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ELA and Reading
Flashcards for Reading and ELA 4/5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| antonym | words that have opposite meanings; for example old and young |
| tall tale | an exaggerated, unreliable story |
| encyclopedia | a book of facts that is updated annually |
| table of contents | a list of chapters or articles at the beginning of a book and the pages on which they start |
| index | an alphabetical list of subjects treated in a book. It usually appears at the end of the book and identifies page numbers that information appears. |
| dictionary | a reference resource where you can find an alphabetical listing of words. You can find meanings, speallings, parts of speech, and pronounciation guide |
| fantasy | literature that has highly imaginative elements; Peter Pan |
| Fiction | literature created by imagination and is not based on acutal situation |
| homophone | words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings |
| exclamatory sentence | a sentence that shows excitement, ending with an exclamation point |
| nonfiction | literature based on facts or actual events |
| fact | something that actually exists and can be proven |
| synonym | different words that have the same meaning |
| metaphor | figurative language that compares unlike items NOT using like or as |
| idiom | a commonly used phrase that doesn't make sense when taken literally; for example raining cats and dogs |
| simile | figurative language that compares two unlike items using like or as |
| multiple meaning | a word that can have more than one meaning |
| adjective | a word that describes and modifies a noun |
| pronoun | a word taht takes the place of a noun; example he, she, it |
| declarative sentence | a sentence that states a fact and ends with a period |
| imperative sentence | a sentence that gives a command. |
| verb | an action word |
| predicate | another word for verb; action in the sentence |
| interrogative sentence | a sentence that asks a question and ends with a question mark |
| noun | part of speech that names a person, place, thing, or idea |
| adverb | a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or adverb. often ends in -ly |
| character | a person represented in a story; a part or role |
| inference | using details from a text to understand meaning that is not included |
| drawing conclusions | combine schema with clues provided in text to form an idea |
| glossary | list of terms at the back of the book explaining or defining difficult or unusual words that were used in text |
| bibliography | list of books and articles consulted, appearing at the end of a book or other text |
| atlas | a collection of maps and geographical information |
| almanac | a annual publication containing events, rainfall, sunrises, phases of moon, etc |
| thesaurus | a reference resource that lists synonyms and antonyms for a selected word |
| setting | the place or time in which the action of a story takes place |
| fable | a short tale to teach a moral lesson; often with animals |
| folk tale | any belief or story passed on traditionally, especially one considered to be based on superstition |
| plot | storyline; the plan or scheme of a story |
| theme | main idea, moral, or message of a story |
| opinion | a belief not based on concrete proof |
| hyperbole | using exaggerated information to strenghten ideas in a story |
| alliteration | using beginning letters repeatedly; Rick rolled his red rocket right down Robs roof. |
| Rhyme scheme | ending words in poetry that rhyme; AB AB, AA BB CC |
| onomatopoeia | formation of a word that mimics the word that it is describing; buzz, crash |
| simple sentence | sentence that contains one independent clause |
| compound sentence | sentence that contains two independent clauses that are joined by a comma and a conjunction |
| conjunction | word that separates two independent clauses and follows a comma; FANBOY |
| complex sentence | sentence that contains one independent clause and one dependent clause |
| compound-complex sentence | sentence that contains at least two independent clauses and one dependent clauses |
| interjection | a word that expresses strong emotions but otherwise has no meaning in the sentence |
| contraction | joining two words together with the use of an apostrophe |
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