Florida FAST Reading Vocabulary Review Flashcard

Front

What is the central idea of a text?

Back

The most important idea in the text

Front

Which word means to make a smart guess based on clues?

Back

Infer

Front

Which of the following is an example of figurative language?

• Her smile was as bright as the sun.
• The girl smiled.
• The sun was bright.
• She was happy to see him.

Back

Her smile was as bright as the sun.

Front

Bias

Back

Favoring one side unfairly

Front

Simile

Back

A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

Front

chronological

Back

The order of events

Front

What is the author’s purpose if they want to entertain you?

Back

To tell a story or make you laugh

Front

What does 'tone' describe?

Back

The author's attitude

Front

Rhetoric

Back

Words used to persuade or influence

Front

Fill in the blank: ________ means telling the most important points of a text in your own words.

Back

Summarizing