Inferencing
Main Idea
Cause/Effect
Text Structures
Context Clues
100

A conclusion drawn from prior knowledge and evidence from the text

What is an inference? 

100

 More specific information given in a text about the main idea.

What are key details? 

100
Why something happened.

What is cause?

100

The author organizes a text to show how two or more thing are alike and how they are different.

What is a compare and contrast text structure?

100

Determining the meaning of a word or phrase using the words/sentences around it. 

What are context clues?

200

Proof or clues from the text that show your answer is correct.

What is text evidence? 

200

The primary point or central concept that is directly stated within a specific passage, paragraph, or section of a text.

What is main idea?

200
What happened as a result of something else?

What is effect? 

200

The author organizes a text to tell readers about an issue and offers ways to fix the issue. 

What is a problem and solution text structure? 

200

A collection of all of the words you know and use when you read, write, or talk.

What is vocabulary?

300

The exact words someone said or wrote.

What is a quote? 

300

Giving the main points in a brief statement.

What is a summary?

300

A text from the past. 

What is a historical text?

300

The author organizes the text to show events in the order they happened, from first to last.

What is a chronological text structure?

300

To study something closely and carefully.

 What is analyze?

400

Tears rolled down her cheeks, but she was smiling. How does she feel?

Very happy

400

A main idea that is directly stated in the text.

What is explicitly stated?

400

Writing that explains facts about animals, plants, space, or experiments.

What is a scientific text?

400

The author organizes a text to explain the steps of how to do or make something. 

What is a sequence text structure?

400

A word that means the same or almost the same as another word.  

What is a synonym?

500

A student is hiding their paper during a test. What does that mean?

The student doesn't want others to see their answers to prevent cheating. 

500

A main idea that is not directly stated in the text.

What is implicitly stated?

500

Writing that gives instructions or explains how to do something, like using a machine, following a recipe, or building something.

What is a technical text?

500

The author organizes a text to explain something that happened and why it happened. 

What is a cause and effect text structure. 

500

A word that means the opposite of another word.

what is an antonym?

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