Reading Vocabulary Terms

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What are Synonyms?

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two words that have similar, or the same, meanings

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What is a paragraph?

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Consists of 4-5 sentences with a topic sentence and supporting detail sentences. Can be identified with an indentation (long space) at the beginning.

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Dictionary entry

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It includes the word, the pronunciation, the part of speech, the definitions, and suffixes (endings) for different uses.

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What are guide words?

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The first and last words on a dictionary page

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What is the setting?

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where and when the story takes place

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Base word

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It's a word that can stand alone, prefixes and suffixes can be added to change the meaning (example: Jump, Jumps, Jumping, Jumped)

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Root Word

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it's the word part, it carries meaning but cannot stand alone (example: spec or spect)

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What are characters?

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the people/animals in the story

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What is the plot?

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the events of the story - the rising and falling action

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most likely

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it means "the best answer or will probably"