Reading Informational Text
This is the author's reason for writing a text.
What is the author’s purpose?
This is the person telling the story.
What is the narrator?
You figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word by using these.
What are context clues?
This type of sentence states a fact or opinion.
What is a declarative sentence?
This punctuation ends a declarative sentence.
What is a period?
A _______ idea of a text supported by details is called this.
What is the main idea?
The struggle between characters or forces in a story is called this.
What is conflict?
A word’s emotional or cultural meaning beyond its dictionary definition.
What is connotation?
A strong introduction includes this to let readers know what the essay is about.
What is a thesis statement?
A subject and a predicate (verb) make up this.
What is a complete sentence?
When you compare two texts, you’re looking for this.
What are similarities and differences? OR What is compare and contrast?
A theme is not stated directly but must be...
What is inferred?
A word with the opposite meaning of another.
What is an antonym?
In writing, evidence must be both this and relevant.
What is credible?
Words like “he,” “she,” or “it” are this part of speech.
What are pronouns?
This type of structure presents events in the order they happened.
What is chronological order?
The sequence of events in a story is called this.
What is plot?
A word that has the same or similar meaning to another.
What is a synonym?
This type of writing explains or informs.
What is expository or informational writing?
This type of word shows action, like “jump,” “think,” or “run.”
What is a verb?
A paragraph that compares two ideas might use these types of signal words.
What are "similarly," "in contrast," or "on the other hand"?
A character who changes significantly during a story is known as this.
What is a dynamic character?
"Auto" in "automatic" or "autograph" means this.
What is self?
Revising a paragraph means improving this, not just spelling.
What is clarity, organization, or coherence?
In the sentence “The dog wagged its tail,” this word is a possessive pronoun.
What is "its"?