OSTP Reading Vocab

Briefly telling the main points, not the details, without opinions or quotes is called

"You're a wizard, Harry," said Hagrid is an example of

I want to know how much rain Oklahoma received in 2016. I can use

What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence? She ran across the bridge.

The problem in the story is called the

Compare and contrast is an example of

I need to know what page Chapter 8 begins on. Where can I look?

A Venn Diagram or web are examples of this:

Where and when a story takes place is called the

I need a synonym for the word "said." Where can I look?

If they don't tell me how a character feels in a story, I can ______, or make an educated guess

I use a glossary to

A text structure that tells how one thing caused another to happen is

What reference source would you use to research a certain topic?

A type of text structure where the events are in order is

A story that is made-up is called

A type of writing that tells about an event in your life (like when you got a new bike!) is called

I'm looking at the index of my science book. What will I find there?

If I need to look up what continent Greece is on, I can use

How the text is organized (for example: cause and effect or compare and contrast) is called

When an author uses words to create a picture, this is called

The theme of the story is the

What reference would you use to find the pronunciation and definition of a word?

What the text is mostly about is called the

When the author creates an image using words, this is called

Writing or a passage focused on a certain topic is called

What happens in the story, including the rising action, conflict and resolution is called the:

While reading non-fiction, the headings tell me

There are 30 days in April is an example of

Which of the following is not an example of a genre?

Entertain, inform, and persuade are examples of

I need to put the text into my own words. I will

The caption tells us

Writing that is used to convince you to do something or to change your way of thinking is

Cats are better than dogs is an example of

What is the preposition in this sentence? The pencil is near the chair.