English Terms

The D in PDQ

Many paragraphs or a very long paragraph

What to do with bolded words

when and where the story takes place

examples of a suffix

What the R stands for on IREEC

What the I stands for on IREEC

these tell you what the paragraph or page is talking about

What to do with the Q in PDQ

examples of a prefix

When you tell how things are alike and different

the number of pieces of text evidence you have to usually find in a short answer

This means to look at before the real test

at the front of the book and tells you the chapters titles

words that mean the opposite; for example, huge and tiny

when writing an essay you should remember to read the

What the E stands for on IREEC

where you look up the meanings of words

The marks you put around the words someone is saying; sometimes called 66's and 99's

What you should always do at the end of a piece of writings

answers you can find and underline in the text

Strategy to use before even reading the test

Strategy for finding the answers to comprehension questions

Another name for the topic sentence

these help you to understand the story better

this bolded word means there could be 2 right answers but one is better

What C stands for IREEC

words that mean the same thing; for example big and large

what the reading or writing is mostly about

Part of a book

these are examples of transitions words

This shows a person talking

another name for a chapter book

a story with the narrator telling you something about what happened

a small dictionary usually at the end of a book

another name for a story or paragraph

the stories message to the reader

why the author writes a story