Common State Testing Vocabulary
The main point or message the author wants to communicate.
What is the Central Idea?
the particular order in which events something or things follow each other
What is Sequence/Chronological?
Language that appeals to the five senses to create a picture in the reader’s mind.
What is Imagery?
A direct comparison between two unlike things without using “like” or “as.”
What is Metaphor?
Figure it out
What is determine?
To back up a claim or idea with evidence from the text.
What is Support details?
Gives details about a topic
What is Description?
The pattern of rhyming words at the ends of lines (e.g., ABAB or AABB).
What is Rhyme Scheme?
Giving human traits to nonhuman things.
What is Personification?
The main point the author wants to make
What is Central Idea?
The way the text is organized
What is Text Structure?
Shows how one thing leads to another
What is Cause and Effect?
A comparison that says one thing is another to suggest similarity.
What is a Metaphor?
Extreme exaggeration for emphasis or effect.
What is Hyperbole?
To break down and explain
What is Analyze?
To break down and examine the parts of a text in detail.
What is Analyze?
Shows how things are alike or different
A comparison using like or as.
What is Simile?
Words that imitate sounds.
What is Onomatopoeia?
What is an Objective Summary?
To make an educated guess based on evidence from the text and prior knowledge.
What is Infer?
States an issue and how it is solved
What is the Problem and Solution?
The repetition of the same beginning sound in nearby words.
What is Alliteration?
A phrase with a meaning that’s different from the literal words.
What is Idiom?
Important facts that support the main idea
What are the Key Details?