Reading Key Terms Review for End of Year

The message or lesson of the story. . . "I learned that. . . "

Text that is meant to explain or inform the reader about a topic.

Short paragraph that includes just the most important events of the plot in order

A result of an event that happens

To make decisions based on what has happened in the story

Words that have the same meaning.

Taking what you know and what the text says to make an informed decision about the text.

What the paragraph, section or story is mostly about.  WHO DID WHAT?

Evidence or facts that prove the main idea.

Added to the end of a base word to change the meaning of a word

Written in lines and stanzas; often has rhyming words; conveys meaning

Added to the beginning of a base word to change the meaning of the word

Entertaining stories that include characters, setting, problem/solution, and plot.  

Bold print, italics, maps timelines, captions, photographs, table of contents, glossary, index

Words that mean the opposite of each other

Step by step instructions that you follow to complete a task

The events of the story in the order they happened.

Words that sound and/or look alike but have different meanings