MCA Reading Vocab 1

The group of people the author thinks will read his/her writing

• Author's Message

• (Intended) Audience

• Event

• Figurative Language

A nonfiction, usually informative piece of writing

• Fact

• Contrast

• Event

• Article

The author’s main purpose or theme

• Author’s Message

• Event

• Figurative Language

• Give Evidence

Find similarities (find things that are almost the same)

• Contrast

• Highlight

• Compare

• Lines (in poetry)

Find differences

• Contrast

• Compare

• Fact

• Opinion

Something usually of importance that happens (in a passage)

• Author's Message

• Highlight

• Give Evidence

• Event

Something you know is true

• Opinion

• Give Evidence

• Fact

• Figurative Language

Words used to describe in a unique way, for example: Simile, Metaphor…

• Fact

• Figurative Language

• Compare

• Interpretation

Explain why (give proof) using information from the text – a statement is a fact/opinion, list reasons to support an opinion

• Give Evidence

• Interpretation

• (Intended) Audience

• Fact

To mark text (usually ideas related to answering a question) with a highlighter pen

• Event

• Compare

• Give Evidence

• Highlight