Reading Comprehension
This tells what the text is mostly about.
What is the main idea?
In the sentence, “The coach’s message was meant to motivate the team before the game,” what does motivate mean?
What is encourage / inspire?
This is the reason an author writes a text, such as to inform, persuade, or entertain.
What is author’s purpose?
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My sister and me went to the store after school.
“My sister and I went to the store after school.”
This is the sentence that directly answers the prompt.
What is a claim (or thesis statement)?
This is the lesson or message the author wants the reader to learn.
What is theme?
In the sentence, “The difference between the two characters is especially evident in the final chapter,” what does evident mean?
What is clear / obvious?
This is the feeling a reader gets while reading a passage.
What is mood?
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The students finished the project they turned it in before class.
“The students finished the project, and they turned it in before class.”
This is the quoted line or detail from the text used to support your answer.
What is text evidence?
This reading skill means using clues from the text and what you already know to figure something out.
What is inference?
In the sentence, “The author uses dialogue to convey the narrator’s frustration,” what does convey mean?
What is communicate / show?
This is when an author compares two unlike things using like or as.
What is a simile?
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After reading the article the students discussed the author’s purpose.
What is “After reading the article, the students discussed the author’s purpose.”
This explains how the evidence supports the claim instead of just repeating the quote.
What is explanation?
This is the strongest type of support for an answer in reading.
What is text evidence?
In the sentence, “The scientist made a preliminary conclusion before collecting more evidence,” what does preliminary mean?
What is first / early / not final?
This is the use of words that appeal to the senses, helping the reader see, hear, smell, taste, or feel what is happening.
What is imagery?
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Yesterday the team practices hard for the championship game.
What is “Yesterday the team practiced hard for the championship game.”
This writing strategy means you restate the question, answer it, cite evidence, and explain it.
What is RACE?
This explains why a piece of evidence supports your answer instead of just repeating the quote.
What is explanation?
In the sentence, “The witness’s statement was ambiguous, leaving the jury uncertain,” what does ambiguous mean?
What is unclear / open to more than one meaning?
This is when an author intentionally uses a contrast between expectation and reality to create meaning.
What is irony?
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The students excepted the challenge and began working immediately.
What is “The students accepted the challenge and began working immediately.”
This is the part of a strong response where the writer explains why the evidence matters to the theme, character, or author’s message.
What is analysis?