MCA Reading Vocab 1

Front

Group of people the author believes will read their writing

Back

(Intended) Audience

Front

Nonfiction, informative writing

Back

Article

Front

Main theme of the author

Back

Author’s Message

Front

Find similarities (things that are almost the same)

Back

Compare

Front

Find differences

Back

Contrast

Front

Importance in a passage

Back

Event

Front

Something known to be true

Back

Fact

Front

Words that uniquely describe, e.g., Simile, Metaphor.

Back

Figurative Language

Front

Explain why a statement is a fact/opinion, list reasons to support an opinion.

Back

Give Evidence

Front

Marking text with a highlighter pen

Back

Highlight