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Butler Gr. 3 PSSA R1
Reading Terms Group 1 Grade 3 PSSA
Term | Definition |
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Alliteration | The repetition of beginning consonant sounds in neighboring words |
Author’s Purpose | The BIG idea or reason the story was written |
Antonym | A word that has the OPPOSITE meaning of another word |
Conclusion | The ending of a story |
Differences | How two or more things are different |
Fact | Something that is true and can be proven |
Generalization | When you make a general statement based on facts that can be checked |
Genre | Different ways that pieces of writing are organized |
Homophone | A word that sounds the same but has a different meaning |
Hyperbole | An exaggeration or overstatement |
Informative Writing | Writing that explains or informs |
Main Idea | What the passage is mostly about; “what matters most” |
Opinion | A person’s feelings or beliefs; personal thoughts |
Similarities | Things that are the SAME; what two things have in common |
Synonym | A word that had the SAME meaning of another word |