CAASPP Vocabulary 1
To add details in writing and speak
What is to elaborate?
A basic word to which affixes (prefixes and suffixes) are added
What is Root word?
to make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something.
What is convince?
the ending of a written text, it is the ending statement and lets the reader know the text is coming to an end.
What is conclusion?
conversation between two or more people or characters in a text.
What is dialogue?
A division of a poem consisting of two or more lines arranged together as a unit.
What is stanza?
words that have the same, or almost the same, meaning as another word.
What is synonyms?
use the five senses (sight, touch, sound, taste, and smell) to add depth of detail to reading and writing.
What is sensory details?
a person’s view or judgement about something (how they feel or think).
What is opinion?
To infer is to make a well informed guess. We take what we know from the text to make an inference.
What is infer?
A word part added to the beginning of a word or base word
What is a prefix?
words that have the opposite meaning of another word.
What is antonyms?
to find similarities between two or more things
What is compare?
a piece of writing that focuses on telling a story.
What is narrative?
to tell the most important parts of a text using your own words and in a shortened version.
What is to summarize?
a word part added to the end of a word
What is a suffix?
any moment where the protagonist of the story wants something, but someone, something, or the world around them is standing in their way.
What is conflict?
to find differences between two or more things
What is contrast?
a non-fiction text and its purpose is to give information to the reader.
What is informational text?
Important parts of the text that help support the main idea of a text.
What is key details?
A grammatical element that is added to the beginning or end of a word to change its inflection or meaning.
the end of the story. It occurs after the CLIMAX. It is when you learn what happens to the characters after the CONFLICT is resolved.
What is resolution?
refers to what the text is mainly about
What is central or main idea?
Details from the text that help support your response
What is text evidence?
the underlying message of a text. It is what the author or writer wants you to know.
What is theme?