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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 atlas | a collection of maps in book form |
| bias | typically, having an unfair opinion or prejudice |
| biography | story of a person's life written by another person |
| chapter | main divisions of a book |
| compound word | a word composed of two or more smaller words (ex. - doorknob) |
| contraction | shortened form of two other words (ex. cannot = can't) |
| describe | to put in words how something looks, smells, feels, etc. or how something happened |
| dictionary | a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them |
| fairy tale | make believe story, usually with magic fairies, elves, giants, etc. |
| folk tale | fiction story, usually based on the oral tradition of a culture |
| index | alphabetical list, usually at the end of a book, showing the page numbers where topics can be found |
| main idea | most important idea in a story |
| note | comment, remark, or piece of information added to help the person reading the book |
| nursery rhyme | short poem for young children, e.g., Mary Had a Little Lamb |
| personal narrative | story that is personal to the teller or writer |
| prefix | syllable added to the beginning of a word to change the meaning, e.g., "pre-" in "prepaid" |
| problem | the part of the plot that deals with conflict |
| sign | a thing used to mean, represent, or point out something |
| suffix | syllable added to the end of a word to change the meaning, e.g., "-ing" |
| table of contents | list of chapter titles or headings in books or magazines, usually with page numbers |
| title page | page at the beginning of a book that gives the title, author's or editor's name, and publishing information |
| word family | group of related or similar words |
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