ELA Vocabulary

Hints provided to assist readers in predicting what will happen next.

• Foreshadow

• Plot

• Inference

• Character traits

A conclusion (educated guess) made by combining EVIDENCE (clues from the text) with what you know about the world (background knowledge)

• Inference

• central message

• Element

• Claim

the most important point of a text or section of text

• Central Idea

• excerpt

• Fiction

• Claim

A brief retelling of the major events, individuals, and ideas in a text or section of text.

• Summary

• excerpt

• Dialogue

• Claim

Based on this sentence, what does the word admire mean?

• Dislike

• Appreciate

• Hurtful

• Underdstand

What does the word "fragile" mean?

• strong

• unbreakable

• delicate

• heavy

“I admire the way you have worked so hard throughout your life.”

Based on this sentence, what does the word admire mean?

• Dislike

• Appreciate

• Hurtful

• Underdstand

“I admire the way you have worked so hard throughout your life.” Based on this sentence, what does the word admire mean?

• Dislike

• Appreciate

• Hurtful

• Underdstand

Specific details that give more information about a central idea, summary, character, etc.

• Supporting Details

• Dialogue

• Compare

• Prediction

the feeling or attitude a text gives; expressed through word choice

• Tone

• Author's Purpose

• Argument

• central message