the reason something happened

to find ways things are alike

to find ways things are different

a decision made about information you are given

information that makes up a passage; the topic that is dealt with in a piece of writing or the message or meaning

to tell about or write about; paint a picture with words

to judge and tell the good and the bad; or to decide the value or amount of

teach me or show me, tell me the steps: to make clear or understandable

a truth, something that can be proved

a belief or idea that at person has

to give examples or explain and make clear

to guess based on the information; what is the hidden meaning; to make a decision about the information

The most important thing the passage is about

a list of main points

to try to ge another person to think or feel the same way you do

a question that need solving

the answer to a problem

the reason something is done

the order of events or steps

to tell the main idea, the beginning, middle, or end

to back it up or prove with details

the way something is organized

create or put together

break it into parts, tell about the parts

To guess what will happen next

the result of a situation or cause or action

to make clear

text surrounding word or passage; helps explain a word's full meaning

provide or furnish; supply material

to remove

details that describe or help the reader imagine

producing the intended result; capable

to add details to; expand

to remove or get rid of

opposite of correct or accurate mistake

to contain; to add

to put or place into something

to show how something is just or correct; to prove

tells a story of an event

to leave out

putting information from a source into your own words

to change or improve something

changes from one state to another

a piece of text chosen for reading. Something chosen or selected.

to explain the meaning of something.

the reason the author wrote the piece; the three main reasons are: to provide information, to entertain, or to persuade the reader.

to state in a more general form. To infer from the facts. For most part.