Third Gradeby

Serena Georges

Reading Vocabulary Words

summarize

To tell what a story is mostly about. To give the short version.

SWBSTF (fiction)

Who, What, Where, When, Why (non-fiction)

explain

To tell how; put it in my own words

inference

To figure out what it means by using clues in the text and my own knowledge

evaluate

Make judgments about what I read and explain why

questioning

To ask questions before, during and after reading to understand what I’ve read

visualize

Create a movie in my mind while I’m reading

prior

knowledge

Use what I already know to help me understand something new

connections

Make connections between different things I read

describe

To tell all about

compare

To show how people, places or things are alike

analyze

To break apart and study the pieces; investigate

contrast

To show how people, places or things are different

support

To give facts that are backed up by details

fact

Abraham Lincoln was President.

A piece of information that can be proven true

opinionFairly Odd Parents is the best

cartoon!

The ideas and beliefs that I have about something

trait

A distinguishing quality or characteristic of a person or character

character

A person, animal or imaginary creature that takes part in the action of a story

plot

The action of the story. The series of events that happens from the beginning to the end of the story

setting

Where and when a story takes place

cause

Why something happened

effect

What happens as the result of a cause

main

idea

The central thought or message; topic or idea

context

clue

To determine the meaning of a word by using the context

author’s

purposePersuade. Inform,

Entertain

The reason why the author wrote the story, book or passage

sequence

To put the important events in order

conclusion

The decision I make using what I know in my head and what I’ve read in the story

prediction

To say what will happen in the future using clues to support my guess

multiple

meaning

words

A word that has more than one meaning

problem

A question raised for consideration or solution; fiction story element

solution

This is how the problem is solved; fiction story element

antonyms

Small Large

Words that have the opposite meaning

synonyms small tiny

Words that have the same or similar meanings

prefix

A group of letters added before a word or base to change its meaning

in- not incomplete

dis- not or

opposite of

disagree

suffix

A group of letters added after a word or base to change its meaning

-er one who

-or one who

-less without

-able, -ible can be

farmer

actor

useless

buildable

reversible

schema

figurative

languageLanguage used by authors to help the reader create a picture in the mind (similes, metaphors and idioms are types of figurative language)

I’m as hungry as a horse.

metaphor

When an author makes a comparison between two things

Tammy was such a hog. She ate all of the pizza.

simile

When an author makes a comparison between two things using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’

She is as pretty as a picture.

idiom

a phrase that has a special meaning different from the actual meaning of the words

It’s raining cats and dogs outside.

fiction

books that are made up or not true

non fiction

Books that are true and are about real things, people, events or places

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