Reading Skills
What does it mean to cite evidence?
To point to information in the text that best supports your answer.
What is a claim?
A statement that can be argued or proven.
What is sequence?
Events in the order they happen.
What is a simile?
A comparison using like or as.
What does analyze mean?
To study something with great detail.
What does infer mean?
Text evidence + background knowledge
What does revise mean?
Improve writing by adding, deleting, or changing ideas.
What is cause and effect?
Something that happens and why it happens.
What is a metaphor?
A comparison saying one thing is another.
What does contrast mean?
Show differences only.
What is central idea?
The most important message the text is mainly about.
What is transition words?
Words that connect ideas (ex: however, next, because).
What is a problem and solution text?
A text that presents an issue and how it is fixed.
What is personification?
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things.
What does support mean?
Provide proof or reasons.
What does summarize mean?
Retell the key ideas in your own words without opinions.
What does tone mean?
The author’s attitude or feelings toward the subject.
What does compare and contrast mean?
Find similarities and differences.
What is hyperbole?
An extreme exaggeration.
What does justify mean?
Explain why your answer is correct using evidence.
What does evaluate mean?
Judge something based on evidence.
What is coherence?
When writing flows clearly and ideas make sense together.
What is description text structure?
A text that provides details about a topic.
What is idiom?
A phrase with a meaning different from the literal words.
What does imply mean?
Suggest something without directly stating it.