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Vocabulary

TermDefinition
author’s purpose the reason the author wrote the text (to explain, entertain, persuade, etc.)
based on the text your answer must come from information in the selection
belief something a person thinks is true
conclude decide something based on evidence in the text
context clues nearby words/sentences that help you figure out meaning
contrast tell how two things are different
compare tell how two things are alike
cover to put something over something else; to protect or hide it
description structure how a text is organized to describe something using clear sensory details and attributes
evidence (text evidence) words/parts from the text that prove your answer
expresses shows or tells a feeling, idea, or opinion
fable a short story (often with talking animals) that teaches a lesson
illustration a picture that helps explain the text
infer make a smart guess using text clues + what you know
line (poetry) → one row of words in a poem
main idea (central idea) → what a text/section is mostly about
modern from the present time or recent times; not old-fashioned
point of view who is telling the story and how they see events
first-person told using “I/me/we”
third-person told using “he/she/they”
similar alike; almost the same
simile a comparison using like or as
theme lesson → the message the text teaches the reader
worked up upset, nervous, or overly excited (emotional)
developed explained more fully with details/examples
dialogue the words characters say (talking)
possessive shows ownership (the dog’s bone)
pronoun a word that takes the place of a noun (he, she, they, it)
redundant repeated information that isn’t needed
transition word a word/phrase that helps ideas flow (first, next, however, because)
Created by: MD_Hall
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