READING SKILL
WHAT IS AUTHOR'S CLAIM?
The claim is a statement of the author’s belief.
WHAT IS THEME?
the message or lesson the author wants to communicate to readers.
WHAT DO MAPS SHOW?
A map may show roads, but it may also show the geographical features of an area, such as rivers and mountains.
WHAT IS CAUSE AND EFFECT?
A cause is why a thing happens, and an effect is what happens as a result of the cause.
figurative language that uses exaggeration to describe something that is unlikely or impossible.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO MAKE PREDICTIONS?
When you read fiction, you can
make predictions about what
will happen next.
WHAT IS AUTHOR'S PERSPECTIVE?
what the author believes or feels about a topic.
WHAT DOES A DIAGRAM SHOW?
Diagrams show the parts of something or how a process works.
WHAT IS CHRONOLOGY AND SEQUENCE?
a text structure that presents events in time order.
WHAT IS ALLITERATION?
Alliteration is the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of a word.
WHAT IS AUTHOR'S PURPOSE?
the author's reason for writing.
WHAT IS CENTRAL IDEA AND DETAILS?
The central idea is the most important point an author makes. It is what the text is mostly about.
Relevant details are the most important details that support the central idea.
WHAT DO CAPTIONS EXPLAIN?
They give more information about a picture or illustration.
WHAT IS COMPARE AND CONTRAST?
Compare and contrast is a kind of text structure.
It shows how things are alike and different.
WHAT ARE IDIOMS?
phrases that have meanings different from the literal meanings of the words.
WHAT IS SUMMARIZE?
You put the most important ideas or
information of a text into your own words.
WHAT IS CHARACTER'S PERSPECTIVE?
what the character does, says, thinks, and feels.
WHAT DO TIMELINE SHOW?
Timelines are diagrams that show major life or historical events in the order in which they took place.
WHAT IS PROBLEM AND SOLUTION?
the author presents a problem and then tells the solution, or the steps taken to solve it.
WHAT ARE SIMILES AND METAPHORS?
• Similes compare using the words like or as.
• Metaphors compare two things without using like or as.
WHAT IS THE PLOT?
The main character in a story often has a conflict,
or problem, that needs to be resolved.
WHAT IS POINT OF VIEW?
refers to the type of narrator telling the story. A story can be told from a first-person or third-person point of view.
HOW DO GRAPHS HELP?
Graphs help readers picture numerical information.
WHAT IS DESCRIPTION?
This structure provides a detailed description of a topic, using vivid language and sensory details to help the reader understand the subject.
WHAT IS PERSONIFICATION?