"W" Words
"C" Words
"S" Words
Other
Main Idea
100

The person/s or thing/s the text is about...

Who

100

When there are more ideas to come it means that there is a...

Continuation

100

What is a short statement of the main idea and its supporting details in your own words called...

Summary

100

A process or procedure to accomplish the goal...

How

100

The most important ideas/things in the text. It's also what the author wants you to know ...

Main Idea

200

A time, time period or actual date...

When

200

When the author doubles back to a previous thought, he is...

Change of direction

200

When ideas are presented in order, they are in...

Sequence

200

A change is coming...

Cause/Result

200

Information that can be used as evidence...

Fact

300

The subject of the sentence (usually not a person); could be the action of the person...

What

300

When you come to the end, it is the...

Conclusion

300

When something answers the "where" questions or takes up space it is said to be...

Spatial

300

When is it (the idea, etc.) happening?

Time

300

A belief about something that may not be supported by fact...

Opinion
400

The reason behind the (did) what...

Why

400

When you identify similarities between two or more things, you just...

Compare

Compared

400

What is information that tells more about the main idea called...

Supporting details

400

This is what "it" really means...

Illustration

400

The ability to make a sensible or reasonable decision...

Judgement

500

Osan in Korea is a location. If someone asks you, "what is your location?", they are asking ... are you.

Where

500

When trying to find the difference between "cats" and "dogs", you are ...

Contrasting

Contrast

500

What is the nineteenth (19th) letter of the alphabet...

S

500

If something is written in bold or highlighted, it stands out. Therefore, the author places ... on that information.

Emphasis

500

A graph, a video recording and map are examples of ...

**Hint - the word begins with the letter 'e'!**

Evidence


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