs like the wind

7. Subject and predicate

Understanding Subjects and Predicates

• Subject: Part of the sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about.

• Predicate: Part of the sentence that tells what the subject does or is.

Examples

• Sentence: "The girl dances gracefully."

o Subject: "The girl"

o Predicate: "dances gracefully"

• Sentence: "Birds fly."

o Subject: "Birds"

o Predicate: "fly"