Vocabulary
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Story Elements
Synonyms
100

something created by a person that did not exist before.

What is an invention? 

100
Words near a picture or photograph to help the readers better understand it. 

What is a caption?

100

a tool or machine that has a certain purpose.

What is a device?

100

The author of the story.

Who is Gene Barretta? 

100

Another word for this vocabulary word is dazzling. 

What is brilliant?

200

When a person, idea, or thing is this, it is extremely clever or skillful.


What is brilliant?

200

These name the topic of each section of a text 

What is a heading or subheading?

200

This describes the act of writing down or recording words that have been spoken.


What is dictation?

200

The genre of the story

What is a biography?

200

Another word for this vocabulary word is creator. 

What is inventor?

300

If you are this, you are able to do a lot with the time and resources that you have.


What is productive? 

300

These show important events in order.

What is a timeline?

300

the use of science to invent useful things or to solve problems.

What is technology?

300

The main character of the story

Thomas Edison 

300

Another word for this vocabulary word is useful. 

What is productive?

400

the first of its kind

What is original? 

400

These help readers identify a picture or photograph and its parts. 

What is a label?

400

a way to find unseen objects by using radio signals.

What is radar?

400

The setting of the story. 

What is Present Day and Edison's Lab?

or 

What is New Jersey?

400

Another word for this vocabulary word is discovery. 

breakthrough 

500

Something that is useful, helpful, or important.


What is valuable? 

500

When a word is bold, in italics, or underlined to show it's important, this is called what?

What is special print?

500

If you do this, you make an important discovery after many tries.


What is a breakthrough?

500

The person who draws the pictures in the story. 

Who is the illustrator?

500

Another word for this vocabulary word is model. 

What is original?

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