NWEA Reading Vocab #1

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What is an Analogy?

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A puzzle where you have to figure out how two different things are similar. (For example, socks are to feet as gloves are to hands.)

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What is a Drama?

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A piece of writing that tells a story and is performed on a stage.

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What are Guide Words?

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Words at the top of the dictionary to help the reader locate the words they are looking for.

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What is a Narrator?

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A person who is unseen but you hear the words they say that describe a movie, a play, or a story.

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What does Inform mean?

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When an author creates a piece to give you facts about something to help you learn.

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What is a Metaphor?

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

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What is a Theme?

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The main idea or underlying message of a story.

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What is a Character?

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A person, animal, or figure represented in a story.

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What is a Setting?

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The time and place in which a story occurs.