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9wks test
vocab
Question | Answer |
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what the passage is mostly about | main idea |
the one thing that isn't stated directly | implied main idea |
bouncing; nodding, moving up and down in place | bobbing |
help to explain the main idea | supporting details |
having or made up of twists | curly |
morally bad or wrong | evil |
normal every day | regular |
the police station in a city or town | precinct |
in the order that events happen in time | sequential order |
hit or struck with a fist or closed hand | punched |
puffy, expanded to a larger than normal size | swollen |
first there is a problem, then the author presents the solution to the problem | problem/solution |
first something happens, then something else happens because of it | simple cause/effect |
in the order of what is most important | order of importance |
in order of what things look or feel like | descriptions |
very thin, lean, extremely slender, lacking bulk | skinny |
a small stairway leading to a doorway | stoop |
in order of how things are alike and different | compare/contrast |
in the order that events happen in time | sequential order |
in order of steps necessary to do something as in directions | procedure |