Reading Comprehension Strategies
What strategy helps you break a text into sections to understand the main idea and details?
Summarizing
What is the term for a life lesson or message found in a story?
Theme
What is the term for using words around an unfamiliar word to figure out its meaning?
Context clues
What kind of sentence has two independent clauses joined by a conjunction?
Compound sentence
What is the purpose of a reflective essay?
To express thoughts, reactions, and personal insights about a text or experience.
This is a structure where the author compares two or more things. What is it called?
Compare and Contrast
Name a character who stays the same throughout a story.
Static character
Which part of the word "visible" helps you know it means "able to be seen"?
The root “vis” meaning "to see"
How can you avoid a run-on sentence?
Use proper punctuation, like a period or semicolon, or use a conjunction.
Which step of the writing process involves correcting spelling and grammar errors?
Editing
Which type of question should you ask yourself while reading to make sense of challenging texts?
Text-dependent questions (questions like “What does the author mean here?”)
How does foreshadowing help build suspense in a story?
It gives hints about what will happen later.
What is it called when words like “big” and “enormous” are compared?
Synonyms
Which of these is a correctly punctuated sentence?
A. "After school I went to the library."
B. "After school, I went to the library?"
C. "After school, I went to the library."
"After school, I went to the library."
Name one way to organize a multi-paragraph essay.
Introduction, Body, and Conclusion
How do text features, such as boldface or subheadings, help you understand a passage?
They highlight important information and help organize the text.
Give an example of how dialogue can reveal a character's personality.
Dialogue can show a character’s emotions, motives, or relationships with others.
Identify the figurative language: "The stars danced in the sky."
Personification
What is the difference between an adjective and an adverb?
An adjective describes a noun; an adverb describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb.
What is a thesis statement?
A sentence that states the main idea or argument of an essay.
This reading strategy helps you make predictions and confirm your understanding while reading. What is it?
Monitoring comprehension (confirm or self-correct strategy)
What literary device compares two things using like or as?
Simile
How can using new vocabulary words in writing help you?
It helps you remember the words and use them correctly in the future.
Rewrite this sentence to avoid a comma splice: "I like to read, I enjoy writing too."
"I like to read, and I enjoy writing too."
How can peer-editing improve your writing?
It provides feedback from others and helps identify areas for improvement.