Vocabulary
IDENTIFY
What is name?
A picture always comes with a ______ that explains what is happening.
Caption.
What is the purpose of the whole text called?
Central idea.
True or false: I need to read the whole question to understand what it is asking me.
True
Looking at how stories are similar and different is called....
Compare and contrast
EXCPTIONAL
What is above average?
Gives titles and page numbers of sections in the book.
Table of contents
What are supporting details?
Details that explain the central idea.
True or false: Short response questions need to be only information directly from the text.
False. I need to include my own ideas too.
What does "sequence of events mean"?
The order in which things happened in a story.
ANTONYM
What is a word that means the opposite?
Appears mostly in fictional text to take place of pictures.
Facts that the author uses as proof of the main idea that cannot be argued with.
Evidence
True or false: The question will tell me how many answers I need to choose.
True.
People in the story.
Characters.
ROUTINE
What is something you do everyday?
Small titles seen multiple times in one nonfiction text.
Subheading.
The author supports his evidence by showing where they got their information. What is this called?
Sources
What do I do when I think I have found the answer but still have options to read.
Keep my finger on the possible answer and read the rest.
Where the story takes place.
Setting.
CLAIM
What is a statement about someone's opinion?
The purpose of all text features.
To help readers understand the text.
Central idea can be found by finding ________ in the text.
Patterns.
True or false: With multiple choice questions, once I think I found the correct answer I can stop reading the options.
False I need to read all options before choosing an answer.
All events in a story come together to create the ______ of the story.
Plot