MCA Reading Vocabulary Review

MCA Reading Vocabulary Review

Inferences

a guess made based on what you know and what the the text says

What can someone infer?

Multiple Choice

What can we infer?

• Reese is going to take a bath and is excited.

• Reese is scared and thinks she will get hurt.

• Reese does not like baths.

• Reese is a naughty child who likes to hide from her mom.

Generalizations

a big statement that can be applied to a large population

Question coming!

Multiple Choice

What statement is a generalization?

• Most toy balls are only fun for dogs.

• People should donate cat toys to animal shelters.

• Most cats prefer to play with toy mice over balls.

• Only one cat at the animal shelter played with a ball.

Drawing Conclusions

using what you already know to figure out what people do or say

Multiple Choice

What conclusion can be made?

• Taste buds help us experience sweet, sour, salty or bitter tastes

• Grandparents do not enjoy food as much as we do because they lose their taste buds.

• Our entire tongue is needed to taste different flavors.

• Papillae are responsible for taste.

Relevant Details

Details that are import to understanding the topic.

Multiple Choice

. Another reason why students shouldn’t wear uniforms is because they are uncomfortable.

A. Nineteen percent of public school principals reported requiring uniforms in the 2009-2010 school year, up from 12 percent a decade earlier, according to TODAY

• Relevant

• Irrelevant

Multiple Choice

2. Another reason why students should not wear uniforms is because they take away individuality and confidence. People can’t be who they are if they have to wear the same thing every day.

• Relevant

• Irrelevant

Central Idea/ Theme

Big life lesson

Multiple Choice

What is the theme/ central message?

• You should always share everything.

• Selfishness leads to unhappiness.

• Cassie did not share her cookies.

Topic/Subject

One word that describes what the entire passage is about.

1 or 2 words

What is the topic/subject?

What a gorgeous view! Kings Gap State Park is a great place to see the Cumberland Valley. This is because the park was built on top of a mountain. From the mountain top, the fields and farms of the valley stretch out far below. The Doubling Gap, a mountain that curves like the letter s, can also be seen.

Multiple Choice

What was the topic?

• state park

• mountain

• A the state park you can see a beautiful view on the mountain top.

• The Doubling Gap, a mountain that curves like the letter s, can also be seen.

Main idea/ central idea

topic + main

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea?

• Blizzards

• Blizzards are a major snow event.

• Snow

• Blizzards happen in the wintertime.

Multiple Choice

What is the life lesson?

• Inference

• Generalization

• Conclusion

• Relevant Details

• Theme

Multiple Choice

What is a guess based on clues?

• Inference

• Generalization

• Conclusion

• Relevant Details

• Theme

Multiple Choice

What is an important piece of information?

• Inference

• Generalization

• Conclusion

• Relevant Detail

• Theme

Multiple Choice

What is a broad statement made based on facts?

• Inference

• Generalization

• Conclusion

• Relevant Detail

• Theme

Multiple Choice

What is using what you know to determine what someone will do or say?

• Inference

• Generalization

• Conclusion

• Relevant Detail

• Theme

Multiple Choice

What is a short version of the text containing the most important information?

• Topic/ Subject

• Central Message/ Main Idea

• Summary

Multiple Choice

What is one or two words describes what the text is about?

• Topic/ Subject

• Central Message/ Main Idea

• Summary

Multiple Choice

Who or what did what is the...

• Topic/ Subject

• Central Message/ Main Idea

• Summary