EOG REVIEW

You use context clues when you...

• decide what a word means using the words around it
• Predict what will happen next in the adventure
• you put items in order or groups

To find the theme or moral of the selection means to...

• what the passage is mostly about
• the time order in which events happen
• Lessons that can be learned
• What you think might happen next

The main idea of an article is...

• what the passage is mostly about
• the time order in which events happen
• Lessons that can be learned
• What you think might happen next

To compare and contrast you:

• say how items are alike and different
• Put items in order or groups

What is an effect?

• what happens
• why something happens

What is the cause?

• what happens
• why something happens

What is the setting?*

• when and where a story takes place
• What happens in the story
• People and animals in the story

Main Idea

• The main character in a story

• The most important point or concept in a text

• A summary of the text

• A detailed analysis of the text

Context Clues

• When you think what the text is about to help determine the meaning

• When you ignore the surrounding text to find the meaning

• When you read the text without considering any hints

• When you guess the meaning based on prior knowledge

Character

• A person or animal in a story

• A setting in a narrative

• A type of conflict

• A literary device used for symbolism