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ELPAC Vocab
Term | Definition |
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tone | the general attitude of a piece of writing (mood, feel, spirit) |
Suspense | a state of being uncertain about what might happen |
conflict | problem |
most likely | probably |
theme | lesson you can learn from the story |
main idea | what the piece of writing is really about |
inference/inferred | what you can tell about a character or situation based on clues like descriptions, or what a person says, does, thinks, feels |
justify | support your opinion with reasons |
most nearly means | has almost the same meaning |
most effective | the best way |
detail | a particular, a small part of something |
essential | needed; necessary; extremely important |
explanation | a statement that tells how something happens, works, or is made. |
fact | something real or true |
main idea | the central idea in a story or text what the story is mostly about |
opinion | a belief |
plot | the events in a novel, movie or TV show |
relevant | appropriate and related to the subject |
summarize | to state in a shortened form |
summary | a restatement of what has been said |