Test-Taking Vocabulary

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Test-Taking Vocabulary

• Test Taking Vocabulary

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• Conclude- to infer, come up with an answer
• Significance- importance
• Relationship- how two people/things are connected
• Main purpose- reason
• Infer- to use what you know and whats in the
  text to come up with an answer
• Characteristic- quality that makes someone
  different
• Evaluate- to judge
• Indicate- to show
• Supported- proven, confirmed
• Reveal- to show
• Justify- to explain
• Most likely-probably

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Non-fiction

• Non-fiction

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• Bias-a one-sided opinion
• Propaganda-one-sided opinion used to convince
  someone to buy or do something
• Primary source- An original source that shares
  firsthand knowledge about something in history
• Example journals, speeches, autobiographies,
  letters
• Secondary source- A source that shares
  information that has been collected, but does not
  share firsthand knowledge
• Examples encyclopedias, newspaper articles,
  surveys
• Summarize- to briefly retell the main points
• Subheadings-heading of a subdivision of a text
• Side bars-section of text that is added
  separately to highlight the main points

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Analogies

• Analogies

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• Types of analogies
• Synonyms- Big large
• Antonyms- Big small
• Object and what it does- watch tells time
• Part to whole- hand arm
• Category to member- insect fly
• What relationship is most similar to__________?
• Relationship-how two things or two people are
  connected

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Compare Contrast

• Compare Contrast

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• Compare- to examine how two things/people are
  alike
• Example Compare 6th graders to 7th graders.
• Contrast- to examine how two things/people are
  different
• Example Contrast middle school to high school.

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Authors Purpose

• Authors Purpose

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• To Inform- to give factual information
• -examples encyclopedias, dictionaries, maps
• Persuade- to convince someone to do/buy something
• -examples advertisements, editorials,
  brochures
• Entertain- to provide the reader with humor and
  enjoyment
• examples novels, short stories, other types of
  fiction

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Fact Opinion

• Fact Opinion

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• Fact- statement that can be proven to be true
• Example America has 50 states.
• Opinion- statement that cannot be proven to be
  true and is based on emotion
• Example Friday is the best day of the week.
• -Example Question
• Which of the following statements is an opinion?

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Recipes Instructions

• Recipes Instructions

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• Ingredients-individual foods that make up a
  recipe
• Utensils- silverware and other items used in a
  kitchen to prepare and eat food
• knead- to stretch and mix dough until its ready
  to bake

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Cause Effect

• Cause Effect

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• Cause- an event that makes something else happen
  reason something happens
• Example Rain is the CAUSE of Mrs. Tierneys bad
  hair day.
• Effect- the result of a cause
• -Example The EFFECT of the rain is that Mrs.
  Tierneys hair is out of control.
• Example questions
• What is the cause of __________happening?
• What is the effect of the authors use of
  __________?

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Context CluesContext Clues
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Main IdeaMain Idea
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Inferences/PredictingInferences/Predicting
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CharacterizationCharacterization
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Literary Elements VocabLiterary Elements Vocab
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Theme/MoralTheme/Moral
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Poetry

• Poetry

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Folk literature/Fables

• Folk literature/Fables