Question

You will see the following words throughout Unit 1. Try your best to match them with their terms. Question 1 options: A word that means the same or very nearly the same as another word. The message that a reader takes away from a story. A reasonable guess about characters and events that the author does not explicitly state in the text. Tells what the author believes and lets the reader know what they will be reading about. A word that means the opposite of another word. The way feelings are expressed or the author’s attitude toward the writing. The overall feeling of the piece or the feeling you get from the reading. 1. Central Idea 2. Theme 3. Inference 4. Tone 5. Mood 6. Antonym 7. Synonym

Answer 1

A word that means the same or very nearly the same as another word.

SYNONYM

The message that a reader takes away from a story.

CENTRAL IDEA

A reasonable guess about characters and events that the author does not explicitly state in the text.

INFERENCE

Tells what the author believes and lets the reader know what they will be reading about.

THEME

A word that means the opposite of another word.

ANTONYM

The way feelings are expressed or the author’s attitude toward the writing.

TONE

The overall feeling of the piece or the feeling you get from the reading.

MOOD