Test Prep Vocabulary

A small fact or piece of information

• detail

• question

• paragraph

• text

Using facts from the text and your own knowledge to figure out something that the author does not clearly state; conclusion

• explaining

• inference

• question

• retelling

A group of two or more words that make an idea, but are not a complete sentence

• phrase

• paragraph

• response

• passage

Facts from the text that show your answer is correct

• educated guess

• support

• a paragraph

• your thoughts

The things that are said by a character in a story or play

• people talking

• dialogue

• a speech

• characters thoughts

to find in a text

• to point out

• locate

• search for

• look for

to bring to an end or close

• to evaluate

• to conclude

• to summarize

• to analyze

To find the similarities between two items or ideas

• contrast

• explain

• compare

• define

To recognize or tell what something is

• to reveal

• to identify

• to demonstrate

• to infer