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Reading SOL Vocabulary

Terms in this set (100)

one or more letters attached to the beginning or end of a root or

affix
root word

the character in a story who opposes the protagonist, or main

antagonist
character

antonyms words that have opposite or nearly opposite meanings

author's purpose the reason someone writes something

cause the reason something happens

an organizational pattern in a text that shows why something

cause and effect
happens and what happens as a result of the cause

a person, animal, or other creature in a story or another fictional

character
text

citation a specific reference to a source in which information is found

climax the turning point of a story or play, usually the most exciting part

compare to show similarities between two or more persons or things

an organizational pattern in a text that shows how two or more

compare and contrast
things are alike and how they are different

a decision you make about the entire text after reading based on
conclusion
the inferences you made during reading

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 confirm to check if a prediction is correct

a problem that a character must solve (or resolve) by the end of a

conflict
story

the emotional weight a word carries, or set of associations implied

connotation
by the word

words, phrases, or sentences that surround an unfamiliar word and

context clues
help you figure out its meaning

contrast to show differences between two or more persons or things

denotation the dictionary meaning of a word

dialogue a conversation between two or more characters in a narrative

an alphabetical listing of words that provides the pronunciation,

dictionary
part of speech, origin, and definition of each word

effect the result of a cause

the beginning of a story, when the setting (time and place) and
exposition
characters are established

a story that teaches a moral, or lesson, through the use of animal

fable
characters that have human qualities

fact a statement that can be proven to be true

the events leading to the resolution of the conflict (or problem) in

falling action
a story

fiction a literary work produced from a writer's imagination

fictional narrative a story that is made up or imagined by the writer

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 words, such as similes and metaphors, that express more than their
figurative language
literal meaning and rely on comparisons

a perspective in which the narrator, who is a character in the story,

first-person point of view tells the story from his or her point of view (or perspective) and
refers to himself or herself as I, or sometimes we

a type of graphic organizer used to organize ideas and events in

flowchart
the order in which they were presented or happened

a story handed down orally for generations that tells the traditions,
folktale
ideas, and beliefs of a culture

a category, or type, of literature with specific characteristics and

genre
elements; fiction and nonfiction are two different types

an alphabetized list of important words and their definitions at the

glossary
back of some nonfiction books, particularly textbooks

visual aids, such as photographs, illustrations, maps, charts,

graphic features diagrams, graphs, and tables, that provide information or help
organize or explain text

a visual aid such as a flowchart, used to organize ideas before

graphic organizer
writing

language that creates mental pictures in the reader's mind and

imagery appeals to one or more of the reader's five senses (sight, hearing,
touch, taste, and smell)

a section at the back of a book that lists the topics that are covered
index
in the book and the pages on which they are found

an educated guess gathered from clues and evidence in the text

inference and from the knowledge and experiences that the reader already
has before reading

a piece of writing that informs (or tells) the reader about the topic
informational text by presenting facts and explaining ideas; also known as expository
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 historic story, probably mixing fact and fiction, handed down orally
legend for generations among a people and believed to have historical
basis, although that cannot be proven; similar to a myth

main idea the central message or the most important point of a text

motivation the reason characters act as they do in a story or play

words that are spelled the same but have more than one meaning
multiple-meaning words
(as in wave and rule)

a traditional story that tells about a culture's heroes, ancestors, or

myth Gods; may explain how the natural world was created or how or
why it works

narrative the kind of writing that tells a story

narrator the person who tells a story

books or articles that contain factual information about real

nonfiction
people, places, and events

a piece of writing that tells a story about a real person or an event;

nonfiction narrative
an autobiography and a biography are examples

online source a resource that is accessed through the internet

a personal belief that cannot be proven to be true and with which

opinion
other people may disagree

the way a text is organized or arranged, as in a cause-and-effect

organizational pattern
pattern; also known as text structure

paraphrase to restate a writer's ideas in your own words

plagiarism failure to use quotation marks or to give credit to a source

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 the sequence of events (or what happens) in a story or play
plot

literature written in verse or in lines; poetry has rhythm (or beat),

and sometimes meter and rhyme, that expresses powerful
poetry
experiences, ideas, or emotions in a style that is shorter and more
imaginative that that or ordinary writing

point of view the perspective or viewpoint from which a narrator tells a story

an affix (or word part) that is added to the beginning of a root or

prefix
root word

firsthand material that was created by an eyewitness or a

primary source
participant in an event

a resource that is printed on paper (such as a book, newspaper, or

print source
magazine)

information, beliefs, and experiences that a reader already has

prior knowledge
before reading a text

a conflict of some kind in the plot that is usually solved (or

problem
resolved) by the main character at the end of a story or play

an organizational pattern that shows a problem (or conflict) and

problem and solution
how it is solved by the end of the text

protagonist the main character in a story; opposite of antagonist

research a scholarly or scientific investigation of a topic

resolution the ending of a story, when the conflict (or problem) is solved

a print or online source, audio recording, video, or DVD used to

resource
gather information

the bulk of a story, during which the main character usually works
rising action
to resolve the conflict (or problem)

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 the main part of a word that is made up of a root to which prefixes
root
and suffixes can be added to form new words

scan to look for key words or terms in a text to find specific information

search term key word that will help locate online information

material that is not firsthand and that discusses information

secondary source
originally presented elsewhere

a perspective that uses a narrator who addresses a character or the

second-person point of view
reader as you

language that appeals to the reader's five senses: sight, hearing,

sensory language
taste, touch, and smell

the order in which information is presented in a text or events

sequence
happen in a story

setting when and where a story takes place

a short narrative that has characters, a setting, and a plot, as well as

short story
a beginning, a middle, and an end

skim to read a text quickly to get the general idea

solution a resolution to a conflict (or problem)

something that provides information such as a print or an online

source
encyclopedia

an affix (or word part) that is added to the end of a root or root
suffix
word

to provide a brief retelling of the main and most important

summarize
supporting details of a text

facts, reasons, examples, quotes, or descriptions that back up or

supporting details
explain the main idea

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 synonyms words that have the same or almost the same meanings

a section at the front of a book that shows the name of each

table of contents
chapter and the page on which it begins

print elements, such as the title, headings, and bold print, that
text features highlight information or help explain it by breaking it down into
parts

the way a text is arranged, as by cause and effect or sequence of

text structure
events; also known as organizational patterns

the central message or lesson of a literary text; sometimes it is truth

theme
about life

a perspective in which the narrator knows only the thoughts and

third-person limited point of view
feelings of one character (usually, the main character)

a perspective in which the narrator knows the thoughts and

third-person omniscient point of view
feelings of all the characters

a perspective in which the narrator, who is not a character in the

third-person point of view
story, refers to the characters as he, she, or they

the writer's attitude toward the subject matter; the tone may be
tone
informal for a story and formal for a science report

topic the subject matter of a work

trait quality that defines a character; also known as a character trait

viewpoint an attitude, or point of view, toward a topic

a writing style that conveys the author's general attitude or vision

voice
for the writing; the author's voice may be sincere, playful, etc.

word choice the words that an author uses

word origin the history of a word

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direct quotations the exact words that were communicated by someone

prediction a guess about what will happen in a text, based on clues in the text

persuasive text a text that tries to convince the reader of the writer's argument