Vocabulary
Author’s Purpase
The reason an author writes a passage.
Analyze
To study something closely
Cling
To hold tight
Synonym
Words that have the same meaning
What gets wet while drying?
A towel
Cause/Effect
Cause is why something happens.Effect is what happens.
Describe
To explain what something looks like or is.
Defend
To protect or support something/someone
Antonym
Words that have the opposite meaning.
What has many keys but can’t open a single lock?
A piano
Character Traits
characteristics or personality of a person/animal in a story
Explain
To make something clear
Frigid
Very cold
Diagram
A picture to help with the understanding of information.
What has a face but can’t smile?
A clock
Plot
The action or sequence of events in a story
Identify
To recognize or find
Influence
The effect a person or thing has on another
Ingredients
The edible materials used in cooking
What begins with T, end with T, and has T in it?
Teapot
Inference
A guess based on facts and evidence in the text.
Predict
To make a smart guess about what will happen next.
Summarize
To tell the main points
Genre
A way that stories are classified. (Non-fiction, Fiction, etc.)
I sometimes run but cannot walk.
A nose.