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Third Grade Reading FSA Vocabulary

Terms in this set (49)

acts
breaking the plays into smaller parts
author
a person who writes the words in a story or passage
autobiography
a story written about the author by the author
antonym
a word that has the opposite meaning of another word
biography
a book or passage about someone that was written by another person
cause
a person or thing that brings about the same action or result
central message
the lesson about life that the story teaches
character
a person or animal in a story or play
character point of view
way of thinking or feeling about what is happening
compare
to see how things or characters are alike or similar in a story
comprehension
the power to understand
context clues
when you use other parts of a story to figure out what a certain word means within that reading
contrast
to show differences or opposites in a reading
details
the small parts of something. In a story, it is the supporting sentences and facts that tell us more about the reading
describe
to use adjectives to tell how something looks, feels, tastes, smells, or sounds
different
something that is not the same
directions
details given to tell you how to do something
effect
anything that is caused by some other thing
entry words
the bold printed words on a page in a dictionary
eliminate
to rid of or omit
fact
a thing that has actually happened or is supposed to be true
fiction
stories that are not always true and that were created to entertain
glossary
a short dictionary in the back of a book to understand meanings of word specific to that subject
guide words
words at the top of each page that show the first and last entry words not the page of a dictionary
illustrator
a person who creates the pictures for a book
important
something of value, worth, significance, and having weight
literal
words and phrases that mean exactly what they say
main idea
what a reading is mostly about
mood
feeling a story gives you
multiple meaning
a word that has more than one meaning
nonfiction
passages that are real, true, and created to inform
nonliteral
words and phrases have a meaning that is different from their usual meaning
noun
word that names person, place or thing in a sentence
passage
a section or part of a written work
play
story that actors preform on stage
plot
the difference action or events in a story or play
poems
stories written in short lines that are grouped together called stanzas
prefix
letter(s) added to the beginning of a a word that changes its meaning
recounting
telling the details of the story in the order that they happen in your own words
root words
a word that does not have a prefix or suffix and stands alone to have own meaning
sentence
a group of words expressing a complete thought
setting
where and when the story takes place
shades of meaning
some words have similar definitions, but there are small differences in their meaning
similar
when something is alike or the same
suffix
letter(s) added to the end of a word that changes its meaning
text features
special parts of a passage that organize information for readers
theme
central message about life many stories offer
time order
to put, say, or tell something in order
verb
word that tells what someone or something does
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