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Common Core Words
vocab
Term | Definition |
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Antonym | opposite |
Authors Purpose | The reason the author wrote the selection. |
Caption | A sentence or a group of words written on or next to a picture to explain what is being shown. |
Compare | To find similarities between two or more things. |
Cause | Is something that makes something else happen. |
Complete | finish |
Contrast | To find the difference between two or more things. |
Definition | The act of explaining |
Describe | To tell someone's sound, appearance, smell, and events. |
Detail | The facts and descriptions that make a passage more interesting and supports the main idea. |
Cite Evidence | Using evidence to means to explain how the author supports his claim by presenting a particular fact or example. |
Theme | What we have learned in the story that we can apply in own lives. |
Main Idea | Expresses what the passage is mostly about. |
Explain you're answer | Use details to tell why you chose that answer. |
Nonfiction Summary | Shorter version of the story. Tells only main events of the story. |
Narrative Elements | The characters, setting, plot, problem, and solution of the story. |
Root Word | The main or basic word without any prefixes or suffixes, mostly coming from greek and latin language. |
Prefix | Greek or latin affixes at the beginning of a root word. |
Suffix | Greek or latin affixes at the end of a root word. |
Analyze | to break something down into its parts. |
Evaluate | To form an opinion about somethings value. |
Infer | To deduce or conclude. |
Summarize | restate in a shorter way , give only main parts. |
support | to back up your answer with examples and details. |
articulate | express clearly |
comprehend | understand or express clearly |