Pssa Reading: Important Terms

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Synonym

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Words that are alike in meaning

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Synonym

Back 2

Words that are alike in meaning

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Synonym

Back 3

Words that are alike in meaning

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Synonym

Back 4

Words that are alike in meaning

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Antonym

Back 5

Words that are opposite in meaning

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Synonym

Back 6

Words that are alike in meaning

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Antonym

Back 7

Words that are opposite in meaning

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Personification

Back 8

Giving human-like qualities to nonhuman beings

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Antonym

Back 9

Words that are opposite in meaning

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Antonym

Back 10

Words that are opposite in meaning

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Antonym

Back 11

Words that are opposite in meaning

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Simile

Back 12

A comparison using "like" or "as"

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Personification

Back 13

Giving human-like qualities to nonhuman beings

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Personification

Back 14

Giving human-like qualities to nonhuman beings

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Personification

Back 15

Giving human-like qualities to nonhuman beings

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Personification

Back 16

Giving human-like qualities to nonhuman beings

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Metaphor

Back 17

A direct comparison (no like or as)

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Simile

Back 18

A comparison using "like" or "as"

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Simile

Back 19

A comparison using "like" or "as"

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Simile

Back 20

A comparison using "like" or "as"

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Alliteration

Back 21

The repetition of initial sounds or words (tongue twisters)

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Metaphor

Back 22

A direct comparison (no like or as)

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Metaphor

Back 23

A direct comparison (no like or as)

Front 24

Metaphor

Back 24

A direct comparison (no like or as)

Front 25

Simile

Back 25

A comparison using "like" or "as"

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Alliteration

Back 26

The repetition of initial sounds or words (tongue twisters)

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Metaphor

Back 27

A direct comparison (no like or as)

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Inference

Back 28

The ability to make assumtions from a passage without the author coming right out and telling you

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Alliteration

Back 29

The repetition of initial sounds or words (tongue twisters)

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Alliteration

Back 30

The repetition of initial sounds or words (tongue twisters)

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Inference

Back 31

The ability to make assumtions from a passage without the author coming right out and telling you

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Alliteration

Back 32

The repetition of initial sounds or words (tongue twisters)

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Inference

Back 33

The ability to make assumtions from a passage without the author coming right out and telling you

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Summary

Back 34

A brief description of what happens in a passage

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Summary

Back 35

A brief description of what happens in a passage

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Compare

Back 36

Tell how 2 things are alike

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Inference

Back 37

The ability to make assumtions from a passage without the author coming right out and telling you

Front 38

Summary

Back 38

A brief description of what happens in a passage

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Compare

Back 39

Tell how 2 things are alike

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Compare

Back 40

Tell how 2 things are alike

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Inference

Back 41

The ability to make assumtions from a passage without the author coming right out and telling you

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Contrast

Back 42

Tell how 2 things are different

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Contrast

Back 43

Tell how 2 things are different

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Summary

Back 44

A brief description of what happens in a passage

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Summary

Back 45

A brief description of what happens in a passage

Front 46

Contrast

Back 46

Tell how 2 things are different

Front 47

Compare

Back 47

Tell how 2 things are alike

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Contrast

Back 48

Tell how 2 things are different

Front 49

Compare

Back 49

Tell how 2 things are alike

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Contrast

Back 50

Tell how 2 things are different