| Context Clues | Using part of the passage to define an unknown word |
| Fact | A statement that can be proven |
| Opinion | A statement that can not be proven |
| Summary | Sums up; retells the information in a few sentences |
| Main Idea | The most important idea in the passage |
| Theme | Lesson learned |
| Conclusion | A decision you make using clues from the passage |
| Prediction | What you think will happen next |
| Fiction | Writing that tells a made-up story |
| Nonfiction | Writing that shares facts and true information |
| Compare | Figuring out how two things are the same |
| Contrast | Figuring out how two things are different |
| Stanza | Groups of lines in a poem |
| Meter | Regular pattern of syllables in a poem |
| Imagery | Using the senses in writing: look, sound, touch, smell, and taste |
| Alliteration | The repetition of sounds at the beginning of words |
| Onomatopoeia | Use of words that imitate actual sounds |
| Personification | Describes an object, animal or idea using human characteristics |
| Simile | Compares two different things using "like" or "as" |
| Metaphor | Compares two different things without using "like" or "as" |
| Plot | What happens in the story |
| Sequence | The order of events that happen in the story |
| Setting | The time and place in which a story takes place |
| Cause | The reason for an action or condition |
| Effect | The result of an event or condition |