Reading Vocabulary GA Milestones Review

Skip 3 lines 1.Summarizing9. simile 2.Character 10. compare vs. contrast 3.Setting11. Theme 4.Plot12. Folktale 5.Vocabulary13. Myth 6.Inference14. Dialogue 7.Explicit15. Chapter 8.Metaphor16. Scene 17. Figurative Language

Summarizing To give the main ideas of the story in the order in which they happen.

Setting Where and when a story takes place, including the time of day, season, or a location.

Character A person or thing in a story. Example: Goldilocks is a character in the story “Goldilocks and The Three Bears.”

Vocabulary The meanings of words and phrases, and how they are used in the story.

To make a conclusion based on the information or evidence you read in the text. Inference

Plot The events in the beginning, middle, and end of the story.

The lesson or message the text is trying to portray or explain. Theme

An idea or message is stated directly by the writer. The author tells the reader exactly what they need to know. Explicit

Folktale A traditional story that is usually shared by storytelling.

A story that is believed by many but the story is not true. Myths are often explained practices, or beliefs, or natural events. Myth

Making a comparison without using the words “like” or “as”. Example: The clouds were whipped cream. (They looked like it, not actual made of whipped cream.) Metaphor

Comparing two things using “like” or “as”. Example: Her shirt was as green as the grass. Simile

You need to be able to tell the difference between literal and non-literal language. Example: Miss Keeler describes recess by saying “It was a zoo!” The students were not actually at the zoo, they were running around and being loud like the animals at the zoo. Figurative Language

A section of a book. Books are often divided into chapters. Chapter

A section of a drama or play. Example: In the first scene of “Finding Nemo”, Nemo’s mom is eaten by a barracuda. Scene

A section of a poem. Example: Stanza

Artwork that depicts the events in a story. Illustrations can be a powerful storytelling tool. Illustrations

Compare vs. contrast Comparing is telling the things that are the same between two objects and contrast is telling the differences.

Dialogue When the characters are talking in the story. Example: Miss Keeler said “Sit down!”