NB Grade 6 English Reading flashcards
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- Main idea
- The most important point a passage makes about its topic, often stated in a topic sentence and supported by details throughout the text.
- Supporting detail
- A fact, example, reason, or quotation that explains, proves, or illustrates the main idea of a passage.
- Objective summary
- A brief restatement of a text's main idea and key details in the reader's own words, without personal opinions or minor examples.
- Implied main idea
- A central point that is not stated directly and must be inferred by combining the supporting details in a passage.
- Paraphrase
- A restatement of a short passage in different words that keeps the original meaning and roughly the same length.
- Topic sentence
- A sentence, usually near the beginning or end of a paragraph, that states the paragraph's main idea.
- Inference
- A logical conclusion drawn from text evidence combined with the reader's background knowledge rather than stated directly.
- Author's purpose
- The reason an author writes a text, commonly to inform, persuade, entertain, or explain, which shapes word choice and organization.
- Tone
- The author's attitude toward the subject or audience, revealed through word choice and details, such as serious, humorous, or critical.
- Mood
- The feeling or atmosphere a text creates in the reader, often through setting, word choice, and imagery.
- Text evidence
- Specific words, sentences, or details from a passage used to support an inference, interpretation, or claim.
- Persuasive technique
- A method such as stating a claim, giving reasons and evidence, using emotional appeals, or addressing counterarguments to influence readers.
- Theme
- The underlying message about life or human nature in a literary work, expressed in a full sentence rather than a single word.
- Plot
- The sequence of events in a story, typically including exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
- Climax
- The turning point of a story where the main conflict reaches its greatest intensity and the outcome begins to be decided.
- Character trait
- An enduring quality of a character, such as honesty or bravery, revealed through words, actions, thoughts, and others' responses.
- First-person point of view
- A narrative perspective in which the narrator uses I or we and tells the story from inside the action.
- Third-person omniscient
- A narrative perspective in which the narrator knows and reveals the thoughts and feelings of all characters.
- Internal conflict
- A struggle within a character's mind, such as a choice between right and wrong or between fear and courage.
- Context clue
- A word or phrase near an unknown word that hints at its meaning, such as a definition, example, contrast, or cause-effect relationship.
- Prefix
- A word part added to the beginning of a base word that changes its meaning, such as un- in unhappy or re- in rewrite.
- Suffix
- A word part added to the end of a base word that changes its meaning or part of speech, such as -ful or -tion.
- Connotation
- The emotional shade or association a word carries, which may be positive, negative, or neutral, beyond its dictionary meaning.
- Denotation
- The literal, dictionary meaning of a word, distinct from the feelings or associations it may suggest.
- Homophone
- A word that sounds the same as another word but has different spelling and meaning, such as their and there.
- Idiom
- An expression whose meaning cannot be understood from the literal meanings of its individual words, such as raining cats and dogs.
- Informational text
- Nonfiction writing that informs, explains, or persuades readers using facts, examples, and text features such as headings and captions.
- Text feature
- A visual or organizational element such as a heading, caption, bold word, diagram, or glossary that helps readers locate and understand information.
- Author's claim
- A statement an author wants readers to accept, supported by evidence such as facts, examples, or expert opinions.
- Chronological structure
- A text organization that presents events in time order, often signaled by words such as first, next, then, and finally.
- Compare-contrast structure
- A text organization that shows similarities and differences between two or more subjects, often signaled by both, unlike, and however.
- Biography
- A nonfiction genre that tells the life story of a real person, written by someone other than that person.