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Flash Cards Language Arts Flash Cards List of Words:

Lesson 1:

Poetry- A genre of literature that is written in verse. It may repeat certain words or phrases and often includes rhythm and rhyming words.

Traits- show what a character is like as a person. Traits are revealed by what the character thinks, does, and says.

Motivations- reasons the character acts as he or she does

Story Structure- the way a story is organized

Characters- people in a story

Main Characters- the person the story is mostly about

Setting- where and when a story takes place. The setting may change as the story unfolds.

Plot Events- the things that happen in a story. Often the plot involves a problem the main character must solve.

Realistic Fiction- A genre of literature. Realistic fiction has characters and events that are like people and events in real life.

Synonym- a word that means almost the same thing as another word

Antonym- a word that means the opposite of another word

Dictionary- a reference book that contains the definitions, or meanings of entry words

Alphabetical Order- entry words are listed in ABC order

Definition- the meaning of an entry word

Guide Words- pairs of words listed at the top of each page. They help you find the entry word you are looking for. The first guide word tells the first entry word on the page; the second guide word tells the last entry word on the page.

Complete Sentence- a complete sentence has two parts: the subject and the predicate

Subject- The subject tells who or what did something.

Predicate- The predicate tells what the subject is or what the subject does.

Sentence Fragment- If a sentence does not have both a subject and a predicate, it is called a sentence fragment. It is not a complete sentence.

Declarative Sentence- a sentence that expresses a complete thought and begins with a capital letter and ends with a period.

Interrogative Sentence- a sentence that expresses a complete thought and asks a question. It begins with a capital letter and ends with a question mark.

Lesson 2:

Biography: a genre of literature. It is a true story about the life of a real person. It gives information about why that person is important.

Imperative Sentence- a sentence that gives a command. It begins with a capital letter and ends with a period or exclamation mark.

Exclamatory Sentence- a sentences that expresses a strong feeling. It begins with a capital letter and ends with an exclamation mark.

Interjection- words or phrases that express strong feelings, such as surprise. Examples are Wow, Oh, Yahoo, and Hooray.

Author- the person who writes a story

Illustrator- the person that creates the pictures or drawings for a story.

Lesson 3:

Expository Nonfiction- a genre of literature. It gives facts about a topic and is usually organized by main ideas and details.

Compare- tell how two or more things are alike

Contrast- tell how two or more things are different

Venn Diagram- graphic organizer that helps you compare and contrast two things.

Narrative Poem- a genre of literature. A poem that tells a story.

Making a Judgment- forming your own ideas or opinions about something

Homophones- words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings. Example, blue and blew

Homographs- words that look the same but have different meanings or pronunciations. Example, close (close the door) and close (stand close to me)

Lesson 4:

Autobiographical Narrative- a genre of literature. A story in which the author shares his or her own life story or personal experiences. (when an author writes about themselves). Narrative means it is a story.

Historical Fiction-- a genre of literature. A story that is set in the past and portrays people, places, and events that did happen or could have happened.

Narrative Nonfiction- A genre of literature. A story that gives facts and true information about a topic.

Complete Subject- The complete subject of a sentence is all the words that name the person or thing the sentence is about.

Simple Subject- The simple subject is the main word or words in the complete subject of a sentence.

Complete Predicate- The complete predicate of a sentence includes all the words that tell what the subject is or does.

Simple Predicate- the main word or words in the complete predicate.

Lesson 5:

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Math Flash Cards List of Words: Unit 1-Place Value and Number Sense:

digit- one of ten symbols-- 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 used to write numbers pictograph- a graph that uses pictures to show and compare information period- a group of three digits in a number millions- the period to the left of the thousands benchmark- a known number of things that helps you estimate the size or amount of a different number of things.

Unit 2-Compare and Order Numbers

round- to replace a number with another number that tells about how many or how much

Unit 3- Add and Subtract Whole Numbers

sum- the answer to an addition problem difference- the answer to a subtraction problem estimate- to find an answer close to an exact answer