Fiction Vocabulary

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Realistic fiction

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A made up story that has events that could take place in real life.

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Plot

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The events that make up the main part of a story.

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Inference

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A conclusion reached based on clues, evidence and reasoning.

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Predict

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A statement about what will happen or might happen in the future.

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Summary

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A short statement of the main points of a story that leaves out some of the details that aren’t important.

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Problem or conflict

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The thing that goes wrong in the story, or what the character wants to fix.

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Conclude

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To infer, determine, or make a decision about.

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Theme

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When a story has something to teach; sometimes called a moral, lesson, or message.

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Antonym

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A word that means the opposite.

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Synonym

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A word that has the same or almost the same meaning as another word.