exaggeration emphasize something or to get the interest of the reader
What is a hyperbole?
100
draws the readers attention to important information
What are italics, bold, and color text?
100
The series of events that make up a story
What is the plot?
100
Lists the major parts of a book, readers can use this to locate information in the book
What is the table of contents?
200
glancing quickly through the reading passage without reading the whole thing
What is pre-reading or pre-viewing?
200
human characteristics to animals or objects
What is personification?
200
helps the reader understand the story in a visually
What are photographs and illustrations?
200
the message or main idea
What is the theme?
200
an alphabetical listing of the key names, terms, events, and topics with page numbers
What is the index?
300
tells you why the author wrote the story, article, or passage
What is author's purpose?
300
A comparison of two things that are not alike, uses like or as for comparison
What is simile?
300
explains what is shown in the picture
What are captions?
300
the event in the story when a character makes a difficult decision and the events change
What is the climax?
300
a list of key terms defined in alphabetical order
What is the glossary?
400
the author's opinion or position on the topic
What is author's point of view or prespective?
400
A comparison of two things as if they were the same without using the words like or as
What is metaphor?
400
includes interesting facts or important information the author wants the reader to know
What are text boxes?
400
most important part of reading is _________ we make as we read
What is the personal and emotional connection?
400
tells the reader the topic of the text
What are titles?
500
the attitude the writer/author takes toward the subject
What is author's tone?
500
a person, place or thing that represents something more than what it really is
What is a symbol?
500
are drawings that include the basic shape of the land, or other geographical, political, or historical features to help the reader understand where something happens.
What are maps?
500
A character’s words, thoughts, actions and goals will show this
What is character traits?
500
these divide text into sections, and tell the main idea of the section