Vocabulary
What do we call the clues around a word that help you figure out its meaning?
Context clues
What is the author's reason for writing a text called?
Author's purpose
If a story goes in the order events happened, what structure is used?
Chronological Order
What do we call information from the text that supports your answer?
Text evidence
What is the main/ central idea of a text?
What the text is MOSTLY about
Synonym
What do we call the author's attitude toward a subject?
Tone
When a text shows how things are alike and different, what is the structure?
Compare and contrast
If a reader makes a smart guess using clues and their own knowledge, what is that called?
Inference
Supporting details
What do you call a word part added to the BEGINNING of a word to change its meaning?
Prefix
What are the 3 reasons an author writes?
Persuade, inform, entertain (PIE)
What word describes how a passage is built or arranged?
Structure
What do we call the main message or lesson in a literary text?
Theme
What is one strategy for finding the central idea of a paragraph or passage?
Look at the title, first and last sentences, and repeated idea.
What do we call a word that has the OPPOSITE meaning of another word?
Antonym
What is is called when the author hints at something that will happen later in the story?
Foreshadowing
What text structure relates two or more events by examining what happened and why.
Cause and effect
What is it called when you cross out answer choices that you know are wrong?
What is the difference between theme, central idea, and summary?
Theme is the lesson or message the author wants you to learn
Central idea is what the text is mostly about
Summary is a short retelling of the text that includes the central idea and key details, but no opinions
What do we call words that are spelled the SAME but have DIFFERENT meanings?
Homographs
Why might an author choose to write in first-person point of view?
To help the reader feel more connected to the narrator's thoughts and emotions.
What text structure states a problem and suggests one or more solutions.
Problem and solution
What is this question asking you to find?
"Which sentence best supports the central idea?"
What are things that should not be included in the central idea?
Opinions, minor details, and specific examples.