Reading Skills

Front

What is the term for the struggle, trouble, or difficulty a character faces in a story?

Back

The problem.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Front

What words might a reader look for to identify the sequence of events in a text?

Back

First, next, then, after that, finally.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Front

What does a reader do when they look for the result or what happened in a text?

Back

They are finding the effect.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

Front

What must a reader do when an author shows but doesn't directly tell them about something?

Back

Make an inference.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Front

In the context of cause and effect, what is a cause?

Back

The reason or why something happened in a text.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

Front

What is the effect in a cause and effect relationship?

Back

What happened as a result of the cause.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

Front

What reading strategy involves thinking about the order in which events happen?

Back

Finding a sequence.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.4C

Front

How can a reader identify the main problem in a story?

Back

By looking for the struggle or difficulty faced by the character.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Front

What is the importance of making inferences while reading?

Back

It helps the reader understand deeper meanings and implications in the text.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Front

What is the difference between a cause and an effect?

Back

A cause is why something happens; an effect is what happens as a result.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3