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CATS vocab7
Reading Vocab 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A stated question that is not really intended to be answered but is asked to make a point EX: "Can you afford not to help?" | rhetorical question |
| The word base EX: bio = life, so a biography is the story of a person's life | root |
| To review a passage quickly looking for key information | scan |
| One thing after another in a logical order | sequence |
| The time and place of action in a story (a literary element) | setting |
| To read quickly for the main idea of a passage | skim |
| Terms which refer to a certain content area EX: musical terms used by anyone talking about music, not just by musicians | specialized vocabulary |
| A plan | strategy |
| A syllable (or several syllables) at the end of a word which changes its meaning or part of speech EX: movement | suffix |
| Something which stands for or suggests something else EX: The American flag is a symbol of our patriotism. |