Let's review some reading skills

First Second Next Then Before After Finally Following Now Soon are words to identify:

Entertain, persuade, or inform is used to identify:

Which are examples of test taking strategies?

similar both In the same way likewise another common as well also too like 

An exaggerated statement. It is not used to mislead the reader, but to emphasize a point.

Speech which involves a comparison between two unlike things without using like or as. 

The use of words that mimic sounds

Speech which gives the qualities of a person to an animal, an object, or an idea. 

to summarize, you need to find the:

captions, timelines, title, heading, charts , tables, pictures, graphs, are:

different whereas also differ but however  while although on the other hand unlike:

less, ful, able, ness,est, are some of the

Language that appeals to the senses 

words or phrases that are around the unfamiliar word, that help you understand the meaning are

if so since because due to  as a result the main reason unless therefore are words to identify:

author, theme, characters, setting, plot , conflict are 

When you make inferences, you :

you ask who or what  (WIN strategy) is the paragraph about or the W questions to identify:

Repeated consonant sounds occurring at the beginning of words or within words. (tongue twister)

When you describe something by comparing it with something else, you are using

un, in, dis, anti, sub,pre, re, be are some of the:

problem solution because cause since as a result in order to so that, are words to identify:

speech that involves a direct comparison between two unlike things, using the words like or as