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Reading Vocab Prep
Term | Definition |
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Main Idea or Central Idea | What the story is mostly about |
Key Details or Supporting Details | A word or phrase that supports the main idea and helps us answer a question |
Compare | Find the similarities between two things |
Contrast | Find the differences between two things |
Setting | Where and when the story takes place |
Theme/Central Message/Moral | The life lesson of a story or the author's message |
Literal Meaning | Using words in their usual and exact meaning |
Nonliteral/Figurative | a word or phrase that does not mean what it actually states (use for dramatic effect) |
Context Clues | Hints that an author gives to help you define a difficult term |