CAASPP ELA Vocabulary 5th Gr List 1

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What does 'similar' mean?

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Things about passages, characters, events, settings, etc. that can be compared and explained how they are alike.

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What is an affix?

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A group of letters added to the beginning or the end of a word to form a new word.

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What is a flashback?

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A scene in a film, play or book that returns to events in the past.

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What is the purpose of an affix?

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To form a new word by adding a group of letters to the beginning or the end of a word.

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What is an antonym?

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A word that means the opposite of another word.

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What is a synonym?

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A word that means the same thing as another word.

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What does 'context' mean?

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The circumstances or setting surrounding a particular word, event, or situation.

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What is a theme?

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The central idea or message in a piece of writing.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.