Literacy Skills Standards Quiz

The main idea of the text is

• what the author is trying to teach us

• what the text is mostly about

• the reason why the character does something

• the evidence from the text

The central message

• is what the author is trying to teach us

• is what the text is mostly about

• is the reason the character does something

• is the order of events in the text

Describe means to

• to tell all about

• to prove your answer

• to look at closely

Evidence is

• the reason why a character acts a certain way

• when the character causes a change in the text to happen

• the proof from the text to support my thinking/answer

To infer means to

• use your knowledge of science to solve problems

• use what you see and what you know to make an educated guess

• use your background knowledge

• use your context clues

A claim is

• a statement that presents an opinion or an argument about a topic

• a statement that provides evidence from the text

Compare means to

• See how two things are different

• see how two things are the same

Contrast means to

• to see how two things are alike

• to see how two things are different

Alike, similar, and also are all

• comparison words

• contrast words

However, but, and although are all

• contrast words

• comparison words