ELA Prep!!Ms. Orville

RAID multiple choice opponents

Read and think

What is the Question?

Attack and Categorize

Think and searchInto the text we go!

What is my answer?Decode the answer choices

Which choice best matches my answer

Because For the reason that Since As seeing that

I love my dog because he is so fun to play with in the park.

I have to go to the doctor because I have a fever

Transition words

Meaning Words/ Phrases Exampl

eSequence/Order First, Second, Third,

Next, Last, Finally, Also, In addition

Gives an example For example For instance

Contrast/opposite But, However On the other handAlthough

Comparison/similarity

Likewise, In the same way, Also

Cause and Effect As a resultTherefore If… then

Connector words

Word Definition

Example

For Because, since

And Joins items togetherAdds additional info

Nor Introduces the second half of negative sentence

But Without, Except, Only, Yet

Or Gives a choiceSubstitution

Yet Until now, so far, at this time, in addition

So As a resultIn order that