Reading Strategies

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What is an inference?

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An inference is when you take what you know and what the author tells you to come up with something the author doesn't tell you.

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Who is the main character in a story?

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The main character is the person or animal that the story is 'all about'.

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What is dialogue?

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Dialogue is what the characters say to each other in a story.

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What type of text structure shows how two or more things are alike and different?

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The Compare/Contrast text structure shows how two or more things are alike and different.

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What does the term 'sequence' refer to?

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The sequence refers to the order in which things happen in a story.

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What is the setting of a story?

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The setting is where and when the story takes place.

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What is a plot?

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

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What is a conflict in a story?

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A conflict is a struggle between opposing forces in a story.

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What does it mean to predict in reading?

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To predict means to make an educated guess about what will happen next in a story.

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What is a summary?

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A summary is a brief statement that gives the main points of a story.