Reading Comprehension Terms
Examine the parts of a text or idea to understand how they work together to develop meaning.
Analyze
The author's reason for writing a text (to inform, persuade, entertain, or explain).
Author's Purpose
A word or phrase that connects ideas and helps writing flow smoothly. (FANBOYS)
Transition words
A literary work based on imaginary events and characters.
Fiction
A relationship where one event leads to another event.
Cause and Effect
Use evidence from the text and reasoning to understand what is not directly stated.
Infer
The narrative perspective from which a story is told (first-person, third-person, etc.).
Point of View (POV)
To arrange ideas and information in a clear, logical structure.
Organize
Writing that presents real events, people, and facts.
Non Fiction
A text structure where an issue is presented along with ways to solve it.
Problem and Solution
Briefly restate the main ideas or most important details of a text in logical order.
Summarize
The underlying message or central idea the author conveys in a literary work.
Theme
The way a sentence is arranged, including the order and types of words used.
Sentence Structure
Nonfiction writing that provides facts or explanations about a topic.
Informational Text
To explain how two or more things are similar and different.
Compare and Contrast
Use text clues and prior knowledge to guess what might happen next.
Predict
The way a text is organized (chronological, cause and effect, etc.).
Text Structure/Text Organization
The quality of being clear and easy to understand.
Clarity
A play written to be performed by actors, often including dialogue and stage directions.
Drama
The order in which events or steps happen in a text.
Sequence
To make a judgment or decision based on facts, details, or evidence from the text.
Draw Conclusions
*The answer is two vocabulary words*
The author's attitude toward the subject, revealed through word choice and style. The feeling or atmosphere that a text creates for the reader.
Tone and Mood
*The answer is two vocabulary words*
To improve writing by making changes to ideas, organization, or word choice. To correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, and conventions in writing.
Revise and Edit
A type of writing that expresses ideas and emotions in a compact, often rhythmic form.
Poetry
*The answer is two vocabulary words*
A title at the top of a section that tells what it is about. A secondary title that introduces a smaller part of a section or paragraph.
Heading and Sub-Heading