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Smookie's (Reading)
READING VOCABULARY
Question | Answer |
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similes | sentences that compares to thing using; like or as. |
synonyms | a word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word ex:happy,joyful |
personification | giving human characteristics to animals,vegetables,anything not human |
Table of Contents | the page in the front of the book that tells you what the topics are in the book and where they are at |
dictionary | its a book where you can find definitions of words and there meanings |
theme | lesson or main point |
plot | Also called storyline. the plan, scheme, or main story of a book/series |
idioms | its raining cats and dogs |
mood | a state or quality of feeling |
tone | what the author wants you too feel |
almanac | book of facts |
fact | a statement that can be proven |
conflict | a problem |
antonyms | two words that have different meanings ex:happy;sad |
Point of View | 1st person 3rd person ;how the story is told |
glossary | terms and definitions located in the back of the book |
details | describe looks and feelings |
opinion | a belief or judgment that you believe |
index | a more or less detailed alphabetical listing of names, places, and topics along with the numbers of the pages on which they are mentioned or discussed, usually included in or constituting the back matter. |
infer | |
evidence | that which tends to prove or disprove something; |
setting | the act of a person or thing that sets. |
alliteration | Suzie sell seashells by the seashore |
foreshadowing | looking back in time |
Main Idea | the most important part in a story |