ELA Vocab Flashcards

1
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Analyze

A

To identify information

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2
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Cause

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The reason something happens

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3
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Effect

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The result

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4
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Chronological

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Events put in the order they happen

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5
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Main idea

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The big idea the author makes

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6
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Theme

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The topic of the story

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7
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Point of view

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Who is talking in the story

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8
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First person

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Character is talking- uses I, me, or my

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9
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Second person

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Talks to reader- uses you, your, yours

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10
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Third person

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Narrator is talking- uses he, she, they, then

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11
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Genre

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The type of story

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12
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Plot

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What happened in the story

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13
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Setting

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Where the story takes place

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14
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Summarize

A

Tell what happened

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15
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Compare

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Show how two things are alike

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16
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Contrast

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Show how two things are different

17
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Climax

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The big event or conflict in the story

18
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Resolution

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The ending

19
Q

Infer

A

Make an educated guess

20
Q

Predict

A

Guess what will happen

21
Q

Illustrate

A

Drawings that show a little more background to show what is happening

22
Q

Suffix

A

Ending of a word

23
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Prefix

A

Beginning of a word

24
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Relate

A

Show how things are alike or connected

25
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Sequence

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To put in order

26
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Fiction

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A story that is made up