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| Informational texts | passages that explain or inform |
| Inference | to come to a reasonable conclusion based on evidence found in the passage |
| Central idea | the most important point or idea that the author is making in a passage. Also known as the main idea. |
| Objective summary | an overview of a passage. It captures the main points but does not give every detail and does not include opinions. |
| Fact | statement that can be proven |
| Opinion | is a statement that cannot be proven, as it states an author’s belief or judgment about something |
| Distinction | refers to the act of noticing differences or contrasts between similar things or people |
| Analogy | a comparison between two things that helps to express the relationship or connection between the things. For example, Looking for my favorite pencil in my backpack is like searching for a needle in a haystack. |
| Figurative meaning | refers to the symbolic meaning of words or phrases |
| personification | describing an object as if it were a person |
| simile | a comparison using like or as |
| metaphor | a descriptive comparison that states one thing is another |
| hyperbole | exaggeration beyond belief |
| idiom | a quirky expression or saying that is specific to a language |
