Reading Skills Vocabulary

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What key words should you look for when determining if a text has a 'description' text structure?

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for instance, example, another, illustrate, details, includes, specifically

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What is a metaphor?

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A type of figurative language that states something is something else.

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What is a prefix?

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A word part that appears at the beginning of a root word (such as re-, pre-, un-).

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What is a character in a story?

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A person or animal in a story.

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What should you consider when answering a question about a character's perspective?

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Think: 'What happened in the story?' Then: 'What did the character say, do, and think in the story?' Finally: 'What are the character's feelings, attitudes, and beliefs about what happened in the story?'.

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What is the main idea of a text?

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The central point or message that the author wants to convey.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a theme in literature?

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The underlying message or lesson that can be learned from a story.

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What is a plot?

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The sequence of events that make up a story.

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What is a suffix?

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A word part that is added to the end of a root word (such as -ing, -ed, -ly).