| Term | Definition |
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| Draw Conclusion | to reach an opinion by thinking about the stated and unstated information in the text |
| Infer, Inference | ♥To arrive at a conclusion or opinion by reasoning ♥Using the facts to deetermine what is happening but not stated |
| Summarize (shorter) | ♥Restate the major events ♥ Will be shorter than the original |
| Paraphrase(same length, or longer) | ♥restates the information in your own words ♥gives all of the information, not just the main events |
| Generalize | ♥To make abroad statement ♥Not using details or facts |
| Predict | ♥guess what will happen next in the story ♥use cluse that forshadow events to guess ♥Use facts and details in the story to guess |
| Context Clues | the words and sentences around an unknown word that tell you what it means |
| Describe | to write about something in DETAIL |
| Onomatopoeia | the use of words whose sound echothere sense |
| Prefix | a syllable, which has its own meaning joined to the beginning of a word to change that word's meaning |
| Root | A base word to which is added a prefix and/or a suffix |
| Suffix | a syllable, which has its own meaning, joined to the end of a word to change that word's meaning and part of speech |
| Alliteration | the repeating of the same sounds |
| Compare | tell how two things are alike, using details |
| Contrast | tell how two things are different, using details |
| Cause and Effect | ♥Two events are related to eachother when one event brings out the other ♥The first event is the cause ♥ The last event is the effect |
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