TCAP Words to Know Flashcards
passage
a section of text
essay
a short piece of writing on a particular subject
multi-paragraph
more than one paragraph (introduction, body, conclusion)
opinion
a personal view, belief, or what you think about something; cannot be proven
fact
a statement that can be proven
compare
looking at how things are the same
contrast
looking at the difference between things
point of view
the perspective from which a story is told (whose eyes the story is told through)
capitalize
uppercase letter (the first letter of a sentence, I, and names)
punctuation
the marks such as commas, periods (.), question marks (?), and exclamation points (!) in writing
main idea
what a piece of writing is mainly about
theme
a unifying idea that appears throughout a story (ex. love, friendship, betrayal)
evidence
proof
details
pieces of information that support or tell more about the main idea
prompt
explains what you need to write about
manage your time
set a good pace and take your time (don’t rush through but also don’t take too long on each question)
transitions
words and phrases that provide a connection between ideas, sentences, and paragraphs (First, Next, Also, Finally, etc.)
conjunctions (FANBOYS)
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so (connects 2 sentences)
genre
a category or type of literature/story (ex. autobiography, biography, comedy, fiction, nonfiction horror)
Synonyms
words that have Similar meanings
Antonym
a word that means the Opposite of another words
simile
a comparison using “like” or “as”
metaphor
a comparison using is or are
text structure
the author’s method of organizing text (compare/contrast, cause/effect, chronological, problem/solution)
cause and effect
the reason something happens and the result of it happening
