7th Grade Vocabulary
These words mean about the same thing
synonyms
The turning point of a story
climax
The term used to make an educated guess based on evidence
inference
The sea lashed out in anger at the ships.
personification
Where and when the
story takes place
setting
DOUBLE POINTS
These small word "parts" are added to the end of a word to change its meaning
Suffixes
DOUBLE POINTS
The primary problem that drives the action of the story; what the protagonist needs to overcome
conflict
what are Ms. Y's favorite colors? (there is 2)
blue & green
I can run as fast as a cheetah.
simile
The people, animals, or
creatures involved in the
story
character(s)
These words mean the opposite
antonyms
The lesson or message that can be learned from a story
theme
How many continents are in the world?
7
I planted purple petunias in the park.
alliteration
The perspective from which a narrative is told [list all]
1st person and 3rd person
These small word "parts" are added to the beginning of words to change its meaning
prefixes
the emotional atmosphere or feeling the author creates for the reader
mood
SVMS is a BLANK school...
IB
The classroom is an ice box today!
metaphor
Name the parts of an argumentative essay
What is 1. Introduction · 2. Body Paragraphs· 3. Counterargument and · 4. Conclusion
The words around a difficult word to help the reader determine the meaning
context clues
The central, or most important, idea in a paragraph or passage
main idea
Examples of BLANK are: Compare and contrast, cause and effect, problem and solution, and description
text structures
DOUBLE POINTS
I can smell pizza from a mile away!
hyperbole
The 3 types of rhetorical appeals
What is logos, ethos, and pathos?