Vocabulary Strategies
Context clues can help you understand this type of word.
What is an unknown word?
A phrase that compares two things using 'like' or 'as'.
What is a simile?
"I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw the huge rainbow stretch across the sky!"
What is first-person point of view?
This is the sequence in which events happen in a story.
What is chronological order?
The main idea of a paragraph or a text.
What is the central idea?
The beginning of a word that changes its meaning.
What is a prefix?
A comparison where one thing is said to be another.
What is a metaphor?
"You should always look both ways before crossing the street."
What is second-person point of view?
A text that explains how two things are alike and different uses this structure.
What is compare and contrast?
What you call specific facts or pieces of information that support the main idea.
What are supporting details?
A clue found in the sentence or surrounding text.
What is a context clue?
Exaggeration used to show strong feeling or effect.
What is hyperbole?
"She walked into the room, set down her backpack, and sighed heavily."
What is third-person?
A way to organize a text where a problem is presented and then solved.
What is problem and solution?
This term refers to drawing a conclusion based on evidence in the text.
What is making an inference?
Another word with the same meaning.
What is a synonym?
Giving human characteristics to an object or animal.
What is personification?
"He felt nervous about the test but tried not to show it."
What is third-person?
The structure used when a text focuses on actions and their effects.
What is cause and effect?
When you make a statement that sums up what a text was about.
What is summarizing?
A word that means the opposite of another word.
What is an antonym?
The repetition of the same consonant sound at the start of closely connected words.
What is alliteration?
"The teacher knew all the students were excited for the field trip, even though some tried to hide it."
What is third-person omniscient?
A structure that lists items or steps in a specific order.
What is sequence?
The reason why an author includes specific information or a particular event in a text.
What is the author's purpose?