Penn foster Reading Skills
Article - answer A complete piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine
Specific - answer Anything of a particular kind
Previewing - answer Using information you already know to guess what information is to
likely follow
Fiction - answerA story that's the product of the author's imagination rather than factual
information
Nonfiction - answerWriting that refers to real events and factual information
Scanning - answerA process that involves running your eyes quickly over lines, looking
for specific information
Passage - answerA part of an article or a portion of a book
Proper nouns - answerThe names of specific persons, places, and things
Elements that commonly stand out when scanning - answerProper nouns, capital
letters, and numbers
Context - answerThe way a word is used in a sentence or a paragraph
Multiple meanings - answerwhen words have more than one meaning
synonym - answerA word with the same or similar meaning as another word
Antonym - answera word with the opposite meaning of another word
Thesaurus - answerA reference that provides both synonyms and antonyms for words
Details - answerSmall facts that present information about a topic
Topic Sentence - answerThe main idea of a particular paragraph
Stated Idea - answerWhen the write says specifically what he or she means
Implied Idea - answerWhen the writer hints at what he or she means
Introduction - answerThe first paragraph of an essay, where the author presents the
main idea of the essay
Article - answer A complete piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine
Specific - answer Anything of a particular kind
Previewing - answer Using information you already know to guess what information is to
likely follow
Fiction - answerA story that's the product of the author's imagination rather than factual
information
Nonfiction - answerWriting that refers to real events and factual information
Scanning - answerA process that involves running your eyes quickly over lines, looking
for specific information
Passage - answerA part of an article or a portion of a book
Proper nouns - answerThe names of specific persons, places, and things
Elements that commonly stand out when scanning - answerProper nouns, capital
letters, and numbers
Context - answerThe way a word is used in a sentence or a paragraph
Multiple meanings - answerwhen words have more than one meaning
synonym - answerA word with the same or similar meaning as another word
Antonym - answera word with the opposite meaning of another word
Thesaurus - answerA reference that provides both synonyms and antonyms for words
Details - answerSmall facts that present information about a topic
Topic Sentence - answerThe main idea of a particular paragraph
Stated Idea - answerWhen the write says specifically what he or she means
Implied Idea - answerWhen the writer hints at what he or she means
Introduction - answerThe first paragraph of an essay, where the author presents the
main idea of the essay
