Prediction:
Use what you know about the text to tell what you think might happen next in the story.
Compare and Contrast:
Tell how things are alike (compare) and how they are different (contrast).
Fact/Opinion:
Fact- Something that can be proven.
Opinion- What someone thinks or feels, this cannot be proven.
Inference:
Using clues found in the story to make an educated guess about what is happening in the story.
Sequence:
Events happen in order in a story. Words like first, second, then, next and last help us tell sequence of events.
Cause/Effect:
Cause: What makes another event happen. WHY something happens.
Effect: What happens because of another event. WHAT happens.
Main Idea:
The main idea is what a text or paragraph is mostly about and this idea is supported by details.
Summarizing:
Tell in your own words what happened in a story.
