Lesson 1-4 Terms For English

Question 1

analogy

Answer 1

a comparison that shows a relationship between two sets of things

Question 2

author’s technique

Answer 2

the way an author relates information in a creative way to the reader

Question 3

cause

Answer 3

something that brings about an effect, or a result

Question 4

central idea

Answer 4

the most important idea in a text

Question 5

chronology

Answer 5

the time and order in which events happen or occur

Question 6

cite evidence

Answer 6

to point to examples in a text to support the central idea or an inference

Question 7

compare

Answer 7

to look for similarities

Question 8

contrast

Answer 8

to look for differences

Question 9

effect

Answer 9

the result of a cause

Question 10

connotation

Answer 10

the emotion or judgement that a word expresses

Question 11

denotation

Answer 11

the dictionary definition of a word

Question 12

figurative language

Answer 12

a word or a phrase that means something other than its dictionary definition, such as a simile, a metaphor, personification, an idiom, alliteration, an onomatopoeia, or a hyperbole

Question 13

inference

Answer 13

an educated guess based on evidence in a text and what you already know

Question 14

anecdote

Answer 14

a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.

Question 15

metaphor

Answer 15

a type of figurative language that makes a comparison without using the words, “like”, or “as.”

Question 16

personification

Answer 16

a type of figurative language that attributes human-like qualities to something that’s non-human

Question 17

predict word meaning

Answer 17

to look at parts of a word and words nearby to guess the definition of the word

Question 18

primary source

Answer 18

a document speech, image, or another piece of evidence created by someone who’s experienced an event

Question 19

reference source

Answer 19

a source of information, such as a dictionary, a thesaurus, or a glossary, that can help readers understand a text

Question 20

secondary source

Answer 20

a work created or written about an event by a person who’s NOT present when the event happened

Question 21

simile

Answer 21

a type of figurative language that compares two things using the words, “like,” or, “as.”

Question 22

body paragraph

Answer 22

groups of sentences that provide more information in a creative way to the reader

Question 23

conclusion

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the end of a piece of writing that sums up the writer’s main points and often provides a reflection; how a conflicted problem is solved

Question 24

context clues

Answer 24

a word or phrase near an unknown word that can help the reader determine the unknown word

Question 25

introduction

Answer 25

the beginning of a piece of writing that captures the reader’s attention and sets the scene

Question 26

point of view

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the perspective from which a story or poem is told, most commonly first person or third person; the writer’s perspective

Question 27

precise language

Answer 27

words that indicate exactly what the author wishes to convey bringing images in the text to life

Question 28

pronoun

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a word that’s used in place of a noun

Question 29

supporting details

Answer 29

facts, statistics, explanations, data, and other evidence that help to convey the central idea of a text

Question 30

topic

Answer 30

what a piece of writing is about

Question 31

transition

Answer 31

a word or phrase that indicates the passage of time or order of events

Question 32

adage

Answer 32

an old, and familiar saying

Question 33

analogy

Answer 33

a comparison that shows a relationship between two sets of things

Question 34

character

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a person, animal, or other creature that takes part in the action of a story or a poem

Question 35

cite evidence

Answer 35

to point to examples in a text that support the central idea or an infrence

Question 36

confirm meaning

Answer 36

to use a reference source to determine the meaning of a word

Question 37

geographic location

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the homeland of an author, which can influence his, or her perspective

Question 38

narrator

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the person who tells a story

Question 39

plot

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the series related events that build towards the climax of a story

Question 40

proverb

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an old, and familiar saying that conveys wisdom

Question 41

summarize

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to restate the main parts points of a text

Question 42

theme

Answer 42

the moral of a story; the central message of a text

Question 43

tone

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the author’s attitude toward a topic how something is said

Question 44

word choice

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the words or word phases selected by an author to convey his, or her meaning

Question 45

affix

Answer 45

a letter or letters placed at the beginning or end of a word to modify its meaning

Question 46

graphic

Answer 46

a cart, graph, map, or a diagram that helps the reader understand the text

Question 47

historical text

Answer 47

a text that includes facts about laws, social customs, and events from the past or current events

Question 48

root

Answer 48

that main part of a word

Question 49

social studies vocabulary

Answer 49

a word or a word phrase that has a particular meaning specific to social studies or other different historical texts

Question 50

steps in a process

Answer 50

information presented in a sequence that must be followed in order to complete an action or arrive at a goal

Question 51

text structure

Answer 51

how a text is completed such as by sequence, cause and effect, or comparing and contrasting