Test Prep Reading Vocabulary

a personal belief or feeling

a text structure organized by noting similarities and differences 

alphabetical list of important words IN A TEXT and their meanings

what a text is mostly about, the overall message of the book

statements that help a reader better understand the main idea

words that have more than one meaning, such as rock and train

the moral of a story

words that sounds like what they mean, such as gobble, honk, and crisp

clues in the test that help the reader determine the meaning of an unknown word

a history of a person's life

a text structure organized by using an event (the cause) and the results of the event (effects)

the perspective from which a story is told

type of story based on actual people, places, and things

stories that explain a belief or a natural happening

to give the main ideas from the beginning, middle, and end of a story

repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words next to or close to each other

when an author gives similarities and differences to support his or her viewpoint

combine clues to make a decision

a detail that describes something seen, heard, smelled, tasted, or touched

a text structure organized by the order in which events occur

details or facts IN the text that supports an inference

a believable source

a history of a person's life, written by that person

the time and place a story happens

to combine parts into a coherent whole

the stated or implied purpose the author wrote the text

things in a text such as titles, subtitles, captions, key words, bold print, headings, pictures

informational text that explains steps in a procedure

comparison using the words "like" or "as"

the lines spoken between characters in fiction or a play

prefixes and suffixes

a text structure organized in a sequence that makes sense and used when building an argument

comparison of two things WITHOUT using the words "like" or "as"

a book or electronic resource that lists words in alphabetical order and gives their meanings

logical guesses made by drawing conclusions, making generalizations, and predicting

a truth that is verifiable

basic sequence of events in a story having main parts of rising action, climax, falling action

language not meant to be taken literally, like similes and idioms

clues in a text that suggest what is to come

a resource used to find synonyms and antonyms

an internal or external problem that brings action important to the plot

written text for a play or movie

use of language to create mental images and sensory appeal

telling the meaning, using different words

people in a story or play