Reading EOG Vocabulary

to like better than another or others

• essential

• frequently

• severe

• prefer

to know and remember upon seeing

• sturdy

• recognize

• essential

• conclude

Extremely important or necessary

• essential

• indicate

• sturdy

• typical

firmly built or made

• severe

• captivity

• sturdy

• indicate

The rest of the sentence or paragraph around a word. We use context clues to help us understand the meaning of a certain word.

• Homonym

• Context 

• Main Idea

• Genre

What the reading selection is mostly about. (central message)

• Genre

• Setting

• Expository non-fiction 

• Main Idea 

The people or animals in a story or reading selection.

• Realistic Fiction

• Expository Non-fiction

• Characters

• Fable

Pieces of information in a reading selection such as names, places, and descriptions.

• Drama

• Animal Fantasy 

• Details

• Setting 

A reading selection written using rhyme and rhythm.

• Drama

• Expository non-fiction

• Poem

• Fable

What does mood mean?

• How the story is organized

• The characters in the story

• The main idea

• How the story makes the reader feel