Testing Vocabulary
To tell how two or more things are alike.
compare
The person or voice telling the story.
narrator
Complete this sentence with a transition word:
The cat wanted to nap on the windowsill; ________, the dog had already claimed the spot.
however; but
The amount of space a 3D object takes up.
volume
A testable guess or prediction you make before doing an experiment.
hypothesis
To briefly restate the main ideas or events in your own words.
summarize
The words characters say to each other in a story, play, or poem.
dialogue
What punctuation is missing from this sentence?
She said "I can't believe you forgot your backpack again."
comma after said
A math sentence that compares two values using <, >, ≤, or ≥.
Inequality
The process plants use to make their own food using sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water.
photosynthesis
To use clues from the text to figure out something that isn't directly stated.
infer
The big idea or message about life that the author wants to share.
theme
What is the subject of this sentence:
Running through the tall grass were three playful puppies.
puppies
An equation that shows two ratios are equal.
proportion
How much mass is packed into a certain volume (how heavy something is for its size).
density
To break something down into parts and explain how those parts work
analyze
Words or phrases that go beyond their usual meaning to create a special effect (like similes, metaphors, and personification).
figurative language
What type of figurative language is used in this sentence:
The clouds marched across the sky.
personification
The number that’s multiplied by a variable in an expression.
coefficient
A trait that helps a living thing survive in its environment.
adaptation
To judge or determine the value, importance, or quality of something.
evaluate
The author’s attitude or feeling about the subject, shown through word choice.
tone
What does reluctant mean, as used in this sentence:
The boy was reluctant to join the group, standing quietly by the wall.
uncertain, hesitant
An equation that makes a straight line when you graph it.
linear equation
A change that creates a new substance with different properties.
chemical change