4.5 Vocabulary and Definitions

A myth is a type of fiction story that often explains parts of _______.

Fill in the blank: A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word, but has a different _______ or spelling.

• meaning

• origin

• pronunciation

• usage

An abstract noun names an _______, concept, or feeling.

• idea

• object

• animal

• place

A line plot is a graph that displays data as points or check marks above a number line showing the _______ of each value.

• frequency

• average

• sum

• range

Fill in the blank: A stem and leaf plot organizes data into a form that makes it easy to see the _______ of different types of values.

• frequency

• distribution

• range

• average

The scale is the numbers on the bottom of the _______.

To secede means to _______.

• withdraw

• join

• remain

• advance

To repel means to _______ apart.

• push

• pull

• hold

• join

Fill in the blank: Reflection means deeply _______ or considering.

• thinking

• pondering

• analyzing

• meditating

An idiom is a type of figurative language that is an expression that doesn't mean exactly what it _______.

• says

• means

• writes

• reads