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FCAT Vocabulary
Word | Definition |
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Main Idea | The central point of a passage. |
Conclusions | A common type of inference skill. |
Predictions | Involves thoughts or actions that could continue beyond the passage into the future. |
Inferences | Making connections between the various pieces of information given in the test or reading between the lines. |
Generalizations | Type of inference in which you formulate a general rule bases on the data provided. |
Author's purpose | Why a writer writes a particular text.It may be to entertain, to teach a lesson, to create a mood or to persuade. |
Author's Attitude | Also called tone, is a style of writing reflecting an author's attitude towards a topic. |
Compare | The process of looking for similarities. |
Contrast | Differences between two or more objects, characters, or ideas. |
Details | Look answers to the 5W's and H: Who?, What?, Where?, When?, Why?, and How? |