ReadingTest Words Lesson 1 Flashcards
a moral or lesson of the story
Theme
the main point of the story
Main idea
Parts of a Plot-
Exposition, Rising action, Climax, Falling action, Resolution
Person vs. Self
Internal
Fight between 2 or more people
Person vs person
Fight against laws/policies
Person vs society
Fight against natural disasters
Person vs nature
1st person
Told from narrator point of view
2nd person
Involves the reader in the story (think children’s shows)
3rd person omniscient
The reader knows all the thoughts, feelings and actions of all characters
3rd person limited
Reader only knows 1 character’s thoughts, feelings and actions.
Showing remarkable originality, (clever)
Ingenious
A big, clumsy slow person
Oaf
To be annoying
Irk
To press hard together
Compress
Done in a instant
Instantaneous
Very large or great
Immense
Unfavorable, negative
Adverse
To meet face to face
Confront
Embarrassing
Sheepish
The strength needed to keep going
Stamina
The greatest amount of something
Maximum
To encircle
Encompass
Fair minded
Disinterested
To look or think good about itself
Gloat
To keep within or set limits
Restrict
Very wise
Sage
To provide with a reason for doing
Motivate
A profession or an occupation
Vocation
Difference
Diversity
A line of people waiting for something
Queue
Something extremely puzzling
Enigma
To examine closely
Scan
To throw doubt upon
Discredit
A sorry condition or state
Plight
Something kept in memory of someone
Keepsake
To think or believe
Deem
A summary
Synopsis
A series of notes
Commentary
Headstrong
Stubborn
To make peaceful or calm
Pacify
Things we Annotate-
Unfamiliar words, important things, questions we have, interesting things, and to summarize each paragraph.
