The end of the story.

The beginning of the story.

The turning point of the story.

The funniest part of the story.

The people in the story.

Where and when the story takes place.

The problem of the story.

The genre of the story.

Realistic fiction

Informational non-fiction

Poetry

Biography

The story the author tells.

The lesson the author wants the reader to learn.

The general feeling of the passage.

The style or type of passage the author writes.

Lines

Pages

Stanzas

Personification

He was a tiger leaping on his prey.

They were louder than a rock concert.

She was like a ninja, fighting the criminals.

My computer haves me!

An extreme exageration.

Taking what you know and what you have read to come up with a conclusion.

Having a picture in your mind of what you are reading.

Coming up with a conclusion based only on your opinion.

Is a saying that is not to be taken literally.

Is comparing two unlike things.

Is an extreme exaggeration.

Is a sound word.

There are too many cats and dogs in the area.

It is raining heavily

It is raining animals.

It is not raining.

preview the text first.

find the setting and problem.

number the stanzas.

identify the problem.