The information in the paragraph that can be used to help you understand the words you don't know.
What is context clues?
100
It is the basic point that the author wants to convey to the reader.
What is main idea?
100
how the writer has organized information
What is text structure?
100
the conclusions a reader draws about the unsaid based on what is actually said.
What is inference?
100
When you are reading, you may notice that some words look different than other words. Certain words have to be marked differently because they are important in one way or another.
What is text features?
200
You can often figure out the meaning of a new or unfamiliar word by breaking the word into smaller parts
What are roots and affixes?
200
The sentences that support the main idea
What is supporting details?
200
The writer places events in the order in which they happen. Look for words like "first," "then," "finally," "a few minutes later," "next," "after lunch," "last year."
What is Chronological order?
200
evidence-based guesses.
What is inference?
200
an explanation of a picture or illustration. Combined with the picture,it often provides new information not found in the article text.
What is captions?
300
Many words in the English language can be used in various ways . When writing, it is important to choose the correct word, because it can be confusing.
What is Multiple-meaning words?
300
When you are looking for the main idea, ask yourself:
Why did the author write this passage?
What is the point he/she is trying to make?
What is the passage mostly about?
What idea is conveyed in the passage?
What is tips to find main idea?
300
The text shows how ideas or things are alike or different. Look for words like:
"best," "more," "better," "less," "worse," "easier,"
"than"
What is comparing and contrast?
300
a "smart" guess
What is prediction?
300
1.Read the title of the graph or chart. This will help you understand what it is displaying.
2.Read the text on or around the graph or chart (if any). This will help you understand the type of information that it shows.
3.Identify what type of graph or chart you are looking at. Get familiar with the different types. See the examples below:
What is Tips for reading graphs and charts?
400
Examples of words that have the same meaning include:
tawdry and cheap
somber and serious
rational and logical
materialize and appear
possible and feasible
What is word relationship?
400
Your teacher might want you to write about the 2008 presidential election. You write about the confusion of the American public over the numerous candidates in the pre-primary election.
What is topic to main idea?
400
The text shows that one event causes another thing to happen. Look for words like "because," "then," "since," and "as a result."
What is cause and effect?
400
Going back to read the story again and see what a better guess might have been.
What is verifying your prediction?
400
shows information using bars or lines
What is graphs?
500
The language of novels, short stories, plays, and poems, is different than the language of non-fiction books (which is literal language), or most everyday conversation. Knowing the difference of language use and its meaning is known as...
What is analyzing words in text?
500
is a general category, like the paparazzi or global warming.
What is topic?
500
The writer presents his or her opinion about a particular argument and then supports it.
What is Argument/Support?
500
Read the author's mind, not invent your own message.
Check to see if your inference is contradicted (proven wrong) by any statements in the paragraph
Check to see if you can actually identify the statements that led you to your conclusion
What is tips to determine inferences
500
Show the sizes of the parts compare to each other and the whole, or in form of tables