Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
State Test Vocab
Practice vocab for the state test with these flashcards!
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| setting | when and where a story takes place |
| fiction | a story that is NOT real; a made-up story |
| journal | a nonfiction piece of writing in which the author shares the daily events of their life; a diary |
| persuade | the author is trying to convince the reader to agree with them, or change their mind |
| summary | a brief or shortened retelling of a story or a nonfiction piece of writing |
| interpret | what a person thinks something means; their thoughts |
| conflict | the problem in a story that the main character must solve |
| details | facts or items supporting the main idea, or proving, the main idea |
| sequencing | arranging the events in the order that they happened |
| genre | a category of writing; ex. realistic fiction, fantasy, folk tale |
| cause and effect | a relationship in which one event makes, or causes, others to happen |
| opinion | what a person thinks or believes, not true for all people |
| fable | a folk tale that uses animals as characters to teach a lesson |
| inform | the author writes to give true, factual information about a topic |
| antagonist | a character against the main character, the bad guy |
| plot | the main events of a story |
| historical fiction | a fiction story in which the setting is in the past |
| fact | information that is proven to be true |
| description | the author writes many details about one topic |
| entertain | the author writes for the reader's enjoyment |
| tall tales | folk tales with characters who are larger than life-think Paul Bunyan or Johnny Appleseed, they usually take place in the American Wild West |
| problem and solution | the author writes about a problem and gives ways to solve it |
| protagonist | the main character in a story, usually the good guy |
| main idea | the most important idea in a paragraph or passage |
| structure/text structure | the way an author organizes information for understanding |
| resolution | the point in a story where the problem is resolved |
| nonfiction | writing based on facts, true |
| characters | the people or animals the story is about |
| infer | using your background knowledge (schema) plus information from the text to form understanding |
| synonyms | two or more words that have the same meaning ex. big, large, humongous, gargantuan |
| antonyms | two or more words that have opposite meanings ex. dirty and clean |
| realistic fiction | a story that is made up, but could happen in real life, usually has a modern day setting |
| text features | text or graphic features added to a nonfiction text that help the reader locate information in the text or learn more about a topic. For example, headings, diagrams, maps, charts, captions, photos. |
| Theme | the lesson an author wants you to learn from a story (i.e. honesty is the best policy, slow and steady wins the race. beauty comes from the inside) |
| Author's Purpose | the reason an author wrote a text - persuade, inform, entertain |
| Point of View | the way a story is being told (first person - the main character is telling the story. Third person- an outside narrator is telling the story) |
| Essay | a text written in paragraph form that includes the following elements - introduction, paragraph, body paragraph(s), conclusion paragraph, transition words |
| Narrative Essay | a fiction story to entertain the readers and includes these elements: characters, setting, plot, and dialogue |
| Informative Essay | a nonfiction text to inform readers that includes these elements: topic sentences and facts |
| Opinion Essay | a text about your personal beliefs or ideas meant to persuade the reader and include the following elements: opinion statements, reasons, and examples |
| Homophones | words that are spelled the same but have different meanings ex. pear and pair |
| Homographs | words that are spelled the same but have different meanings ex. tear and tear |
| Analogies | a comparison of two sets of words to highlight a relationship to each other ex. A ring is to finger as necklace is to neck |
| Context Clues | using clues around a word to determine its meaning. |
| Compare | look for similarities |
| Contrast | look for differences |
| Describe | to tell about something in detail |
| Explain | to describe your thinking or process of getting an answer |
| Support or supports | providing proof or evidence |
| Passage | a paragraph or multi-paragraph story or text |
Created by:
abbyshuler