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22 Cards in this Set
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the act of throwing away |
DISPOSAL Because the dump is full, garbage disposal in out town is a problem. |
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a group of people with the power to make and change laws |
LEGISLATURE The state legislature passed a law requiring bike riders to wear helmets. |
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out of, or per, every hundred, e.g., 10 percent is 10 out of every 100 |
PERCENT Only 25 percent of the students in the school band play the trumpet. |
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alike but not exactly the same |
SIMILAR My sister an I have similar cell phones, but mine is red and hers is black. |
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a location |
SITE This empty lot would be a great site for a skateboard park. |
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something used to carry things or people from one place to another |
VEHICLE The scientist is designing a space vehicle of the future. |
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pollute; make dirty |
CONTAMINATE Chemical waste is contaminating the river, and the fish are dying. |
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a formal request, often presented with signatures of people who support it |
PETITION My friends and I signed a petition asking our city to build a new soccer field. |
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Suffixes |
word parts added at the ends of words to change the words' meaning |
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Suffix -ance |
means the state of |
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Suffix -tion |
means action or process |
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An cause is the... |
reason something happens. |
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An effect is the... |
result of a cause. |
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Signal words for cause and effect |
because, so, therefore, due to, as a result, and consequently. |
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To find an effect, ask, |
"What happened" |
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To find the cause, ask, |
"Why did it happen" |
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A cause can have... |
more than one effect. |
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News feature elements... |
tell about the parts of a news feature. |
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The title... |
tells what the article is about. |
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The byline... |
tells who wrote the article. |
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The subheads... |
tell what each part of the article is about. |
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The captions... |
give information about photos and illustrations. |
