| A | B |
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| skim | to read quickly over something looking for main points |
| predict | to make a guess about what will happen |
| chronological/time order | the order in which events take place |
| conflict | the problem in the story |
| resolution | how the problem is solved |
| theme | main idea of the story; deep, abstract meaining of the story |
| main idea | what the story is about; the central thought often expressed as a sentence |
| climax | the most important part of the story |
| character | animals or people in the story |
| plot | what the story is about; sequence of events in a story |
| setting | time and place a story takes place |
| illustrations | drawings in a story |
| dialogue | the words characters say to one another often in quotation marks |
| context clues | words or pictures that help you figure out the meaning of a word you may not know |
| paraphrase | a synonym for summarize; to put something in your own words |
| plays | stories that are meant to be acted out |
| quote | a person's exact words |
| first, second, then, finally, lastly | time/chronological order words |
| literal | meaning exactly what is being said |
| first-hand account/first person | a story narrated by one character at a time in first person (I) by someone who was there |
| second-hand account | a story written by someone who was not there |
| point of view | person telling the story |
| synthesize | to combine information |
| cause | the reason something happened |
| effect | what happened as a result of the cause |
| compare | looking for ways things are alike |
| contrast | looking for ways things are different |
| inform | to teach you something about a topic; often full of facts |
| entertain | written for you to enjoy |
| persuade | to convince you to do something |
| explain | to tell you how to do something |
| describe | to tell details about something |
| italics | slanted words |
