Word Study
What does the word "candid" mean?
What is "honest and straightforward"
Allude or Alude
Allude
What is the main idea of a passage?
What is the central point or theme discussed?
What is a "metaphor"?
What is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unrelated things?
What is the name of the main character in a story?
What is the "protagonist"?
What is the meaning of the word "benevolent"?
What is "kind and well-meaning"?
Imminent or Iminant
Imminent
What does it mean to make an inference while reading?
What is drawing a conclusion based on evidence in the text?
What does "theme" refer to in a literary work?
What is the central topic or underlying message of the piece?
What is the term for the struggle between opposing forces in a story?
What is "conflict"?
What does the word "meticulous" mean?
What is "showing great attention to detail"?
Obfuscate or Obfucate
Obfuscate
How can context clues help you understand a difficult word?
What is using surrounding words or sentences to infer the meaning?
What is "foreshadowing"?
What is a literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story?
What is the setting of a story?
What is the time and place in which the story occurs?
What does the word "ambiguous" mean?
What is "having more than one possible meaning; unclear"?
Disparte or Disparate
Disparate
What is tone in a passage?
What is the author's attitude toward the subject?
Define "irony."
What is a situation where there is a contrast between expectation and reality?
What do we call the message or lesson learned from a story?
What is the "theme"?
What does the word "pragmatic" mean?
What is "dealing with things sensibly and realistically"?
Ubiquitous or Ubiqutuos
Ubiquitous
In reading comprehension, what does it mean to analyze an argument?
What is "allegory"?
What is a narrative in which characters and events represent broader themes and concepts?
What is "narrative perspective"?
What is the point of view from which a story is told (e.g., first-person, third-person)?