Reading Strategies
Reading Strategies
Reading Strategies
Idioms
Reading ?s
100

Main ideas and ______

Details

100

If you can prove something is true or real it is a _____.

Fact

100

Name 2 types of book genres.

vary

horror stories   science fictionhistorical fiction  

many choices

100

What does it mean to "tighten your belt'?

Save, or spend less, or adjust to have less

100

Everyone has a favorite attraction at an amusement park, and I am no different. However, unlike most people who seem to prefer rollercoasters, my favorite ride is a little more gentle. Every time I go to Coney Island, Navy Pier, or the Santa Monica Pier, I absolutely have to ride the Ferris wheel.


What does the bold word mean?

a place which draws visitors by providing something of interest or pleasure.

200

What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

A simile uses the words like or as...

200

What does a glossary tell you?

what words mean

200

What skill identifies what the story is mostly about?

Main Idea

200

What does "sour grapes" mean?

It means somene acts like they didn't want tsomething that they really did want.

200

I forgot to set my alarm and was late for work.

What was the cause?
300

A glossary, table of contents, captions, photographs, and labels are all examples of what?

Text features

300

We were so hungry that we didn't leave a single particle of the cookies on the plate. What does particle mean?

What is a piece or crumb?

300

To think about what may happen next in a story.

Predicting

300

What does "against the clock" mean?

Racing against the clock, running out of time.

300

Since the streets were snow-packed and icy, there were many accidents.

What was the effect? 

400

Often the title tells you the....

Main Idea

400

If an author is persauding you, what are they trying to do?

They want you to do something, think something or maybe buy something.
400

The way to show how things are alike and different.

What is compare and contrast?

400

What does "This girl is on fire" mean?

She is doing very well.

400

Which statement is an opinion? a. Environmental groups should do more to protect wildlife. b. The Pacific Ocean is the largest body of water on Earth.

A.

500

What is summarizing?

Telling the main idea, details and how the events end.

500

Why do author's use figuartive language?

To create a puicture in your mind, to help you see what they are talking about.

500

What is the strategy that requires you to put the idea together, it is not stated in the passage.....

Drawing conclusions and making inferences.

500

What does figuartive langiuage mean?

It does not mean what is sounds like, not literal.

500

What does the word "Literally" mean?

Literally means actual or actually. Most sayings are not literal.