7th Grade Reading Study Guide for Final Exam

1. Facts – information directly stated 2. Facts/Inference- is information directly stated or does it have to be inferred by combing the text and readers’ experience? 3. Context Clues 4. Sequence-the time line when events happen, not necessarily where the events occur in a written work 5. Main Ideas-what is the general, overall message about? Be careful of choosing details as the main idea. 6. Drawing Conclusions-looking at all of the given information and combining it with your own knowledge to make a statement about the material that the author has not already made. 7. Maps and Graphs 8. Know characteristics of different genres of literature such as science fiction, fantasy, biography, drama, fairy tales, etc. that were on the handout given to you.