Reading Terms

Fact

• Can be proven.• Example – There are

50 states in the U.S.A.

Slang or Jargon

• Popular speech• Example – “That is

really awesome.” or “What’s up?”

Suffix

• The word part at the end of the base word that changes meaning.

• Examples –

create

creation

created

Opinion

• Based on feeling.• Example – PA is the

best state in the U.S.A.

Exaggeration

• Stretches the truth.• Examples:

The baby laughs all the time.

You never say please.

Plot

• Events in the story.• Usually told in

sequence of when it occurs.

Central Problem

• Main problem of the story.

Resolution

• How the problem is solved.

Setting

• Time and place the story takes place.

• Example – Long, long ago in a far away place…

Theme

• Something the story teaches you.

• Example – Little Red Riding Hood teaches you not to talk to strangers.

Synonym

• Word that mean the same.

• Examples:

large

huge

big

Antonym

• Words that mean the opposite.

• Examples:

up and down

in and out

Simile

• Saying one thing is like another.

• Example – He is like a bear!

Metaphor

• Comparing one thing to another without using “like” or “as”.

• Example – He is a bear!

Personification

• When the author gives objects human feelings or characteristics.

• Example – talking to a teddy bear or picture

Rhythm

• A pattern of sounds in a poem or sentence.

• Example – Roses are red, Violets are blue.

Alliteration

• The use of words that start with the same sound.

• Example – Ten terrible toddlers took two trains.

Hyperbole

• An exaggeration usually for comic effect.

• Example – He was luckier than a cat with nine lives.

Onomatopoeia

• The creation and use of words which include sounds that are similar to the noises that words refer to.

• Examples:

pop

buzz

boom

Flashback

• When the author interrupts the story to tell you about something that happened earlier.

Foreshadowing

• When the author warns you something will happen in the future.

• Example – “The dreary day hinted at the dark events to come.”

Prefix

• The word part at the beginning of the base word that changes meaning.

• Examples:

Prepay – to pay before

Repay – to pay again

Summary

• Tells the most important points of the story – characters, plot, events, theme, setting.

• Example – usually the short story on the back of a book that tells about it.

Symbolism

• Using one thing to represent another.

• Example – In David and Goliath – the giant represents all that is bad.

Review of Reading Terms

• Fact• Opinion• Central Problem• Theme• Slang or Jargon• Exaggeration• Resolution• Synonym• Suffix• Plot• Setting• Antonym

• Simile• Rhythm• Foreshadowing• Symbolism• Metaphor• Alliteration• Flashback• Summary• Personification• Hyperbole• Onomatopoeia• Prefix

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