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Grade Reading TAKS VocabularyObjective 1 Terms:
1. Synonyms -words that mean the same thing – or almost the same thing2. Antonyms-words that have opposite meanings3. Context Clues-words or phrases that help give meaning to unknown words4. Example-an item that is the same as other things in a group5. Expression-a phrase that doesn’t mean what it says word for word6. Main Idea-what a piece of writing is mostly about7. Theme-a more generally stated topic concerning a passages main idea8. Important Details-usually tell
who, what, when, where, why
and
how
9. Summary-briefly restates the main idea and important details of a story10. Author-the person who wrote the story of article11. Prefix- letters added to the beginning of the word to make a new
word
12. Suffix-letters added to the end of a word to make a new word
Objective 2 Terms:
13. Characters-the people or animals in a story14. Motivation-the reason a character does or says something15. Setting-the time and place that a story happens16. Plot-the series of events that happen in a story17. Problem-the conflict or trouble that the characters have in a story18. Climax-the turning point or point of greatest interest in a story19. Resolution-how the problem is solved in a story
Objective 3 Terms:
20. Text Structure-the organization the author uses to show how his ideas areconnected21. Chronology-a TS showing what happens first, next, and last in a story – sequencing –
showing the events in the order in which they occur
22. Cause & Effect-a TS showing how one thing leads to another – whysomething happened and the result23. Compare & Contrast – a TS showing how two or more things are alike anddifferent24. Graphic Organizers- a way to keep track of information – sometimes in pictureform25. Outline- short phrases used to organize information in a story or article(G.O.)
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