Educational Vocabulary Flashcards

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Main Idea

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The central point of a passage

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Supporting Details

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Facts or examples that explain the main idea

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Theme

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The message or lesson in a story

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Summary

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A short version of the text that includes only key points

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Infer

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To figure out something that is not directly stated

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Evidence

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Proof from the text to support an answer

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Context Clues

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Words or sentences around an unfamiliar word that help define it

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Compare

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To find similarities between two things

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Contrast

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To find differences between two things

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Character Traits

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Words that describe a character’s personality