Reading Comprehension VOCAB

Highlight

• To emphasize or make prominent.

• To obscure or hide something.

• To create a dull or boring effect.

• To reduce the importance of something.

Determine

• To cause (something) to occur in a particular way; be the decisive factor in.

• To make a choice or decision based on preference.

• To analyze and interpret data for conclusions.

• To create a plan or strategy for future actions.

Describe

• To give a detailed account in words of.

• To summarize briefly in a few sentences.

• To provide a visual representation of something.

• To analyze and critique a subject thoroughly.

Setting

• The time period in which a story takes place.

• The place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place.

• The main character's internal conflict.

• The sequence of events in a narrative.

Analyze

• To examine in detail the structure of something.

• To summarize the main points of a text.

• To ignore the details and focus on the overall picture.

• To compare and contrast different elements.

Reasoning

• The action of thinking about something in a logical, sensible way.

• The process of making decisions based on emotions.

• The ability to memorize information without understanding.

• The act of guessing without any evidence.

Opinion

• A view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.

• A statement that can be proven true or false.

• A fact that is universally accepted without question.

• A belief that is based solely on personal experience.

Summarize

• To provide a detailed analysis of a topic.

• To give a brief statement of the main points of something.

• To express an opinion on a subject.

• To list all the facts related to a subject.

Compare

• To analyze the differences between two or more things.

• To note the similarities and differences between two or more things.

• To evaluate the quality of one thing against another.

• To summarize the main points of a discussion.

Simile

• A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid.

• A type of metaphor that compares two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

• A rhetorical device that exaggerates for emphasis or effect.

• A form of personification that attributes human characteristics to non-human entities.