Reading Skills GMAS

Front

What is Main Idea?

Back

Tells what something is mostly about.

Front

What is the cause in the sentence: 'She dropped her ice cream and it soon melted away'?

Back

She dropped her ice cream.

Front

What are the adjectives that describe a character's personality?

Back

Character Traits.

Front

What is theme?

Back

Lesson, Moral, Central Idea.

Front

What does it mean to infer?

Back

Using what you know and evidence from the text to 'Read between the lines.'

Front

What is an Author's Purpose?

Back

The reason why the Author writes a specific piece of text.

Front

What are Character Traits?

Back

Adjectives that describe a character's personality.

Front

What is a Lesson in a story?

Back

A message or moral that the story teaches.

Front

What is a Central Idea?

Back

The main point or message of a text.

Front

What does it mean to summarize?

Back

To give a brief statement of the main points of a text.