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Vocabulary
Main Idea
Context Clues
Synonyms/Antonyms
ELA Terms
100
To find similarities and differences.
What is to compare?
100
Even money has a price tag. The price that you pay for money is called interest. When you borrow money from a bank, the bank charges you interest. You must pay back the money you borrowed plus the interest. Maybe you pay an extra 5 percent. Maybe you pay an extra 15 percent. That is how a bank makes money. It charges interest.
What is interest?
100
My body was still *quivering* after my brother jumped out from behind the bush to scare me.
What is shaking?
100
A synonym for achieve.
What is accomplish?
100
Tells what a story is mostly about.
What is main idea?
200
Bringing to an end or finish.
What is concluding?
200
Miss Maddox addressed the class. She said, "The reason it is good to sit up straight is that it helps to keep you from distractions. Slouching is not good for your back, but it also sends your mind a message. It makes the mind feel as if it is time to rest and let our mind wander. Instead, we want to make it ready to learn."
What is "why sitting up in class is important"?
200
The giant ice cream sundae was so *scrumptious* that I ate the entire thing.
What is delicious?
200
An antonym for decrease.
What is increase?
200
The lesson the author wants us to learn.
What is a theme or moral?
300
To explain what something is like.
What is describe?
300
Consider how many activities you do outside of school. Remember that school needs to be a priority. It's great to do extra things--as long as they don't rob you of needed energy for learning. If you feel like you are too busy, ask your parents if you can cut down to one or two favorite things. You may try one activity one semester (i.e. being in a play) and something different the next (playing a sport). We often feel we have to do everything at once at once, and that can wear us out!
What is "school should be a priority"?
300
John was so hungry that he didn’t leave a single *particle* of the muffin on the plate.
What is a small piece?
300
A synonym for reliable.
What is responsible?
300
These tell more about the main idea.
What is a key/supporting detail?
400
An item of particular importance.
What is a detail?
400
Sandy sings in the church choir. She sings a solo every week. Everyone looks forward to hearing her sing. Last Sunday Mrs. Smith said, “Sandy has the voice of an angel.” We all agreed with her. I think she will be famous one day.
What is "Sandy is a great singer"?
400
Kevin thought that it was a great *injustice* that girls could wear earrings in the school while the boys could not.
What is lack of justice or equality?
400
An antonym for similar.
What is different?
400
Background knowledge (schema) + text clues.
What is an inference?
500
Something that is needed or necessary.
What is required?
500
Tommy ran down the street chasing his dog. “Bobby! Bobby!” he yelled. He knew he should have checked the gate before letting Bobby into the back yard. His mother has told him a hundred times. How had he forgotten? If he had closed it, Bobby would still be in the back yard.
What is "Tommy forgot to check the gate"?
500
Alvin went to the museum every Saturday because he was so *fascinated* by art.
What is very interested?
500
A synonym for concise.
What is brief?
500
Action of the story/narrative.
What is plot?