Theme
Dictionary/Thesaurus Skills
Accessing Internet Sources
Informational Texts
Main Ideas
100

Lesson learned in story.

What is theme?
100
An opposite of a word. 

What is an antonym?

100

The trustworthiness of a site.

What is reliability or credibility? 

100

Paragraph that tells what the problem is.

What is the first paragraph? 

100

The point of the story told; the author's purpose. 

What is a main idea?

200

Refers to the main event of a story, movie, or drama.

What is plot?

200

Tells synonyms and antonyms of a word.

What is a thesaurus?

200

A source that is no longer credible due to age.

What is an outdated source?

200

The practice of taking another's work or ideas and using it as your own.

What is plagiarism? 

200

Sentence that expresses the main idea.

What is a topic sentence?

300

Theme written word for word.

What is an explicit theme?

300

A different word with the same meaning.

What is a synonym?

300

Domain suffix of a school or university website.

What is .edu?

300

An author's idea about a topic that can be supported with valid evidence.

What is a thesis statement? 

300

The term for using specific or exact language to explain the main idea. 

What is precise language?

400

Type of theme suggested by the story.

What is an implicit theme?

400

Tells the pronunciation and definition of a word.

What is a dictionary?

400

Two domain suffixes that are most reliable.

What is .edu and .gov?

400

Accurate information that supports a thesis such as facts, statistics, texts, etc. 

What is valid evidence?

400

A word that shows the relationships between paragraphs.

What are transition words?

500
The turning point, or biggest part of the story.

What is the climax?

500

An alphabetical list of names or subjects, with reference to the pages they are mentioned on.

What is an index?

500

Domain suffix of a website run by an organization.

What is .org?

500

Uses creativity that alters the meanings of words.

What is figurative language?

500

Facts and statements that guide the reader to an understanding of the main idea.

What are supporting details?