The author’s message or central concept of the story you read shows that you understand the story.

The sequence of events.

The presentation of the personality of each character.

The general feeling created through word choice and pacing.

The central problem to be solved.

Refers to plot, settings, and characters created from the imagination. We read or watch this material for fun.

Refers to factual stories that are based on real people and true events. We read or watch this material for information.

Words formed by putting two or more words together to form a new word with a new meaning.

Words that have similar meanings. They can serve as context clues to the meaning of unfamiliar words in a sentence or passage.

However, last Saturday, Toby hurt his right paw.

  He accidentally stepped on a spiky rock.

  Liza carried Toby and bought him to the clinic.

I forgot my wallet.

They will buy food for their pets.