Vocabulary
CHARACTER FEELINGS & PERSPECTIVES
TEXT STRUCTURE
DIALOGUE & DESCRIPTION
INFERENCE & EVIDENCE
100

A tradition is something that is ______.

What is passed down or repeated over time?

100

If a character crosses their arms and frowns, they are probably feeling ______.

What is upset or annoyed?

100

When events are told in order, the text structure is ______.

What is chronological?

100

Quotation marks show that a character is ______.

What is speaking?

100

When you make an inference, you use clues + ______.

What is background knowledge?


200

A perspective is a character’s ______.

What is point of view or way of thinking?

200

What helps readers understand a character’s perspective?

What are their actions, words, and thoughts?

200

A text that shows how things are alike and different uses ______.

What is compare and contrast?


200

Stage directions help readers understand…

What are the characters’ actions / movements / feelings?

200

Text evidence is…

What is proof from the story?

300

To compare two things means to find things that are ______.

What are alike?

300

If two characters disagree about a tradition, what do they have?

What are different perspectives?

300

Cause and effect means one event is the ______ and the other is the ______.

What is cause (why) and effect (what happens)?


300

Why do authors include dialogue?

What is to show feelings or move the story forward?


300

If a character’s voice “shakes,” you can infer they feel ______.

What is nervous or afraid?


400

To contrast two things means to find how they are ______.

What are different?

400

A character changes their mind in a story. What is this called?

What is a change in perspective?

400

Which structure would you use to explain how to make something?

What is sequence or steps?

400

If a character whispers, this shows they are probably feeling ______.

What is scared, shy, or nervous?

400

Why must readers use text evidence?

What is to support their answer or inference?


500

A scene in a play is like a ______ in a story.

What is a chapter or part?

500

Jiya loved the cherry blossom trees because they reminded her of ______.

What is her home/culture/memories?

500

A problem and solution structure tells the problem and ______.

What is how it was solved?

500

Describe one way dialogue shows a character’s personality.

Describe one way dialogue shows a character’s personality.

500

Give one strong example of text evidence.

Must include a quote or paraphrase from the text.

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