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ELA Vocabulary

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Term
Definition
character   the person or animal in a story  
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character traits   specific qualities of a character (ie. kind, courageous)  
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setting   when and where the story takes place  
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problem   the issue that arises  
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solution   the answer to a problem  
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theme   lesson learned from the story that you can apply to your own life  
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locate   to find  
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describe   to give an account of in words  
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main idea   what a text is mostly about  
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details   words that support the main idea  
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text features   things that help you comprehend nonfiction text (ie. titles, headings, pictures, captions)  
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text   the words within a story or passage  
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explain   to make understandable  
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retell   to tell again, in sequence, using details  
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summarize   tell all main points, in sequence  
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evidence   proof from text that supports your answer  
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quote   to repeat someone’s words exactly  
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phrase   a group of words from the text  
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compare   tell how two things are similar  
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contrast   tell how two things are different  
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refer   to look at something (ie. text)  
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