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Linquist
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is predicting? | to make a logical assumption about future events |
| What is using text aids? | being able to look at a schedule or map |
| What is plot? | the sequence of related events in a story; exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution |
| What is the conflict? | the struggle between two opposing forces in the story |
| What is narrative structure? | the form or pattern a story follows |
| What is forshadowing? | the author provides clues that hint at events to come and it creates suspnse |
| What is a flashback? | flasbacks show what motives a character has or reveals something important about the character |
| What does the prefix -re mean? | "back" or "to look back" |
| What does the prefix -pre mean? | "before" or "advance" |
| What is a common noun? | names any person place or thing |
| What is a proper noun? | names a particular person,place or thing |
| What is an abstract noun? | names ideas or beliefs |
| What is a concrete noun? | things you can see, feel, touch, taste or hear |
| What is a posessive noun? | a noun that shows ownership |
| mischievious | playful;naughty |
| vivid | lively;strong |
| studious | devoted to learning |
| tantalized | tormented by something out of reach |
| affectionate | loving |
| scarce | few in nuber;not common |
| decadent | marked by decay or decline |
| partition | an interior dividing wall |
| descendants | one's children, their children and so on |
| preliminary | introductory or preparatory |
| innumerable | uncountable;many |
| wretched | miserable |
| gnarled | twisted and lumpy with age |
| quaint | charming in an old fashioned way |
| previous | former;earlier |
| amounted | added up |
| prodigy | a wonder or unusually talented person |
| periscope | a tubular instrument used by submarines to see on the surface |
| chugging | moving with a puffing sound |
| prefer | to like better |
| legacy | anything handed down from the past |
| exploits | used to best advantage |
| customary | based on a custom or tradition |
| courtesy | a polite remark or gesture |
| reputation | widely-held opinion about a person whether its good or bad |
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