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EOG Vocab
Reading
Question | Answer |
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Bold Print | Words that are usually written darker than others |
Subheading | Introduces the main idea of the selection that follows |
Subtitle | Usually the second title of an article |
Italics | Words that are written with slanting letters |
Parenthesis | one or both of the curved marks () used in writing |
Map | A text feature that helps illustrate where the story takes place |
Graph | A text feature that helps give the reader information aobut a topic dealing with numbers |
Graphic Organizer | A diagramused to help organize information from a selection |
Illustration | A text feature showing a picture or drawing to add to the selection |
Heading | Tells what the article is about |
Foot Notes | Infomation given at the bottom of a selction to help the reader understand words or terms |
Timeline | A text feature that shows a sequence of events of a person or place in time |
Diagram | A picture to help with the understanding of information |
Table | The arrangement of data |
Flow Chart | A step-by-step change of data over time |
Index | Located at the back of a textbook and lists each section or topic found in the book with its page number. |
Table of Contents | Located in the front of a book that lists units, chapters, stories or section in the order that they appear in the book. |
Glossary | A small dictionary in the back of a book. |
Main Idea | What the story is mostly about |
Central Message | |
Theme | the message the author is trying to convey. This is usually a general statement that can be applied in everyones lives. (ex: good versus evil, always have courage, treat others the way you want to be treated) |
Fiction | a story that is made up or not true |
Non-fiction | a selection that is true or factual |
Narrative | another name for a story |
Eye Witness Account | a report of what a person saw with their own eyes |
Drama | Another word for plays |
Poetry | A text with stanzas, lines, and rhyming words |
Summary | a retelling of the most important parts of what was said |
Order form | something you fill out when you want to buy something |
Menu | a list of choices you can get at a restaurant |
Schedule | A list of times and activities |
Make-Believe | made up/not real |
Biography | A story about someone's life |
Autobiography | when the author tells his own life story |
Article | A non-fiction selection usually found in a newspapar or magazine |
Fantasy | Stories that have elements in them that could not really happen. |
Folk Tales | Fiction stories that are based on legends |
Fairy Tales | Stories that involve unrealistic characters like fairies, and usually have a happy ending |
Myths/Legends | A story passed down from generations that explain historical events. |