SOL Reading Vocabulary Review

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What does relevant mean?

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Related and important to the topic.

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What does it mean to infer something?

Back

Make a guess based on clues and evidence.

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What does it mean to analyze a text?

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Break it down and examine it closely.

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What does explain mean?

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Tell how or why something happens.

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What is evidence in reading?

Back

Proof from the text.

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What does summarize mean?

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To give a brief statement of the main points.

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What does context mean?

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The circumstances or setting surrounding a text.

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What does theme mean?

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The main idea or underlying message of a text.

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What does compare mean?

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To examine the similarities between two or more things.

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What does contrast mean?

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To examine the differences between two or more things.