Jeopardy review game: Reading Comprehension Skills

$100: This part of a paragraph tells you what the passage is mostly about. What is the main idea?

• The main idea is the central point or message of the passage.

• The main idea is a detailed explanation of a specific point.

• The main idea is a list of all the topics covered in the passage.

• The main idea is a summary of the author's background.

$200: This is usually one sentence in a passage that sums up the main idea. What is the topic sentence?

• Introduction

• Conclusion

• Topic sentence

• Supporting detail

$300: When you identify this overarching concept, you help determine the main idea across multiple paragraphs. What is the theme?

• The main idea

• The theme

• The topic

• The summary

$400: This is often confused with the main idea but refers to a general subject that can include multiple main ideas. What is the topic?

• Main Idea

• Theme

• Topic

• Summary

$500: Finding this in a complex passage may require understanding multiple perspectives and synthesizing information. What is the central message?

• The main idea

• The author's background

• The writing style

• The historical context

$100: To make sense of things not directly stated, you use this reading skill.

• What is inference?

• What is summarization?

• What is prediction?

• What is analysis?

$200: When the author doesn't say it directly, you read between the lines to understand this.

• What is implied meaning?

• What is explicit meaning?

• What is literal meaning?

• What is direct meaning?

$300: These are subtle hints in a text that can help you make logical guesses about what happens next.

• What are context clues?

• What is foreshadowing?

• What is a plot twist?

• What is a metaphor?

$400: Understanding this part of the text requires combining evidence from the story with your own experiences. What is drawing conclusions?

• Analyzing characters

• Drawing conclusions

• Summarizing the plot

• Identifying themes

$500: This advanced skill asks you to look beyond the text for its underlying ideas or assumptions. What is reading beyond the literal?

• Reading comprehension

• Critical reading

• Literal interpretation

• Speed reading