Reading Skills Vocabulary

What is the central idea?

• The main idea readers should take away

• A fact that supports the main idea

• Details that support an answer

• The author's purpose

What does it mean to summarize?

• To restate important information in your own words

• To give facts about a topic

• To entertain the reader

• To create a conflict

What is the author's purpose?

• To persuade, inform, or entertain

• To create a conflict

• To describe a character

• To organize information

What does point of view describe?

• How readers experience a story

• The main idea of the text

• The author's purpose

• The structure of the text

What is the difference between cause and effect?

• Cause is the reason something happens, effect is the result

• Cause is the main idea, effect is the detail

• Cause is the conflict, effect is the resolution

• Cause is the author's purpose, effect is the summary

What is text structure?

• The way information is organized in a text

• The main idea of the text

• The author's purpose

• The conflict in a story

What are literary elements?

• Pieces that make up a story

• The main idea of the text

• The author's purpose

• The conflict in a story

What is a character?

• A person or animal in a story

• The main idea of the text

• The author's purpose

• The conflict in a story

What is plot?

• The conflict, events, and resolution of a story

• The main idea of the text

• The author's purpose

• The character's dialogue

What is conflict in a story?

• A challenge for the characters

• The main idea of the text

• The author's purpose

• The resolution of the story