| A | B |
| plot | the story line |
| summarize | to retell the main ideas and important details of a story |
| conflict | a struggle between the main character and another force |
| point of view | the perspective in which a story is told |
| theme | the message the author wants to convey about life |
| foreshadowing | clue of what may happen later in the story |
| analyze | to dig deeper for the meaning of the text |
| infer | to make an educated guess based on context clues |
| drawing conclusions | make judgments or take a position based on textual evidence |
| author's purpose | to reason an author writes |