| Term | Definition |
| prediction | telling what is going to happen in a story based on what has already happened. |
| encyclopedia | a set of books that contain various types of general information. |
| outline | an orgranized plan or summary. |
| media | something that converys/gives information (photographs, films, television, Internet, magagzines, etc.) |
| table of contents | a list found at the beginning of a book that lists chapters (main topics) in a book. |
| title page | title, author, illustrator of the book is listed here. |
| glossary | a collection of terms and their meanings (usually found at the back of a book) |
| heading | tells the main topic of a piece of writing (usually in bold) |
| graphics | illustrations, charts, graphs, maps, diagrams, tables, time lines, etc. |
| caption | words that explain an illustration |
| synonym | two or more words that have about the same meaning |
| antonym | two or more words that have opposite meanings |
| homonym | two or more words that are spelled the same and pronounced the same, but have different meanings |
| simile | a comparison that uses like or as |
| metaphor | a comparison that does not use like or as |