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Antonym: An antonym is a word that has a meaning that is the opposite of the meaning of another word, for example “hot” is the antonym of “cold”. |
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Article: An article is nonfiction writing such as found in a newspaper or magazine. |
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Attitude: Attitude is an opinion or a feeling about something. |
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Author: The writer of a piece of text (e.g., story, poem, newspaper article) is called the author. |
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Brochure: A booklet providing a short description or directions about something is called a brochure. |
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Cause and effect question: A cause and effect question requires an answer that shows what made something happen (cause) or the result of something that happened (effect). |
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Character: A character is one of the people in a story or play. |
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Confirm: You confirm when you provide evidence to show that a prediction or answer is accurate. |
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Criteria: Criteria are the standards by which something is judged. |
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Details: Details are the small pieces of information included in a text. They are sometimes called supporting details. |
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