Main Idea
This tells what the text is mostly about.
👉 What is the main idea?
This means finding proof in the text to support your answer.
👉 What is text evidence?
This means using words around an unknown word to figure it out.
👉 What are context clues?
A word that means the opposite.
👉 What is an antonym?
Who the story is about.
👉 What is the character?
A passage is about how bees make honey. What is the main idea?
👉 Bees make honey.
Clue: “The dog barked loudly at the stranger.” What does this show?
👉 The dog was protecting or alert.
Clue: “The enormous elephant filled the room.” What does enormous mean?
👉 Very big
A word that means the same.
👉 What is a synonym?
Where and when the story takes place.
👉 What is the setting?
Clue: Supporting details help explain this.
👉 What is the main idea?
When answering questions, you should always do this with the text.
👉 Use evidence / refer back to the text.
Clue: “She was exhausted after running.” What does exhausted mean?
👉 Very tired
Clue: Happy → joyful. These are…
👉 Synonyms
The problem in the story.
👉 What is the conflict?
A story is about a boy who learns to share. What is the main idea?
👉 Sharing is important.
Clue: Which is better evidence?
A. I think he is nice
B. “He helped his friend clean up.”
👉 B
Clue: “The icy wind made her shiver.” What does icy suggest?
👉 Very cold
Clue: Hot → cold. These are…
👉 Antonyms
How the problem gets solved.
👉 What is the resolution?
Clue: This is the MOST important point, not a small detail.
👉 What is the main idea?
Clue: Text evidence answers this question: “How do you know?”
👉 What is text evidence?
Clue: You use surrounding words to figure out meaning.
👉 What are context clues?
Clue: A group of words with a special meaning (not literal).
👉 What is an idiom?
Clue: The events that happen in a story.
👉 What is the plot?