Academic Vocabulary Week 2

What does the term "simile" refer to?

• A statement that can be proven to be true

• Comparing two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"

• The main part of the word

• A statement that cannot be proved

What is a "metaphor"?

• Finding text evidence in the story to prove a conclusion

• Comparing two unlike things NOT using "like" or "as"

• Letters added to the beginning of the words to make a new word

• Trying to guess what will happen next in a story

What is a "root word"?

• A statement that can be proven to be true

• The main part of the word

• Letters added to the end of a word to make a new word

• A statement that cannot be proved

What is the purpose of a "prefix" in a word?

• To guess what will happen next in a story

• To compare two unlike things

• To add letters to the beginning of the words to make a new word

• To find text evidence in the story to prove a conclusion

What is a "suffix"?

• A statement that can be proven to be true

• Letters added to the end of a word to make a new word

• The main part of the word

• A statement that cannot be proved

What does "predictions" mean in the context of reading a story?

• Comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"

• Finding text evidence in the story to prove a conclusion

• Trying to guess what will happen next in a story

• The main part of the word

What is the difference between a "fact" and an "opinion"?

• A fact is a statement that cannot be proved, while an opinion can be proven to be true

• A fact is a statement that can be proven to be true, while an opinion cannot be proved

• An opinion is the main part of the word, while a fact is added to the beginning of the word

• A fact is letters added to the end of a word, while an opinion is the main part of the word

What does "support" refer to in the context of reading a story?

• Comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"

• The main part of the word

• Finding text evidence in the story to prove a conclusion

• Trying to guess what will happen next in a story

Trying to GUESS what will happen NEXT in the story.

• prediciton

• support

• example

• metaphor

An item that is the same as others in the group

• example

• support

• simile

• root word