Reading Literature
What do you call where a story takes place?
What is setting?
This is the main idea supported by evidence in an informational text.
What is central idea?
Words like happy, joyful, and excited are examples of this type of word relationship.
What are synonyms?
A sentence that introduces the main idea of a paragraph.
What is topic sentence?
Students should reread the question and look back at this before answering.
What is the text?
What do we call the message or lesson the author wants the reader to learn?
What is theme?
Facts, examples, or quotes used to support an idea are called this.
What is textual evidence?
Capital letters are needed at the beginning of sentences and for these types of words.
What are proper nouns?
Writing that explains or informs the reader.
What is expository writing?
The best strategy for unfamiliar words on a test.
What is using context clues?
The struggle between opposing forces in a story is called this.
What is conflict?
An author’s opinion or stance on a topic.
What is author's claim?
If a word has a positive or negative feeling attached to it, it has this.
What is connotation?
The part of an essay that restates the main idea and leaves a final thought.
What is a conclusion?
The BEST answer choice is usually supported by this.
What is evidence from the text?
When the author hints at future events, it is called this.
What is foreshadowing?
A text structure that shows similarities and differences.
What is compare and contrast?
When an author uses words to help you imagine how something looks, sounds, or feels, they are using this.
What is imagery?
Writing that argues a position using claims and evidence.
What is argumentative writing?
Short notes or marks made while reading are called this.
How the narrator’s position or feelings affect how a story is told.
What is point-of-view?
Words like because, as a result, and therefore signal this structure.
What is cause and effect?
When two complete sentences are incorrectly joined together, it is called this.
What is a run-on sentence?
This is when a writer explains how or why their evidence supports their idea instead of just dropping a quote or fact.
What is elaboration or explanation?
Before choosing an answer, students should cross out choices that are clearly wrong. This strategy is called this.
What is process of elimination?