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TAKS Vocabulary-m.s.
TAKS Vocabulary for middle school - McM
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| affix | suffix or prefix attached at the beginning or end of a root word that changes the meaning of the word |
| analogy | a comparison that evaluates the relationship between 2 sets of words |
| antonym | a word that means the opposite of another word |
| author's perspective | the author's personal point of view |
| autobiography | the story of the author's own life |
| bias | when a writer leaves out certain details in order to influence your response |
| biography | the true story of someone's life |
| cause & effect | a method or organization that explains how an action causes certain effects |
| change | what happens to characters who undergo experiences that change/alter their perspective |
| character | a person in a story, or the qualities that make a person who they are |
| chronological order | method or organization in which events are described in the order they occur |
| compare | find similarities between or among 2 or more passages |
| conclusion | an educated guess based on clues & evidence in the passage |
| conflict | the struggle characters face as they progress through the story and which begins the action of the plot |
| contrast | finding differences between or among 2 or more passages |
| connect | linking ideas in different texts by thinking about their similarites and differences |
| connotation | meaning of a word based on the context in which it occures; the meaning beyond a word's dictionary definition |
| context clues | words & phrases that help explain other words or ideas in a story |
| deductive reasoning | beginning with facts or ideas, and then developing a theory based on those facts |
| denotation | the dictionary definition of a word |
| description | method or organization that describes a person, place, thing or event |
| fact | a true statement that can be PROVEN by using existing evident |
| fiction | writing in which the characters, plot, location, and action is invented by the author |
| figurative language | words or phrases that have meanings different from the literal meanings |
| flashback | an interruption in the plot to describe what has happened in the past |
| foreshadowing | hints about what is going to happen later in the story |
| generalization | a conclusion applied to many cases or many people that is not always accurate |
| genre | a class or category; as in a type of writing; the 2 main genres are fiction and nonfiction |
| graphic organizer | an image that helps organize & present information, such as tables, maps, pie charts, and graphs |
| idiom | word or expression used to express an idea, and which should NOT be taken literally ex. 'it's raining cats and dogs' |
| inductive reasoning | beginning with a theory based on observations, and then finding facts to support that theory |
| inference | a conclusion based on ideas & facts in a passage TAKS ?: "the reader can conclude that..." |
| literary device | technique used to make a story interesting, such as flashback, foreshadowing, or symbolism |
| main idea | subject or idea that the author is presenting as the most important |
| metaphor | figurative language that makes a comparison without using 'like' or 'as' |
| mood | the feeling a reader gets from the text |
| motivations | what drives or prompts characters to take action |
| multiple meanings | when a word has 2 or more meanings that are different from each other |
| nonfiction | factual writing that is NOT invented by the author |
| opinion | a belief that the author holds about a subject |
| order of importance | a way to organize information about items, events, or information beginning with the most important to the least important, or from the least important to the most important |
| organization | how the writer presents information & arranges ideas |
| outline | type of graphic organizer that lists the topics & major points of a passage |
| paraphrase | a re-statement of the author's ideas in your own words |
| plot | the series of events in a story |
| poetry | a genre of literature in which a text is written in verse, uses figurative languages, and often rhymes |
| point of view | the perspective from which a story is told |
| prefix | affix at the FRONT of a root word, it changes the meaning of the word |
| problem resolution | when a character resolves a conflict in a story |
| problem and solution | an author presents a problem and then offers a solution |
| relationships | the feelings or bonds between 2 or more characters |
| reinstatement | a synonymous (says the same thing) phrase that acts as a context clue to a word's meaning |
| root word | the main part of the word that provides the word's basic meaning |
| scope | the amount of information given in a text |
| simile | figurative language that uses 'LIKE' or 'AS' to compare 2 unlike things |
| setting | where and when a story is happening |
| style | a writer's unique way of telling a story |
| suffix | affix at the END of a word that changes the meaning of the word |
| summary | a short description of a longer passage that focuses on main ideas & details |
| supporting details | facts or other details in a passage that support the main idea |
| supporting response | details from the text that offer evidence for answers given to questions about the text |
| symbol | when something in the story represents something else |
| synonym | a word that means the same -or about the same- as another word |
| theme | an idea or question explored by the author in a text |
| timeline | type of graphic organizer that displays when things happened (in time order ex. by year or date) |
| tone | the attitude or feel of a story |
| traits | qualities a character possesses |
| treatment | how a writer approaches a topic and presents information |
| variants | different versions of the same story |
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