Reading Comprehension
This is the main idea or central message of a passage.
What is the theme or central idea?
When an author writes to convince the reader of a belief.
What is persuasion?
A structure that explains why something happens and its results.
What is cause and effect?
The correct punctuation for a contraction like “do not.”
What is an apostrophe (don’t)?
This item type asks students to drag and place answers into the correct location.
What is Drag and Drop?
Evidence from the text that supports an answer is called this.
What is textual evidence?
The author’s attitude toward the subject or audience.
What is tone?
A structure that shows similarities and differences.
What is compare and contrast?
A word that replaces a noun.
What is a pronoun?
Selecting more than one correct answer from a list.
What is Multi-Select?
Understanding information that is suggested but not directly stated is known as this.
What is making an inference?
The use of “like” or “as” to compare two things.
What is a simile?
A structure that presents steps in time order.
What is chronological order?
Words or phrases that connect ideas between sentences and paragraphs.
What are transitions?
Choosing the best sentence to insert into a paragraph.
What is Text Entry or Sentence Insertion?
The perspective from which a story is told.
What is point of view?
Words that appeal to the reader’s senses.
What is imagery?
A structure where a problem is introduced and then resolved.
What is problem and solution?
A sentence that expresses a complete thought with a subject and predicate.
What is a complete sentence?
Highlighting evidence within a passage to support an answer.
What is Evidence-Based Selection?
A conclusion drawn from details and prior knowledge.
What is an inference?
Repetition of beginning consonant sounds in words.
What is alliteration?
Clue words like “however,” “on the other hand,” and “similarly” help identify this.
What is text structure?
Correcting errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation is called this.
What is editing?
Reordering events or steps into the correct sequence.
What is Hot Text or Ordering?