MAP 181-190 Flashcards
Advertise
a public promotion of some product or service
Almanac
a reference book with facts and figures
Antonym
a word that means the opposite of another word
Bibliography
a list of sources used in a research paper
Cause & Effect
the reason something happens and the result of it happening.
Characteristics
a feature or quality of a person, place, or thing.
Classify
group together based on similar traits.
Conclusion
the end of a story.
Conflict
a problem.
Definition
a statement that gives the meaning of a term.
Describe
give a description of.
Encyclopedia
a book or set of books containing articles, usually in alphabetical order.
Fiction
a story that is not true or is made up.
Genre
a type of literature including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, fantasy.
Glossary
a place in the back of the book that gives the definitions or tells the meaning of words in the book.
Historical Fiction
a fictional story that takes place in a time in the past. The setting is real, but the character’s are made up.
Instructions
directions for how to do something.
Invitation
request to attend a special event or to celebrate an occasion.
Legend
a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events.
Magazine
a publication that typically contains essays, stories etc by many different writers. Has photographs and drawings about a subject area.
Manual
a handbook, a book of directions.
Mood
feeling that a writer creates for the reader.
Moral
a lesson about right and wrong that comes at the end of the story.
Order of Events
sequence of events or the plot.