Main Idea
Vocabulary
Inference
Author's Purpose
Text Structure
100

What is the main idea

“A dog needs food, water, and exercise to stay healthy.”

Dogs need basic care to stay healthy

100

enormous

very big

100

Lila grabbed her umbrella before leaving.

It might be raining.

100

Make you laugh

Entertain

100

A text that explains why something happened

Cause and effect

200

fragile

easily broken

200

Tom’s shoes were muddy and his clothes were wet.

He was outside in the mud or rain.

200

Teach how to do something

Inform or explain

200

A text that tells events in order

Chronological Order

300

inquisitive

Curious

300

Jasmine studied all night and smiled when she saw her test.

She did well on her test.

300

Convince you to recycle

Persuade

300

A text that shows how two things are alike and different

Compare and contrast

400

impure

not pure

400

The lights went out and everyone gasped.

Power outage or something unexpected happened.

400

Tell a story about a character’s adventure

Entertain

400

A text that describes a problem and how it was solved

Problem and solution

500

generate

produce

500

Carlos kept checking the clock and tapping his foot.

He was ready to go home!

500

Explain why exercise is important

Inform

500

A text that mainly describes a topic using details

Description