Core reading comprehension strategies and terms such as main idea, inference, and context clues, for elementary and middle school readers.
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- What is the main idea of a text?
- The most important point or central message the author wants you to understand.
- What are supporting details in a text?
- Facts, examples, or explanations that help prove or explain the main idea.
- What does it mean to make an inference?
- To figure out something that is not directly stated by using clues from the text and what you already know.
- What are context clues?
- Words or phrases nearby that help you understand the meaning of an unfamiliar word.
- What is the difference between a fact and an opinion?
- A fact can be proven true or false; an opinion is what someone believes or feels.
- What is the author's purpose?
- The reason an author writes something, such as to inform, entertain, persuade, or explain.
- How do you summarize a text?
- State the most important ideas in your own words, leaving out minor details.
- What does it mean to predict what will happen next in a story?
- To make a thoughtful guess about what will happen based on clues in the text.
- What are character traits?
- The qualities or characteristics that describe what a person or character is like.
- What is the setting of a story?
- The time and place where a story happens.
- What are the main parts of a plot?
- Beginning (introduction), middle (problem and action), and end (solution).
- What is a theme in a story?
- The central message or life lesson the story teaches.
- What is a cause and effect relationship?
- A cause is why something happens; an effect is what happens as a result.
- What does it mean to compare and contrast?
- Comparing means finding similarities; contrasting means finding differences between two things.
- What is active reading?
- Reading while thinking about the text, asking questions, and making connections.