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Info for Teachers:This resource is intended for occasional review of vocabulary used in the ISAT

-Suggestion: Randomly select 10-12 words each time you use this with your class

-The words are organized by Goal Strand to allow you to focus on a particular area, should you so choose

Vocabulary 1-18Word Analysis 19-28Literal Comprehension 29-60Interpretive Comprehension 61-94Evaluative Comprehension 95-116Literary Analysis 117-150

-Words that are used in more than one Goal Strand are only included once on the board-Definitions were taken from a generic student dictionary. Feel free to change the definition to better fit your curriculum or content

ISAT Reading Vocabulary

Answer

What word means…

Question 1Vocabulary, 151-160

A group of words that has a subject and predicate, starts

with a capital letter and ends with punctuation


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Sentence

Vocabulary, 151-160


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A word made up of two smaller words.

Examples: cupcake, sidewalk


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Answer 2Vocabulary, 161-170

Compound word


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Very different

Examples: big and small,happy and sad


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Opposite


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A word or part of a word that can be used to make

more words


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Root Word

(or Base Word)


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What word means…

Question 5

Two words that sound the same

but have different meansExample: son, sun

Vocabulary, 171-180


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Homophone

Vocabulary, 171-180


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Question 6

Two words that look the same, but have different meanings and/or sounds

Examples: fair, lead

Vocabulary, 171-180


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Homograph

Vocabulary, 171-180


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Question 7

Different words that have the same meaning

Example: big, large

Vocabulary, 171-180


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Synonym

Vocabulary, 171-180


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Question 8

An organized group of sentences about one topic

Vocabulary, 171-180


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Paragraph

Vocabulary, 171-180


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What word means…

Question 9

A short piece of writingExample: part of a chapter

from a book

Vocabulary, 171-180


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Passage

Vocabulary, 171-180


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What word means…

Question 10

Something foolish or make-believe

Vocabulary, 181-190


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Nonsense

Vocabulary, 181-190


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Question 11

Two words with opposite meanings

Example: hot, cold

Vocabulary, 181-190


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Antonym

Vocabulary, 181-190


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What word means…

Question 12

The meaning of a word

Vocabulary, 181-190


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Definition

Vocabulary, 181-190


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What word means…

Question 13

Two things that are a lot alike, but not exactly the

same

Vocabulary, 191-200


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Similar

Vocabulary, 191-200


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Question 14

Like a commercial or billboard

Vocabulary, 201-210


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Advertisement

Vocabulary, 201-210


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What word means…

Question 15

A short piece of writing, like in a magazine or newspaper

Vocabulary, 201-210


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Article

Vocabulary, 201-210


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What word means…

Question 16

Written directions for making food

Vocabulary, 201-210


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Recipe

Vocabulary, 201-210


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What word means…

Question 17

Attached to an object to identify or describe it

Vocabulary, 211-220


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Label

Vocabulary, 211-220


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Question 18

The beginning

Vocabulary, 211-220


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Introduction

Vocabulary, 211-220


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What word means…

Question 19

The last part of a word that you hear

Word Analysis, Below 150


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Ending sound



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What word means…

Question 20

Two things that go well together



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Match



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Question 21

Goes at the beginning of a word to change the meaning

Word Analysis, 151-160


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Prefix



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What word means…

Question 22

Words that have the same ending sound

Example: tea, be, see



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Rhyme



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What word means…

Question 23

A, E, I, O, U



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Vowel



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What word means…

Question 24

The smallest piece of a word; there are 26 of them in our

alphabet



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Letter



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Question 25

Goes at the end of a word to change the meaning



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Suffix



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What word means…

Question 26

Shortening words by putting them together and taking out

some lettersExample: don’t, there’s



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Contraction



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What word means…

Question 27

Organizing words based on the letters in the alphabet



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Alphabetical order



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What word means…

Question 28

Part of a word that makes one chunk of sound

“Alphabet” has three of them



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Syllable



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Question 29

The one at the end

Literal Comprehension, 151-160


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Last



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Question 30

The one at the beginning



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First



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Question 31

The part at the end of a book that lists the subjects in the

book



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Index



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What word means…

Question 32

A list at the beginning of the book that tells what parts are in the book and what pages

the parts are on



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Table of Contents



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What word means…

Question 33

Happened earlier



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Before



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Question 34

Comes after the first



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Second



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Question 35

Comes after



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Following



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Question 36

When things happened, based on time



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Order of events



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What word means…

Question 37

Abbreviation for advertisement



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Ad



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What word means…

Question 38

A list of books about the same topic or by the same

author



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Bibliography



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What word means…

Question 39

A person who corrects and revises a piece of writing



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Editor



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What word means…

Question 40

A person in a story



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Character



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Question 41

Written material, like books



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Literature



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Question 42

A plan for the times when things will happen



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Schedule



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What word means…

Question 43

The story of someone’s life



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Biography



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Question 44

Short pieces of writing, such as each day in a diary



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Entries



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Question 45

Main sections in a book or novel



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Chapter



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Question 46

Description of differences and similarities



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Comparison



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Question 47

At the end of a book; tells the meanings of words



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Glossary



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Question 48

Pointed out, selected, identified



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Indicated



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Question 49

The way that things happen one after the other



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Series of events



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Question 50

Organized in the order things happened, by time



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Chronological order



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What word means…

Question 51

A book of word definitions



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Dictionary



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What word means…

Question 52

In order; in a series



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Sequence



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What word means…

Question 53

A publication from which items can be bought

or a list organized in a system



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Catalog



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What word means…

Question 54

Casual writing about the day’s events



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Journal



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What word means…

Question 55

Writing that tells about something; the act of telling

about something



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Report



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What word means…

Question 56

Gives or shows directions, points out important or interesting information



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Guide



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What word means…

Question 57

A small book of information, usually about a particular topic



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Handbook



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What word means…

Question 58

Collection of chosen pieces of writing; may be a

sampling or assortment for a particular author or topic



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Selections



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What word means…

Question 59

Writing that has been made available for others to read



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Publication



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What word means…

Question 60

An essay that expresses an opinion; often found in

newspapers



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Editorial



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What word means…

Question 61

A puzzling question or problem to be guessed or

solved

Interpretive Comprehension, 161-170


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Riddle



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What word means…

Question 62

The most important topic in a piece of writing; what the

writing is about



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Main Idea

or Central Idea



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Question 63

The name of a book or piece of writing



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Title



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Question 64

The reason that something happens



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Cause



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Question 65

The result; what happens because of something else



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Effect



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Question 66

Something true that can be proven



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Fact



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What word means…

Question 67

An idea or personal belief



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Opinion



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What word means…

Question 68

The person who writes



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Author



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What word means…

Question 69

Tells about, explains, gives information such as color,

sound, feel



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Describes



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What word means…

Question 70

To make a guess about what will happen next or in the

future



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Predict



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What word means…

Question 71

The end result; the way that things turn out



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Outcome



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Question 72

To come to an end or to make a decision



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Conclude



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Question 73

A short explanation of what something is about



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Summary



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Question 74

Something to be worked out or solved; something that is

difficult to figure out



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Problem



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What word means…

Question 75

To give a short explanation of what something is about



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Summarize



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What word means…

Question 76

The ending; to bring things to an end



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Conclusion



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What word means…

Question 77

To describe how two things are alike and/or different



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Compare



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What word means…

Question 78

The reason something happens and the result

Example: He pushed me, and I fell down



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Cause and Effect



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What word means…

Question 79

To come to a conclusion based on information



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Infer



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What word means…

Question 80

A guess about what will happen in the future



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Prediction



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What word means…

Question 81

The answer to a problem



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Solution



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What word means…

Question 82

A statement to tell about something



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Explanation



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What word means…

Question 83

A story from the past, sometimes told to explain why something happens



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Legend



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What word means…

Question 84

Ideas, subjects, themes



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Topics



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What word means…

Question 85

Description of a person, what he or she is like



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Characterization



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What word means…

Question 86

The people whom the story is about



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Main Characters



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What word means…

Question 87

To guess based on information; to think you

know something



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Assume



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What word means…

Question 88

The person telling the story



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Speaker



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What word means…

Question 89

A collection of books; a place where books are kept



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Library



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What word means…

Question 90

Not directly stated, but suggested



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Implied



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What word means…

Question 91

To guess or come to a conclusion based on

information



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Inferred



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Question 92

The basic idea or fact on which other ideas are based



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Premise



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What word means…

Question 93

A general feeling or idea



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Impression



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What word means…

Question 94

To describe what make two things different from each

other



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Contrast



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What word means…

Question 95

An attitude or feeling that leads to a preference for one

thing over another

Evaluative Comprehension, 181-190


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Bias



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What word means…

Question 96

To be organized in a group; to be sorted or categorized



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Classified



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What word means…

Question 97

Something that isn’t real; pretend



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Make-Believe



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What word means…

Question 98

A plan, thought, meaning, or purpose



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Idea



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What word means…

Question 99

Truthful, correct, factual



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Valid



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What word means…

Question 100

Something desirable; to ask for something you

really want



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Appeal



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What word means…

Question 101

Being right; not having mistakes



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Accuracy



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What word means…

Question 102

A particular feeling or way of acting



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Attitude



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Question 103

A group of words that have meaning together



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Phrase



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What word means…

Question 104

General spoken or written ideas or thoughts



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Comments



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What word means…

Question 105

Trying to get someone to see your way of thinking;

to convince; to win over



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Persuasion



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What word means…

Question 106

The way things are done or the way they’re treated



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Technique



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What word means…

Question 107

To judge, decide value, chose which is better



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Evaluate



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What word means…

Question 108

A belief that something is true; taking something for

granted



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Assumption



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What word means…

Question 109

Explanation based on logic or reason



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Logical Argument



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What word means…

Question 110

Based on fact or truth



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Factual



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What word means…

Question 111

Fair; presents both sides



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Unbiased



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What word means…

Question 112

Purposefully tries to persuade or convince

Example: Infomercials



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Propaganda



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What word means…

Question 113

What you see



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Observation



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What word means…

Question 114

To say the opposite; to go against or to deny



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Contradict



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What word means…

Question 115

To look closely, assess, decide on the value based on

what is there



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Analyze



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What word means…

Question 116

An idea that many people have about a thing or a

group and that may often be untrue or only partly true



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Stereotype



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What word means…

Question 117

Make-believe children’s story

Example: Cinderella

Literary Analysis, 161-170


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Fairy Tale



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What word means…

Question 118

The reason the writer writes something



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Author’s Purpose



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What word means…

Question 119

A short story intended to teach a lesson



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Fable



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What word means…

Question 120

A piece of writing to be given or mailed to someone



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Letter



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What word means…

Question 121

General idea or subject



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Theme



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What word means…

Question 122

The movement and events in a story; what actually

happens



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Action



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What word means…

Question 123

Where a story takes place



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Setting



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What word means…

Question 124

To come up with an answer or solution



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Solve



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What word means…

Question 125

Reason for doing something



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Purpose

or Intent



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What word means…

Question 126

Feeling or attitude



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Mood



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What word means…

Question 127

Perspective, the way you look at things



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Point of View



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What word means…

Question 128

The way something sounds, style, expression



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Tone



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What word means…

Question 129

A lesson about rightand wrong



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Moral



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What word means…

Question 130

Something imagined and unreal; stories with things like monsters and fairies



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Fantasy



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What word means…

Question 131

Writing that is not true



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Fiction



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What word means…

Question 132

A story handed down by people



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Folktale



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What word means…

Question 133

The person telling the story



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Narrator

or Speaker



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What word means…

Question 134

What the story is about;the main events in the story



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Plot



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What word means…

Question 135

Making something sound bigger and better than it

really is



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Exaggeration



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What word means…

Question 136

A made up story influenced by real or imaginary science

Example: Star Trek



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Science Fiction



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What word means…

Question 137

Collection of stories and legends that often focus on

gods and goddesses



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Mythology



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What word means…

Question 138

The story of a person’s life written by that person



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Autobiography



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What word means…

Question 139

A comparison between two things that seem very

different



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Metaphor



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What word means…

Question 140

The conversation in a story



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Dialogue



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What word means…

Question 141

A form of expression using words in a way that is not

their normal meaning (not literal)



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Figure of Speech



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What word means…

Question 142

A comparison using like or as



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Simile



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What word means…

Question 143

Uncertainty, excitement, anticipation, not knowing

what will happen next



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Suspense



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What word means…

Question 144

The use of words that mean the opposite of what one

really intends



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Irony



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What word means…

Question 145

Giving human characteristics to an animal

or non-living object



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Personification



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What word means…

Question 146

Repetition of the beginning sounds, like a tongue twister

Example: Red, ripe raspberry



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Alliteration



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What word means…

Question 147

Part of story that goes back in time to explain or give

more information



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Flashback



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What word means…

Question 148

The use of a writing technique to achieve a

particular purpose



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Literary Device



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What word means…

Question 149

Writing to explain, expose, or to make known



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Exposition



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Question 150

Writing about memories



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Memoir


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