Reading Vocabulary

Front

Context Clues

Back

Using clues and information around the word to figure out its meaning.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.8.4C

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Contrast

Back

Note the differences between two or more things.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

Front

Narrative

Back

Writing that tells a story; has characters, a beginning, middle, and end.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

Front

Compare

Back

Note the similarities between two or more things.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

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Theme

Back

An important idea or message in a story; sometimes a moral or lesson about life.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

Front

Figurative Language

Back

Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning different from the literal interpretation.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Front

Inference

Back

A conclusion reached based on evidence and reasoning.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

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Affixes

Back

Prefixes or suffixes added to a word to change its meaning.

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CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3B

Front

Main Idea

Back

The central point or concept that the author wants to convey.

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.W.4.2D

Front

Genre

Back

A category of literature characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter.

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.4.2D