Reading Terms
What do you call the person who is telling the story?
Narrator
What is the main idea of a story or paragraph?
What the text is mainly about.
“The baby was very drowsy—she was sleepy and rubbing her eyes.”
What does drowsy mean?
Sleepy or tired
“She ran as fast as a cheetah.”
What type of figurative language is this?
Simile
What is it called when the narrator is telling the story from their own perspective, using words like “I” and “me”?
First-person point of view
What is the word for the main problem the characters face in a story?
Conflict
A paragraph talks about brushing your teeth, flossing, and going to the dentist. What is the main idea?
How to take care of your teeth.
“He is very generous. For example, he shares his lunch and gives toys to his brother.”
What does generous mean?
kind and giving
“The wind whispered through the trees.”
What kind of figurative language is this?
Personification
What is it called when the narrator of the story uses words like he, she, and they?
Third-person point of view
What is the part of the story called when the problem is solved or the conflict comes to an end?
Resolution
The paragraph is about how to make a sandwich. Which sentence does NOT support the main idea?
A) First, get two slices of bread.
B) Next, add your favorite fillings.
C) My dog loves to bark at the mailman.
C) My dog loves to bark at the mailman.
Dylan goes to the Air and Space Museum every chance he gets because he is fascinated by planes.
What does fascinated mean?
interested in
“He’s a walking dictionary.”
What type of figurative language is this?
Metaphor
What are words like first, next, then, and finally called that help writing flow?
Transition words
What do we call the lesson or message the author wants you to learn?
Theme
Match this main idea to a detail:
Main idea: Dogs need exercise.
Which detail matches?
A) Dogs sleep a lot.
B) Dogs love to go on walks.
B) Dogs love to go on walks.
Cathryn carried the delicate plate to the table very carefully.
What does delicate mean?
fragile, easily breakable or damaged
“Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.”
What is this an example of?
Alliteration
What do we call the way a text is organized, like cause and effect, problem and solution, or sequence of events?
Text structure
What do we call a guess you make about what will happen next in a story based on what you’ve already read?
If a paragraph talks about lions hunting, living in groups, and caring for their cubs, what is the main idea?
How lions live.
He was elated when he won the prize. He jumped up and down with a huge smile!”
What does elated mean?
Very happy
“Don’t spill the beans—it's a surprise!”
What kind of figurative language is this?
Which of the following is an example of a first-hand account?
A) A newspaper article about a recent event
B) A diary entry written by someone who was at the event
C) A teacher telling a story about something that happened years ago
B) A diary entry written by someone who was at the event