Vocabulary Words: Week of September 23-27

Test on Friday, September 27
Make sure your child can apply the words. 

Be able to recognize whether a story is fiction/non-fiction, give a character’s traits, make an inference, find the problem & solution in a story, etc.

1. inference- using the text clues and what you already know to draw a conclusion (reading between the lines)

Example: Susie walks in with a wet umbrella.  I can infer that it’s raining outside.

2. fiction-  books that are made up by the author and are not true (includes beginning, middle, and end)

Examples:                         Diary of a Whimpy Kid       The Wizard of Oz

3.  non-fiction –  books about real events and real people

Examples: The Life of Abraham Lincoln       Civil War diaries        Our 50 Amazing States

4.  character traits –  descriptions of a character’s personality

Examples: caring, courageous, selfish, outgoing, patient, faithful, jealous

5. evidence – something that shows that something exists or is true (can prove or disprove something)

Example:  Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a brave man   Evidence: He stood up for what he believed in, even though he knew it could be dangerous.

6. problem – a source of difficulty (trouble)

7. solution – a way to solve the problem

Examples:  (Problem) I don’t have enough time to get all my schoolwork done in the evenings.

(Solution) Time management, less TV, don’t be involved in so many activities, etc.

8. continent– any of the world’s main areas of land

Examples: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Antarctica, Australia,

9.  cardinal directions – 4 main directions

Examples: north, south, east, west

10. intermediate directions – directions between the 4 main directions

Examples:  northeast,  northwest,  southeast,  southwest