Academic Reading Vocab #1

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What does it mean to support an argument?

Back

To offer evidence or data in order to illustrate your point.

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What is a selection in reading?

Back

A piece of literature that you or someone else has chosen for you to read.

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What does it mean to suggest something?

Back

To show that something is likely or true.

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What is theme in a story?

Back

The moral or lesson of a story.

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What does similarity mean?

Back

A quality that makes one person or thing like another.

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What is the main idea of a story?

Back

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

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What is a summary?

Back

A brief statement that presents the main points of a text.

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What does it mean to organize information?

Back

To arrange information in a structured way.

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What is a fact?

Back

A statement that can be proven true or false.

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What is an opinion?

Back

A personal belief or judgment that is not based on proof.