Reading Comprehension Strategies
Words
Literary Elements
Parts of Speech
Tears of a Tiger
100
The main point of a paragraph.
What is the Main Idea.
100
Fill in the blank. The Colorado floods was a __________________ event.
What is unprecedented.
100
It is the main character of the story, novel or a play.
What is the protagonist
100
a person, place, thing or idea
What is a Noun
100
What is the full name of the student who died in a fiery crash in a drunk driving accident.
Who is Robbie Washington.
200
Making a mental movie in your mind.
What is visualizing strategy.
200
To speak fluently and clearly.
What is articulate.
200
The character that is in conflict with the protagonist.
What is the antagonist.
200
A word that describes a noun.
What is an adjective.
200
Andy walked out of class when what play was being discussed.
Mac Beth
300
This strategy is used mostly reading textbooks. The reading passage is not initially read in its entirety.
What is Skimming and Scanning
300
Many different forms. A group with different cultures.
What is diversity.
300
a decisive moment that is of maximum intensity or is a major turning point in a plot.
What is the climax.
300
a word that is used to link sentences, clauses, phrases and words.
What is a conjunction. (but, and, yet)
300
What does Monty offer Andy at night.
What is Monty's toy. His Teenage Warrior Space Soldier
400
an idea or conclusion that's drawn from evidence and reasoning.
What is making inferences.
400
Words that imitate sounds.
What is onomatopoeia
400
The logical sequence of events that develops a story.
What is the plot.
400
A word indicating action or state
What is a verb.
400
Why doesn't Gerald like band aids.
Band aids are nude color and he does not have that color of skin. People always ask him how he was hurt.
500
This strategy involves the ability of readers to pull together, or synthesize information in a text so as to explain in their own words what the text is about.
What is summarizing.
500
3 parts- 1. The act of convincing others to believe in your opinion. 2. To assert or maintain as fact. 3. Supports your logic.
What is persuasion, claim and evidence.
500
The issue in a narrative around which the whole story evolves around.
What is a conflict
500
Typically add information about time, manner or place. ( softly, rarely, tomorrow)
What is an adverb.
500
Robbie tells Andy there was a computer foul up and that put him with "these two people" Who are these two people?
Who is George and Martha Washington.