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Context Clues & Vocabulary
Nonfiction
Fiction
Figurative Language
Author's Purpose
100
Clues in surrounding text that help the reader determine the meaning of an unknown word.
What is context clues?
100
What a piece of writing is mainly about.
What is main idea?
100
Where and when the story takes place.
What is setting?
100
Her hair was white as snow.
What is simile?
100
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
What is author's purpose?
200
To communicate or express.
What is convey?
200
The time order in which events happened.
What is chronological order?
200
The narrator focuses on the thoughts and feelings of only one character.
What is third person limited point of view?
200
The use of words that represent sounds.
What is onomatopoeia?
200
Characters, setting, and conflict
What is entertainment?
300
There are many theories, or ideas, about what made the Ice Ages happen. Determine the meaning of theories.
What is ideas?
300
Put in your own words.
What is paraphrasing?
300
The central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life.
What is theme?
300
The chocolate candy in the cupboard called to me.
What is personification?
300
Lisa always looked forward to the fall because of the Harvest Festival. Of course, she loved the rides, but she really enjoyed the shows. This year would be the best. Lisa had a special opportunity to perform in the talent show.
What is entertain?
400
The child tried to placate the bully, doing everything he told her to do. Determine the meaning of placate.
What is satisfy? appease, pacify, soothe
400
Facts or other pieces of information that prove the main idea.
What are supporting details?
400
A conversation between two persons?
What is dialogue?
400
The old man and his wife had "boot orders coming out of their ears."
What is an idiom?
400
What do you do with aluminum cans? Do you throw them in the trash, or do you recycle when you are finished with them? At the rate we are filling our landfills, we will not have anywhere else to put our trash. If you recycle, you will help the environment. The next time you throw away your Coke can, think about putting it in a recycling bin. Your effort will help save your community.
What is persuade?
500
To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented, or make an educated guess.
What is inference?
500
Small text found near a picture that provides important information about the picture.
What is caption?
500
A fictional tale that explains the actions of gods or the cause of natural phenomena.
What is myth?
500
To say that something is larger or greater than it really is; "To stretch the truth."
What is exaggerate, or hyperbole?
500
Tomatoes were once considered poisonous. Some brave people finally took a bite of a tomato, and they survived. Now, we use tomatoes in our salads and sandwiches. Do you ever use tomato sauce or ketchup? These products are made of tomatoes. If it weren't for these brave individuals, you might not be able to enjoy ketchup with your french-fries.
What is inform?