Reading Academic Vocabulary

What does the vocabulary word imagery mean? (Hint: Think of the word image)

• words or sentences to paint a picture in the reader's mind

• the main character in a story

• a key word in a story

What does the vocabulary word author's main purpose mean?

• the reason the author has for writing the text or selection

• a word to form other words

• to run outside

What is author's purpose?

• A story about volcanos.

• The reason why the author writes.

• Text features in a story.

• A pie

What does point of view mean?

• A location or place in time.

• The dot on a line segment.

• The viewpoint the story is told from.

• An point on a pencil.

Hints in the text to help the reader understand a word.

• Synonym

• Context Clues

• Antonym

• Stage Directions

A statement that can be proven true.

• Opinion

• Dialogue

• Excerpt

• Fact

Words that have the same meaning.

• Antonym

• Synonym

• Context Clues

• Facts

What does the vocabulary word 'synonym' mean?

• A) A word that has the opposite meaning

• B) A word that has the same meaning

• C) A word that sounds the same

• D) A word that is spelled the same

What is the main idea of a text?

• A) The central point or message the author wants to convey

• B) The first sentence of the text

• C) The title of the text

• D) The last sentence of the text

What does the term 'context clues' refer to?

• A) Hints in the text to help the reader understand a word

• B) The main character's thoughts

• C) The author's biography

• D) The setting of the story