| A | B |
| Excerpt *A passage or selection taken or selected from a book | document |
| Metaphor *The use of language to compare two unlike things | without using like |
| Text Features *The headings | bulleted lists |
| Sequence Order *The order in which events should | may |
| Author's Purpose *The writer's reason for writing something. PIE (persuade | inform |
| Simile *A figure of speech that compares two unlike things | using the word like |
| Infer *It means to make reasonable judgments | based on prior knowledge and the text. |
| Pronouns (when story is written in third person) *He | she |
| Character *People | animals |
| Pronouns (when story is in first person) *Ours | I |