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Key Iowa Assessments Vocabulary

Terms in this set (21)

author's purpose/attitude
The author's reason for writing/point trying to get across
classification
putting something in a certain order or category
determine
to figure out
prefix
the letters before a word that help determine its meaning (UN-make, BE-fore, ANTI-slavery)
strategy
the plan that is made for doing something
article
1)a piece of informational writing
2)a word used to connect two phrases or other words: the, a, an, some
combined
put together
consist mostly of
made up most of; "consist"= to be made of
except
not part of
interpret
to make sense of
mood
how something makes one feel
occur
happen
outline
to list the main points of something in a clear order where reading it would help you understand quickly what it is about without reading the entire thing
phrase
a few words that make up a statement
predicting outcomes
guessing how something is going to end
reference/referred to
using a piece of information to help you talk about something else
sequence
the order that things happen
suffix
the letters at the end of a word that help understand its meaning; "beauti-FUL" , "informa-TION"
multiple meanings
words that have more than one meaning: "mad", "gay", "fit", "lean"
assume
to believe something will happen without knowing for sure
word usage
how a word is used to get a point across
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