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Common Core Words
Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| trace | outline follow the course |
| synthesize | combine to form a more complex product |
| irrelevant information | a statement or sentence that has little or nothing to do with the rest of the text |
| relevant information | s statement or sentence that topic and relates to the rest of the text |
| illustrations | pictures of what happens in the story |
| previewing | looking over a passage before you really read it in cludes looking at the title diagrams photos tables and inden |
| table | a kind of chart |
| timeline | a picture that shows the order of events |
| subheading | a title or heading that tells what the selection will be about |
| graphic organizer | a way to organize data |
| analogy | is a comparison between two things that are usually thought to be different from each other but have something in common |
| data | information |
| context clues | clues surrounding an unknown word |
| contraction | using an apostrophe to bring two words together |
| entertain | to amuse |
| glossary | a list of words and definitions at the back of the book |
| inform | to explain something using facts |
| persuade | to try and influence someone to do or think a certain way |
| resolution | how charters solve the problem or conflict |
| examine | inspect or look at closely |
| selection | the story or passage to be read |
| select | pick from different choices |
| first person narrator | a character in the story that narrates |
| third person narrator | a character that is not in the story that narrates |
| benefit | an advantage or good |
| effect | is a result of the cause |
| diagram | shows a picture of something that the article talks about with all of its parts named. |
| conflict | problem |
| draw conclusions | using what you have read to come to a conclusion or decision |
| interpret | explain the meaning of |
| alliteration | happens when words that start with the same sound are used close together in a phrase or sentence |
| analogy | is a comparison between two things that are usually thought to be different from each other but that have something in common |
| integrat | put together |
| draw | take or pullout |
| distinguish | set apart |
| develop | elaborate or expand |
| evidence | information that supports an idea |
| opinion | a statement that is based on feeling or emotions, cannot be proven |
| fact | a statement that can be proven |
| a | not |
| alter | other |
| amphi | both |
| an | without |
| angel | messenger |
| annu | year |
| anti | againest |
| aqua | water |
| art | craft |
| atron | star |
| audio | hear |
| auto | self |
| bi | two |
| biblio | book |
| bio | life |
| cent | hundred |
| chlor | green |
| circum | around |
| co | together |
| cred | believe |
| cyclo | cycle |
| deca | ten |
| dent | tooth |
| derma | skin |
| di | two |
| dia | across |
| dis | not |
| dynam | power |
| ego | i |
| equ | equal |
| ex | out |
| extra | beyond |
| form | shape |
| fort | strong |
| ge | earth |
| gon | angle |
| gram | letter |
| graph | write |
| hemi | half |
| hepta | seven |
| herb | six |
| homo | same |
| Hydra | Water |
| Hyper | Over |
| Hypno | Sleep |
| Hypo | Under |
| Inter | Between |
| Jud | Law |
| Kilo | Thousand |
| Lab | Work |
| Lib | Book |
| Logy | Study |
| Luna | Moon |
| Macro | Large |
| Mal | Bad |
| Mater | Mother |
| Mega | Great |
| Meter | Measure |
| Micro | Small |
| Mill | Thousand |
| Mini | Small |
| Mis | Wrong |
| Mono | One |
| Multi | Many |
| Neo | New |
| non | not |
| octo | eight |
| opt | eye |
| orb | circle |
| pater | father |
| penta | five |
| peri | around |
| phon | sound |
| photo | light |
| poly | many |
| port | carry |
| post | after |
| pre | before |
| quad | four |
| quint | fifth |
| re | again |
| retro | backward |
| scrib | write |
| semi | half |
| spect | look |
| sphere | ball |
| stella | star |
| struct | build |
| sub | under |
| super | above |
| tele | far off |
| theo | god |
| thermo | heat |
| trans | across |
| tri | three |
| un | not |
| uni | one |
| vid | see |
| zoo | animal |
| caption | a sentence or group of words that is writ ion on or next to a picture to explain what is being shown |
| describe | to tell someone the appearance , sound , smell,events |
| author's purpose | the reason the author wrote the selection |
| antonym | opposite |
| contrast | to find the differences of two or more things |
| complete | finish |
| definition | the act of explaining |
| compare | to find similarities of two or more things |
| cause | is something that makes something else happen |
| detail | the facts and descriptions that make a reading passage more interesting and supports the main idea |
| cite evidence | using evidence means to explain how the author supports his claim by presenting a particular fact or example |
| theme |