Reading Comprehension
Clue: The main idea of a passage is also called this.
👉 Answer: What is the central idea?
Clue: A comparison using “like” or “as.”
simile
Clue: A word that shows action.
👉 Answer: What is a verb?
Clue: The first sentence that grabs the reader’s attention.
👉 Answer: What is a hook?
Clue: A word that means the opposite of another word.
👉 Answer: What is an antonym?
Clue: Details from the text that support your answer.
👉 Answer: What is text evidence?
Clue: Giving human qualities to nonhuman things.
👉 Answer: What is personification?
Clue: A word that describes a noun.
👉 Answer: What is an adjective?
Clue: A sentence that tells the main point of an essay.
👉 Answer: What is a thesis or claim?
Clue: A word that has the same meaning as another word.
👉 Answer: What is a synonym?
Clue: When you figure something out using clues from the text and your own thinking.
👉 Answer: What is inference?
Clue: A comparison that does NOT use “like” or “as.”
👉 Answer: What is a metaphor?
Clue: Correct use of commas, periods, and other marks.
👉 Answer: What is punctuation?
Clue: Words like “first,” “next,” and “finally” that connect ideas.
👉 Answer: What are transition words?
Clue: The meaning of a word based on how it is used in a sentence.
👉 Answer: What is context clues?
Clue: The perspective from which a story is told (first person, third person, etc.).
👉 Answer: What is point of view?
Clue: The repetition of beginning consonant sounds in words.
👉 Answer: What is alliteration?
Clue: A group of words with a subject and a predicate that expresses a complete thought.
👉 Answer: What is a sentence?
Clue: The final paragraph that wraps up an essay.
👉 Answer: What is a conclusion?
Clue: A word that imitates a sound (like “buzz” or “crash”).
👉 Answer: What is onomatopoeia?
In a story, this is the main message or lesson the author wants readers to understand, often not stated directly.
What is “theme”?
This literary device occurs when a writer gives human qualities, like emotions or actions, to animals, objects, or ideas.
What is “personification”?
This error occurs when a sentence is missing a subject, a verb, or a complete thought, making it incomplete.
What is a “sentence fragment”?
This type of sentence from a paragraph clearly states the main idea and is usually found at the beginning.
What is a “topic sentence”?
This word means to carefully examine something in detail in order to understand it better.
What is “analyze”?