Question | Answer |
one or more letters attached to a word to create a different form of the word | affix |
a group of neighboring words that begin with the same sound | alliteration |
drawing a conclusion after conducting a thorough evaluation | analysis |
one word that is the opposite of another word | antonym |
a declaration, statement, allegation or claim | assertion |
the author’s reason for writing | author’s purpose |
a judgment based on a personal point of view | bias |
the story of a person's life written by another person | biography |
an action or event that leads to an effect | cause |
something that happens as a result of an action, event, or cause | effect |
the moment in a story after tension builds and the conflict is most intense (the turning point) | climax |
to tell how two or more things are alike | compare |
the ending of a story | conclusion |
a struggle between characters, forces, or emotions (a problem) | conflict |
vocabulary words that are important to a particular subject area | content specific words |
information from text that reveals the meaning of an unfamiliar word | context clues |
to tell how two or more things are different | contrast |
conversation between people in a story | dialogue |
to make a distinction between two or more things | differentiate |
a newspaper or magazine article that gives the opinions of the editors | editorial |
a statement that stretches the truth | exaggeration |
a sentence that explains something | explanatory sentence |
a story that is not true; it is created in the author’s imagination | fiction |
language that cannot be taken literally because it was written to create a special feeling | figurative language |
point of view in which the main character "tells" the story in his or her own words | first person |
the center of interest or attention | focus |
a broad statement about a topic or person | generalization |
a type or category of literature | genre |
a word or phrase in bold print that show the text’s topic or theme | heading |
visual aids within a text | graphics |
a graphic way of presenting data in the text | charts |
a conclusion based on facts, reasoning, and “reading between the lines” | inference |
a nonfiction text, written to share factual information | informational text |
tools used by the author to make the story interesting | literary devices |
important techniques used in literature | literary elements |
this type of text includes literary elements and devices normally found in fiction, but it tells about real people, places, or events | literary nonfiction |
the author’s most important point, usually found in the topic sentence | main idea |
a figure of speech that compares 2 unlike things without using the words “like” or “as” | metaphor |
words that can have several meanings, depending upon how they are used in a sentence | multiple meaning words |
type of text that tells a story (may be fiction or nonfiction) | narrative |
factual writing that explains, informs, or describes (rather than entertains) | nonfiction |
to restate something you read or hear by putting it in your own words | paraphrase |
giving human qualities, feelings, or actions to something that is not human | personification |
the letter/sound relationships used by beginning readers | phonics |
a story’s sequence of events | plot |
writing that provides an emotional experience by using figurative language, imagery, and rhythm | poetry |
the position from which a story is told | point of view |
a group of letters placed at the beginning of a word to change its meaning | prefix |
the part of a story that comes after the climax, when the conflict is resolved | resolution |
similar final sounds in words, usually at the end of lines in a poem | rhyme |
the part of a story where the plot becomes complicated, leading up to the climax | rising action |
a story’s time and place | setting |
comparing two unlike things by using the words “like” or “as” | simile |
organized knowledge about a particular topic | subject area |
a group of letters placed at the end of a word to change its meaning | suffix |
to retell the most important parts of a text in a much shorter space, and in your own words | summarize |
how an author writes, using language to interest the reader in his or her purpose | style |
one word that has the same meaning as another word | synonym |
words that students are expected to know | target words |
a major idea that is the topic of discussion or writing | theme |
point of view in which the author tells a story about the characters, like a narrator | third person |