Test Prep Vocab

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Theme

Back

- A lesson the author wants you to learn in a story - A topic that repeats

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Central Idea

Back

What the text is mostly about. Contains key details from the text.

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Author's Purpose

Back

The reason an author writes a text.

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Persuade

Back

The author wants you to believe or do something, often found in speeches or commercials.

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Inform

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The author wants to give you facts and information, often found in articles or nonfiction.

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Entertain

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The author wants you to enjoy the story, often found in fiction or comics.

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Context

Back

Information that helps you understand the meaning of something, including words around a sentence, the situation, or background details.

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Analyze

Back

To look at something in detail; to break down. Explain.

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Contributing, Contribution

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To give or add something to make it better or more developed

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Stanza

Back

The paragraph of a poem