Main Idea & Details
What is the most important message or topic of a whole story?
Main Idea
Using words *around* an unknown word to figure out its meaning.
Context Clues
The list in the back of a book that shows where every topic is discussed.
Index
The main person, animal, or creature in a story.
Characters
A small group of letters added to the *end* of a word to change its meaning.
Suffix
These are the facts or examples that prove the main idea is correct.
Supporting details
The word 'joyful' means happy. This is an example of what type of clue?
Synonym or Definition Clue
A photograph or drawing that helps you see what is being described in the text.
Illustration or Picture
The time and place where a story happens.
Setting
The prefix *un-* as in 'unhappy' means this.
NOT
If a paragraph is about dogs, cats, and birds, what is the category main idea?
Pets or Animals
The boy felt miserable, *unlike* his cheerful sister. The word *unlike* is a clue for what?
Antonym or Contrast Clue
Words that are darker or thicker than the rest of the text, showing they are important.
Bold words
What the main character wants and the struggles he or she faces.
Problem or Conflict
What does the suffix *-less* mean in the word 'careless'?
without
What is the first step you should take to find the main idea of a new chapter?
Read the title and headings
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FREEBIE
The titles of sections within a chapter that tell you what that section will be about.
Headings or Subheadings
The events that happen from the beginning to the end of a story.
Plot
The prefix *re-* as in 'repaint' means this.
again or back
The sentence that usually tells the main idea of a paragraph is called the...
Topic Sentence
You read: 'The carpenter used a *chisel* to carve the wood.' What clue comes from the related word 'carve'?
Experience or Example Clue
A short piece of text next to a picture or diagram that explains what it is.
Caption
The event when the problem is finally solved.
Solution/Resolution
If a word has the suffix *-ful*, like 'joyful,' what does the entire word mean?
full of