Third Grade Reading Vocabulary

Terms in this set (19)

generalization
a statement or rule that applies
cause
why something happens in a story
effect
what happens in a story
author's purpose
author's reason for writing story
context clues
clues to help understand a word
main idea
tells what the story/passage is about
sequencing
the order when things happen
graphic sources
pictures, diagrams, maps, charts or graphs that show information
setting
time and place of story
plot
beginning, middle, end of story
comparing
how things are alike
contrasting
when something is different
non-fiction
a story that informs us
fiction
a story that entertains us
antonyms
a word that is the opposite
suffixes
ending of a word that changes the meaning
supporting detail
small pieces of information, that tell about the main idea
synonyms
a word that means the same as another word
prefixes
beginning of a word that changes the meaning
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