Duplicate of Comprehension Strategies for Reading Nonfiction

Question 1

the sequential order in which events occur

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chronology

Question 2

maps, charts, labels, headings

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text feature

Question 3

an educated guess based on information in the text

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inference

Question 4

the author's reason for writing a text

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author's purpose

Question 5

The most important information that tells what the text is about

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main idea

Question 6

identifying and restating the main idea in your own words

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summarize

Question 7

A word that is similar in meaning to another word

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synonym

Question 8

the way a text is structured from beginning to end

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text structure

Question 9

hints that an author gives to help define unfamiliar words

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context clues

Question 10

A written account of a person's life

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biography

Question 11

an idea that explains the about the main idea

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supporting idea

Question 12

exploring likenesses and differences between texts

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compare/contrast

Question 13

A word that is opposite in meaning to aother word

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antonym

Question 14

text structure that introduces a problem and explains the solution

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problem/solution

Question 15

clearly expressed

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explicit

Questions 15