Informational Text Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| cause | something that happens to produce a result |
| effect | a result that is produced by a cause |
| compare | to explain how two things are similar, or alike |
| contrast | to explain how two things are different |
| objective | to present facts without revealing the author’s feelings |
| subjective | when the author’s thoughts and feelings are revealed |
| connotation | images that pop into your head when you hear a word or phrase |
| denotation | the actual dictionary definition of a word |
| pronunciation | the correct way to say a word |
| thesaurus | an alphabetized book that contains synonyms and antonyms |
| synonyms | a word that has the same meaning as another word |
| antonyms | a word that means the opposite of another word |
| table of contents | a chronological list of stories, chapters, or topics located in the front of the book |
| glossary | alphabetized list of words and their denotations located in the back of a textbook |
| index | alphabetized list of topics, stories, and authors found in the book; located in the back of the book |
| atlas | a book of maps |
| almanac | a book of records and important events published yearly |
| root word | the main part of a word |
| affix | a prefix or suffix that is added onto a root word |
| prefix | an affix that is added to the BEGINNING of a word that changes that root word's meaning |
| suffix | an affix that is added to the END of a word that changes a root word's meaning |
| acronym | using the FIRST LETTERS of a group of words to make a new word (NASCAR, SCUBA, NASA) |
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