Test-taking Vocabulary

Front

What does it mean to ask questions while reading?

Back

Good readers ask questions before, during, and after reading to understand the text better.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Front

What is a conclusion?

Back

A conclusion is a result, outcome, or final inference based on text evidence.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Front

What does prediction mean?

Back

Prediction means to make a reasonable guess about what might happen next in a story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Front

What is a sentence?

Back

A complete thought ending with a period, question mark, or exclamation mark.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Front

What does sequence mean?

Back

Sequence is the ordering of events or steps from first to last.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Front

What is a main idea?

Back

The main idea is the most important point or message in a text.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Front

What does summarize mean?

Back

To summarize means to give a brief statement of the main points of a text.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Front

What is a character in a story?

Back

A character is a person, animal, or figure in a story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

Front

What does setting mean?

Back

Setting refers to the time and place where a story occurs.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Front

What is a plot?

Back

The plot is the sequence of events that make up a story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5