Reading Comprehension

Front

What is reading comprehension?

Back

Reading comprehension is the ability to understand and make meaning from what you read.

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CCSS.RF.1.3E

CCSS.RF.1.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.3.3A

Front

What does it mean to identify the main idea?

Back

Identifying the main idea means finding the most important point or message in a text.

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CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

Front

What is a detail in a story?

Back

A detail is a specific piece of information that supports the main idea or helps to describe something.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

Front

What does it mean to make a prediction while reading?

Back

Making a prediction means guessing what will happen next in the story based on clues from the text.

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CCSS.RF.1.3C

CCSS.RF.1.3F

CCSS.RF.1.4A

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Front

What is a character in a story?

Back

A character is a person, animal, or figure in a story.

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CCSS.RL.1.9

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Front

What is a setting in a story?

Back

The setting is where and when the story takes place.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Front

What is a plot?

Back

The plot is the sequence of events that make up a story.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Front

What does it mean to summarize a story?

Back

To summarize a story means to give a brief overview of the main points or events.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Front

What is a question you can ask to check understanding?

Back

You can ask, 'What happened first in the story?'

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Front

What is an inference?

Back

An inference is a conclusion you draw based on evidence from the text.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1