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5th Grade Reading TAKS Vocabulary
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Literature
5th Grade
11/04/2010

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synonyms
Definition
words that mean the same thing, or almost the same thing
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antonyms
Definition
words that have opposite meanings
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context clues
Definition
words or phrases that help give meaning to unknown wods
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example
Definition
an item that is the same as other things in a group
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figurative language/an expression
Definition
a phrase that doesn't mean what it says word for word
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main idea
Definition
what a piece of writing is mostly about
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theme
Definition
a more generally stated topic concerning a passages main idea
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important details
Definition
usually tells who, what, when, where, why and how
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summary
Definition
briefly restates the main idea and important details of a story
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author
Definition
the person who wrote the story or article
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prefix
Definition
letters added to the beginning of a word to make a new word
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suffix
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letters added to the end of a word to make a new word
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characters
Definition
the people or animals in a story
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motivation
Definition
the reason a character does or says something
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setting
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the time and place that a story happens
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plot
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the series of events taht happen in a story
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problem
Definition
the conflict or trouble that the characters have in a story
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climax
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the turning point or point of greatest interest in a story
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resolution
Definition
how the problem is solved in a story
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text structure
Definition
the organization the author uses to show how his ideas are connected
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chronology
Definition
a Text Structure showing what happens first, next, and last in a story
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sequencing
Definition
showing the events in the order in which they occur
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cause and effect
Definition
a Text Structure showing how one thing leads to another - why something happened and the result
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compare and contrast
Definition
a Text Structure showing how two or more things are alike and differant
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graphic organizers
Definition
a way to keep track of information - sometimes in picture form
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outline
Definition
short phrases used to organize information in a story or article
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Venn Diagram
Definition
two overlapping circles used to compare two things - a type of graphic organizer
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story map
Definition
circles connected by lines that show important information from the story - a type of graphic organizer
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time line
Definition
a type of line graph that shows dates in the order in which events happen and the amount of time that passes between each event
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author's purpose
Definition
the reason the author wrote the story or article
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AP to entertain
Definition
a story or article that you might read for fun
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AP to inform
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a story or article that gives you information
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AP to explain
Definition
giving directions how to do something or why something happened
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AP to persuade
Definition
trying to make the reader believe a certain way - to influence
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paired selection
Definition
two stories or articles that are meant to be read together to show comparison - similarities and differances
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point of view
Definition
how the author sees something - his perspective - that affects the way he writes about it
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making predictions
Definition
trying to guess what will happen next
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drawing conclusions
Definition
trying to figure our thing that aren't stated
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fact
Definition
a statement that can be proven to be true
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opinion
Definition
a statement that can not be proven - it is what someone thinks for feels
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supporting an answer
Definition
finding a sentence in the story to prove a conclusion
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fiction
Definition
a story or article that is made up - not real
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nonfiction
Definition
a story or article that tells about real life people, places or events
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