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Q. 3 Vocabulary
Reading, science, SS, math
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6th Grade
03/08/2010

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theme
Definition
the main topic in a piece of writing
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topic sentence
Definition
the sentence which contains the main idea of a paragraph
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transition sentence
Definition
the sentence that helps tie one paragraph to the next
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foreshadowing
Definition
a writer's hints and clues about what is going to happen next in the story
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genre
Definition
the category of a piece of writing
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elapsed time
Definition
the time between two events
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reciprocal
Definition
two numbers in which the product is 1
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ratio
Definition
a comparison of two quantities by division
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percent
Definition
a ratio that compares a number to 100
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proportion
Definition
an equation stating that two ratios are equal
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