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100
information from the selection + your own knowledge; reaching an understanding about what you read that is not printed on the page
What is inference?
100
learning the meaning of a word by using the words around it
What is context clues?
100
the writer tells you in one sentence (or group of sentences) what the passage is mostly about
What is stated main idea?
100
the author gives subtle hints early on of things that will happen later in the text
What is foreshadow?
100
writing that tells you about something or teaches you; states the facts and does not include opinionated statements or implied suggestions
What is inform?
200
word part that is placed in front of a word and changes the word’s meaning
What is prefix?
200
to identify how things are alike
What is compare?
200
the writer does not tell you in one sentence what the passage is mostly about; it has to be figured out from clues in the passage
What is implied main idea?
200
flashback, bulleted list, foreshadowing, question/answer, argument/support, cause/effect, compare/contrast, spatial order, time order
What are types of organizational methods?
200
written to make us laugh, cry, scream, have fun, and enjoy the power of words to create images in our minds
What is entertain?
300
word part that is placed at the end of a word and changes the word’s meaning
What is suffix?
300
to identify how things are different
What is contrast
300
the reason why something happened; an action, event, situation, or reason that makes something else happen
What is Cause?
300
what the passage is about (usually one or two words or a short phrase)
What is topic?
300
information that can be proved or disproved
What is Fact?
400
a complete word to which prefixes and suffixes may be added
What is Base Word?
400
the most important point an author makes; can be stated or implied
What is main idea?
400
a result brought about by a cause
What is effect?
400
the reason the passage was written
What is Author's Purpose?
400
a statement based on feelings that cannot be proved or disproved
What is opinion?
500
the main part of a word to which prefixes and suffixes are added; it cannot stand alone as a word
What is Root?
500
points made by an author that support his or her ideas
What are details?
500
the author goes back to events that occurred earlier than that time of the main story
What is flashback?
500
uses language that tries to convince you to do something (to feel, act, or think a certain way)
What is persuade?
500
the place, time, and general environment in which events in a story happen
What is setting?
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