Key words

a word that has the same meaning (big: large)

• synonym

• antonym

• figurative word

• connotative word

a word that has opposite meaning (big: small)

• synonym

• antonym

• figurative word

• connotative word

a scientific word

• symonym

• modify

• technical word

• figurative word

the main idea or lesson of a literary passage

• plot

• summary

• theme

• central idea

main point the author is making (short)

• plot

• theme

• sumary

• central idea

the opinion or way the speaker/author/character sees something.

• point of view

• objective

• summary

• bias

the most important point or idea that the author is making in a passage .

Also known as the main idea . (RI2)

• central

  idea

• distinctions

• objective

  summary

• analogy

a statement that can be proven

• fact

• opinion

• evidence

• relative

is a statement that cannot be proven, as it states an author’s belief or judgment about something .

• fact

• opinion

• distinction

• text feature

The exact words that characters say in a text.

• Dialogue

• Setting

• Conflict

• Figurative Language