VOCABULARY
TEXT FEATURES
MYSTERY CATEGORY
100

EQUAL

WHAT IS EQUIVALENT?

100

WORDS IN DARK PRINT

WHAT IS BOLD?

100

QUALITIES THAT DESCRIBE A CHARACTER

WHAT ARE CHARACTER TRAITS?

200

DANGER

WHAT IS PERIL?

200

A LIST OF DEFINITIONS, USUALLY FOUND IN THE BACK OF THE BOOK

WHAT IS A GLOSSARY?

200

CLUES THAT HELP A READER FIGURE OUT AN UNKNOWN WORD

WHAT ARE CONTEXT CLUES?

300

ODD; UNUSUAL

WHAT IS PECULIAR?

300

A LINK YOU CAN CLICK ON TO TAKE YOU TO ANOTHER WEBSITE PAGE

WHAT IS A HYPERLINK?

300

WHEN ONE THING HAPPENS BECAUSE OF ANOTHER

WHAT ARE CAUSE AND EFFECT?

400
VERY ANGRY; FURIOUS

WHAT IS INFURIATED?

400

A FUN FACT OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USUALLY INCLUDED IN A BOX ON THE SIDE OF THE PAGE

WHAT IS A SIDEBAR?

400

HOW TWO THINGS ARE THE SAME OR DIFFERENT

WHAT IS COMPARE AND CONTRAST?

500

SOMETHING THAT LASTS A VERY BRIEF TIME

WHAT IS EPHEMERAL?

500

A SKETCH OR DRAWING

WHAT IS AN ILLUSTRATION?

500

THE LESSON THE READER CAN LEARN FROM THE STORY

WHAT IS THE CENTRAL MESSAGE?

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