SBAC 3rd grade Vocabulary

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What is the underlying message or lesson about life in a story?

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Theme

Front

What is the conversation between 2 or more people in a book or story, always offset by quotation marks?

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dialogue

Front

What is a conclusion based on evidence gained from finding the hidden meaning?

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Inference

Front

What are the available facts or information in a passage or source?

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evidence

Front

What is the "big idea" or what the author is trying to tell the reader?

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author's point of view

Front

able to believe something; it is trustworthy

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credible

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to use evidence to support your answer

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cite

Front

The marks such as period, comma, or parenthesis.

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punctuation

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to give a brief statement covering the main points of something

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summarize

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examine in detail

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analyze