| A | B |
|---|
| main idea | central point |
| topic | subject |
| directly stated | main idea is in a topic sentence |
| implied | suggested through details and facts |
| title | name of a passage |
| passage | reading selection |
| detail | supporting information |
| summarize | to write the main ideas and important details of a longer passage in a shorter form |
| paraphrase | restate in your own words |
| nonfiction | true story |
| fiction | story made up in someone's imagination |
| theme | the big idea, message, lesson |
| entire | whole |
| infer | guess from information given |
| inference | an educated guess |
| subordinate ideas | ideas which are smaller than the main idea |
| cite | to show the source of information |
| quote | write the exact words someone has said |
| conflict | disagreement |
| resolve | find a solution |
