Grammar/Other Terms
The name for a word that is similar in meaning.
What is a synonym?
This type of text structure points out similarities and differences.
What is compare and contrast?
This text feature tells about a photo or drawing.
What is a caption?
Past tense verbs often have this suffix.
What is -ed?
Combining what the text says and what you know creates this.
What is an inference?
Nonfiction text has a main idea and these to prove the main idea.
What are supporting details?
The name for a word that is opposite in meaning.
What is an antonym?
A source that ends in .edu, .org, or .gov.
This text feature gives the definitions of difficult words.
The past tense of the verb eat.
What is ate?
This type of structure puts events in the order that they happened.
What is chronological order?
This text feature tells what the paragraph is about.
What is a heading?
The past progressive form of the verb give.
What is was giving?
The four steps of a research project.
What are choosing a topic, searching for information organizing information, and presenting/sharing?
When summarizing a nonfiction text, avoid including this personal judgment.
What is giving an opinion?