Kindergarden
Easy
You Should Know This
I'm So Smart
Mensa Level
100

a word that means the same thing as another word

synonym

100

make (an idea, situation, or problem) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts or ideas.

explain

100

emphasize similarities between two or more things

compare

100

the narrator describes the reader's actions, thoughts, and background using "you"

second person point of view

100

the way in which a piece of literature is written. It refers not to what is said, but how it is said.

Style

200

an organ of soft nervous tissue contained in the skull of vertebrates, functioning as the coordinating center of sensation and intellectual and nervous activity.

brain

200

a picture in a book, newspaper, article, etc.

illustration

200

Hints or information from the author plus using your schema

Infer

200

a central, unifying idea or message that a story explores, often a universal truth or insight about life, humanity, or the human condition.

theme

200

the tension or excitement felt by the reader as he or she becomes involved in the story

suspense

300

activity requiring physical effort, carried out to sustain or improve health and fitness.

exercise

300

facts that show that something is true

evidence

300

to persist in anything and continue despite difficulties or obstacles

persevere

300

the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text.

protagonist

300

a person, object, idea or action that stands for something else. It is usually something literal that stands for something figurative.

Symbol

400

sad feeling because one has no friends or company.

lonely

400

words spoken by a character surrounded by “quotation marks” in the text

dialogue

400

something that is changeable (weather, interest rates, your teacher's mood)

Variable

400

a writer’s use of hints or clues to indicate events that will occur later in the narrative

foreshadowing

400

the writer’s or speaker’s attitude toward a subject.

tone

500

eager to know or learn something.

curious

500

a comparison that uses the word like or as

similie

500

to discuss advantages and disadvantages, including your opinion

evaluate

500

words and phrases that create vivid experiences or a picture for the reader

imagery

500

a reference to something in literature, history, mythology, etc., considered common knowledge

allusion