Title: Math ISAT Vocab and Symbols Geometry 160-230
1Reading ISAT Vocabulary - RIT 141-190
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2- This resource is intended for occasional review
of vocabulary used in the ISAT, based on the
DesCartes Vocabulary by RIT document. - Suggestion Randomly select 8-10 words each time
you use this with your class - The words are organized by RIT Band to allow you
to focus on a particular set of skills. The RIT
Bands are coded by color. -
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- Definitions were taken from a generic student
glossary. You may choose to change the
definition to better fit your curriculum or
content, as needed.
Below 151
151-160
161-170
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3Reading ISAT 141-150 Question 1
apple bird candy dog egg
These words are in _______ order.
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4Reading ISAT 141-150 Answer 1
ABC Order (Alphabetical Order)
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5Reading ISAT 141-150 Question 2
The sound that starts a word is the ________
sound.
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6Reading ISAT 141-150 Answer 2
Beginning Sound
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7Reading ISAT 141-150 Question 3
A, E, I, O, U What kind of letters are these?
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8Reading ISAT 141-150 Answer 3
Vowels
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9Reading ISAT 151-160 Question 4
A commercial or a billboard is an example of an
___________.
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10Reading ISAT 151-160 Answer 4
Advertisement
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11Reading ISAT 151-160 Question 5
This type of writing includes a date, addresses,
a greeting, a body, and a closing.
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12Reading ISAT 151-160 Answer 5
Business Letter
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13Reading ISAT 151-160 Question 6
The sound that finishes a word is the ________
sound.
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14Reading ISAT 151-160 Answer 6
Ending Sound
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15Reading ISAT 151-160 Question 7
What kind of story is written to teach a lesson?
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16Reading ISAT 151-160 Answer 7
Fable
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17Reading ISAT 151-160 Question 8
You can write about the days events in a diary
or ______.
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18Reading ISAT 151-160 Answer 8
Journal
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19Reading ISAT 151-160 Question 9
What kind of story from the past is sometimes
used to explain why something happens?
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20Reading ISAT 151-160 Answer 9
Legend
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21Reading ISAT 151-160 Question 10
A series of things written down is a ________.
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22Reading ISAT 151-160 Answer 10
List
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23Reading ISAT 151-160 Question 11
What word means very different? Examples big
and small, happy and sad
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24Reading ISAT 151-160 Answer 11
Opposite
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25Reading ISAT 151-160 Question 12
What kind of list is organized with headings and
subheadings?
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26Reading ISAT 151-160 Answer 12
Outline
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27Reading ISAT 151-160 Question 13
Something you have to do is a ______. Example
Raise your hand before talking in class
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28Reading ISAT 151-160 Answer 13
Rule
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29Reading ISAT 151-160 Question 14
A story that isnt very long is a ______ ______.
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30Reading ISAT 151-160 Answer 14
Short Story
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31Reading ISAT 151-160 Question 15
A word that has the same meaning as another
word. Example fast, quick
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32Reading ISAT 151-160 Answer 15
Synonym
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33Reading ISAT 151-160 Question 16
It is polite to write a short _____-_____ ______
after you receive a present.
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34Reading ISAT 151-160 Answer 16
Thank-You Note
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35Reading ISAT 151-160 Question 17
The name of a book is called the ______.
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36Reading ISAT 151-160 Answer 17
Title
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37Reading ISAT 161-170 Question 18
What kind of reference book is full of maps?
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38Reading ISAT 161-170 Answer 18
Atlas
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39Reading ISAT 161-170 Question 19
What word means, to have strong feelings one way
instead of another?
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40Reading ISAT 161-170 Answer 19
Bias
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41Reading ISAT 161-170 Question 20
What kind of book is written about someone elses
life?
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42Reading ISAT 161-170 Answer 20
Biography
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43Reading ISAT 161-170 Question 21
Long books are often divided into smaller
sections called ____________.
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44Reading ISAT 161-170 Answer 21
Chapter
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45Reading ISAT 161-170 Question 22
What kind of word is made up of smaller
words? Examples cupcake, doghouse
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46Reading ISAT 161-170 Answer 22
Compound Word
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47Reading ISAT 161-170 Question 23
What kind of word is made of two words combined
together? Examples Im, isnt
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48Reading ISAT 161-170 Answer 23
Contraction
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49Reading ISAT 161-170 Question 24
What kind of book is full of recipes?
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50Reading ISAT 161-170 Answer 24
Cookbook
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51Reading ISAT 161-170 Question 25
What word means, to tell details and information
about something?
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52Reading ISAT 161-170 Answer 25
Describe
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53Reading ISAT 161-170 Question 26
What kind of reference book tells what words mean?
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54Reading ISAT 161-170 Answer 26
Dictionary
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55Reading ISAT 161-170 Question 27
What kind of story often begins with Once upon a
time?
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56Reading ISAT 161-170 Answer 27
Fairy Tale
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57Reading ISAT 161-170 Question 28
What kind of story or legend is often passed down
from one person to another?
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58Reading ISAT 161-170 Answer 28
Folk Tale
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59Reading ISAT 161-170 Question 29
The part at the end of a reference book that
lists the topics in that books is the ______.
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60Reading ISAT 161-170 Answer 29
Index
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61Reading ISAT 161-170 Question 30
The _____ _____ is what the story is about.
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62Reading ISAT 161-170 Answer 30
Main Idea
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63Reading ISAT 161-170 Question 31
A short piece of writing, like you might write to
a friend, is a ______.
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64Reading ISAT 161-170 Answer 31
Note
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65Reading ISAT 161-170 Question 32
A short story for little kids is a _____
_____. Examples Jack and Jill, Three Blind
Mice
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66Reading ISAT 161-170 Answer 32
Nursery Rhyme
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67Reading ISAT 161-170 Question 33
A fancy name for a story written about a persons
experience is ______ _______.
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68Reading ISAT 161-170 Answer 33
Personal Narrative
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69Reading ISAT 161-170 Question 34
What goes at the beginning of a word and has its
own meaning? Examples unlike, replace
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70Reading ISAT 161-170 Answer 34
Prefix
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71Reading ISAT 161-170 Question 35
The thing that goes wrong in a story is the
_______.
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72Reading ISAT 161-170 Answer 35
Problem
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73Reading ISAT 161-170 Question 36
A _____ is a big poster that tells information,
like whats on sale at the store.
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Sign
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75Reading ISAT 161-170 Question 37
What goes at the ends of a word and has its own
meaning? Examples careful, shorten
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76Reading ISAT 161-170 Answer 37
Suffix
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77Reading ISAT 161-170 Question 38
What part at the beginning of a book lists the
chapters of the book?
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78Reading ISAT 161-170 Answer 38
Table of Contents
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79Reading ISAT 161-170 Question 39
What part at the beginning of the book tells the
books name and author?
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80Reading ISAT 161-170 Answer 39
Title Page
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81Reading ISAT 161-170 Question 40
Words that have the same ending are part of the
same _____ ______. Example bat, hat, cat, pat
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82Reading ISAT 161-170 Answer 40
Word Family
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83Reading ISAT 171-180 Question 41
An ________ tells when something important
happens, like a baby is born or someone wins
something.
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84Reading ISAT 171-180 Answer 41
Announcement
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85Reading ISAT 171-180 Question 42
A word that has the opposite meaning as another
word. Example short, tall
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86Reading ISAT 171-180 Answer 42
Antonym
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87Reading ISAT 171-180 Question 43
What kind of writing gives directions about how
to do something?
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88Reading ISAT 191-200 Answer 43
Instructions
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89Reading ISAT 171-180 Question 44
The person a story is mostly about is the _______
______.
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90Reading ISAT 171-180 Answer 44
Main Character
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91Reading ISAT 171-180 Question 45
Something that is pretend is _____-_______.
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92Reading ISAT 171-180 Answer 45
Make-Believe
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93Reading ISAT 171-180 Question 46
What kind of reading material often includes news
articles, comics, coupons, and pictures and comes
out every day?
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94Reading ISAT 171-180 Answer 46
Newspaper
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95Reading ISAT 171-180 Question 47
Writing that is true is called _________.
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96Reading ISAT 171-180 Answer 47
Nonfiction
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97Reading ISAT 171-180 Question 48
What word means, what the story is about?
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98Reading ISAT 171-180 Answer 48
Plot
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99Reading ISAT 171-180 Question 49
What word means, perspective, or the way you
look at things?
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Point of View
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101Reading ISAT 171-180 Question 50
The base of a word is the _____ _____. Examples
careful, unlike
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102Reading ISAT 171-180 Answer 50
Root Word
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103Reading ISAT 171-180 Question 51
What kind of writing tells what time things will
happen?
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Schedule
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105Reading ISAT 171-180 Question 52
What genre includes made-up stories about aliens
and UFOs?
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106Reading ISAT 171-180 Answer 52
Science Fiction
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107Reading ISAT 171-180 Question 53
The place where a story takes place is the
________.
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108Reading ISAT 171-180 Answer 53
Setting
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109Reading ISAT 171-180 Question 54
What part of a word has one chunk of a
sound? Example puppy has 2
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110Reading ISAT 171-180 Answer 54
Syllable
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111Reading ISAT 171-180 Question 55
What kind of short story includes a lot of
exaggeration? Example Paul Bunyon
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112Reading ISAT 171-180 Answer 55
Tall Tale
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113Reading ISAT 171-180 Question 56
What kind of book is used in school to give
information about subjects like math and history?
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114Reading ISAT 171-180 Answer 56
Textbook
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115Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 57
What kind of word is made up of initials or parts
of other words? Examples NASA, laser
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116Reading ISAT 181-190 Answer 57
Acronym
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117Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 58
To announce or tell something, like what is on
sale, is to ______.
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118Reading ISAT 181-190 Answer 58
Advertise
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119Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 59
What kind of reference book includes dates when
there will be a full moon and when farmers should
plant their crops?
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120Reading ISAT 181-190 Answer 59
Almanac
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121Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 60
Stories that are written in the United States are
part of ______ ______.
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122Reading ISAT 181-190 Answer 60
American literature
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123Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 61
A really short story that tells about something
interesting that happened is an _______.
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124Reading ISAT 181-190 Answer 61
Anecdote
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125Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 62
A collection of stories, poems and other writings
is an _______.
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126Reading ISAT 181-190 Answer 62
Anthology
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127Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 63
A short statement or saying that gives an opinion
is an _______.
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128Reading ISAT 181-190 Answer 63
Aphorism
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129Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 64
What word means, to disagree or fight about
something?
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130Reading ISAT 181-190 Answer 64
Argue
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131Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 65
What kind of book does an author write about his
or her own life?
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132Reading ISAT 181-190 Answer 65
Autobiography
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133Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 66
What section at the end of a research paper lists
the books and references used?
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134Reading ISAT 181-190 Answer 66
Bibliography
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135Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 67
What kind of writing tells what a book is about
and whether it is a good book or not?
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136Reading ISAT 181-190 Answer 67
Book Review
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137Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 68
What kind of writing briefly tells about
something, and is often a folded piece of paper?
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138Reading ISAT 181-190 Answer 68
Brochure
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139Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 69
The words that explain about a picture or chart
are the _______.
The living room at Graceland, Elvis Presleys
mansion in Memphis, Tennessee, is still decorated
as it was when he lived there.
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Caption
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141Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 70
A division or grouping used in a system of
classification is called a _________.
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Category
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143Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 71
__________ describe what something or someone is
like. Examples friendly, athletic, smart
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Characteristics
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145Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 72
The ending of a book or piece of writing is the
___________.
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Conclusion
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147Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 73
The information around a word that helps give
meaning to that word is the ______.
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148Reading ISAT 181-190 Answer 73
Context
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149Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 74
When people talk to each other, they have a
______________.
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150Reading ISAT 181-190 Answer 74
Conversation
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151Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 75
A ________ tells details about something or
someone.
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Description
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153Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 76
A book where someone can write his or her
personal thoughts is a ______.
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154Reading ISAT 181-190 Answer 76
Diary
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155Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 77
A play or script that tells an exciting story is
a _______.
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156Reading ISAT 181-190 Answer 77
Drama
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157Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 78
To ________ is to perform or to make people laugh
and have fun.
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Entertain
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159Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 79
An ______ is a short selection from a longer
piece of written work.
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Excerpt
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161Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 80
A _____ is something that is proven true. An
______ is what someone thinks.
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162Reading ISAT 181-190 Answer 80
Fact and Opinion
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163Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 81
Books that are not true are ________.
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164Reading ISAT 181-190 Answer 81
Fiction
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165Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 82
Writing that gives a hint about what will happen
next is __________.
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166Reading ISAT 181-190 Answer 82
Foreshadowing
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167Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 83
What section, found in the back of a reference
books, gives meanings of words in the book?
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168Reading ISAT 181-190 Answer 83
Glossary
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169Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 84
______ ______ are charts and graphs, like Venn
diagrams, help to organize information.
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Graphic Organizer
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171Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 85
The words at the top of a dictionary page are
____ ____.
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172Reading ISAT 181-190 Answer 85
Guide Words
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173Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 86
A story that is not true, and that is set in the
past, is ______ _____.
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174Reading ISAT 181-190 Answer 86
Historical Fiction
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175Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 87
A word that sounds the same as another word is a
________.
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176Reading ISAT 181-190 Answer 87
Homonym
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177Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 88
Things like encyclopedia entries are written to
tell people about something, to ______.
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Inform
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179Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 89
A _____ _______ is printed in the newspaper to
let people know when a business is hiring.
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Job Announcement
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______ are stickers or small signs that tell
what something is.
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182Reading ISAT 181-190 Answer 90
Labels
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183Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 91
__________ is a fancy word that
means a body of written work.
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184Reading ISAT 181-190 Answer 91
Literature
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185Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 92
A ________ is a periodical with articles,
pictures, and information. Examples People,
Time
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Magazine
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187Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 93
The ______ _____ is what the story or writing is
mostly about.
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Main Point
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189Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 94
A ______ is a reference book that gives
directions on how to make something work.
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Manual
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191Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 95
A _____ is a story that tells the memories of
someones life.
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Memoir
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193Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 96
Some stories have a ______, or a lesson to learn
about right and wrong.
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Moral
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195Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 97
A word with two or more syllables is _________.
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Multisyllabic
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197Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 98
A _____ is a story or legend that often focuses
on gods and goddesses.
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Myth
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199Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 99
The person who tells or explains the story or
play is the _______.
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Narrator
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An article or TV report that tells about
something happening right now is called the _____.
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News
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203Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 101
A long, non-fiction book with chapters is
called a ______.
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Novel
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205Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 102
A script with only one major scene makes up a
_____-_____ _______.
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One-Act Play
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207Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 103
What word means to convince or to get someone
to change his or her mind?
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Persuade
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What word means the act of persuasion or of
trying to convince someone?
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Persuasion
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211Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 105
What kind of book tells a story without using any
words?
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Picture Book
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213Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 106
The author of a poem is called a ______.
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Poet
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A rule, procedure, or an official way of doing
things is a ________.
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Policy
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217Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 108
The plot of a story often includes a problem
and a _______.
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Problem and Solution
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219Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 109
The reason or goal that explains why someone does
something is a ______.
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Purpose
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What kind of writing gives directions for making
food?
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Recipe
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223Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 111
What kind of book provides true information
about things? Examples dictionary, atlas,
encyclopedia
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Reference Book
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What two-word phrase means books and other
resources that can be used for research?
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226Reading ISAT 181-190 Answer 112
Reference Material
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227Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 113
A piece of writing that summaries important
information is a ______. Hint Teachers often
ask students to write these about books.
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Reports
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The end of a story often includes the way the
problem is solved, also called the _________.
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Resolution
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Any material, book website or person that
provides information can be a __________.
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Resource
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Poems and songs often have a particular pattern
in the way they sound, called a beat or a
________.
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Rhythm
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Suspense in a story is built through _______
________.
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Rising Action
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237Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 118
A writing style in which irony or sarcasm is used
to poke fun at foolishness and stupidity is
_______.
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Satire
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What kind of school book covers topics like
animals, weather, astronomy, and experiment?
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Science Book
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The person who is talking is the _______.
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Speaker
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243Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 121
Long poems are sometimes broken up into sections
called _______.
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Stanza
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245Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 122
What word means to give a short explanation of
what something is about?
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Summarize
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247Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 123
A kind of reasoning that draws a conclusion based
on two ideas is a _________.
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Syllogism
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What kind of reference book lists words that
have similar meanings?
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250Reading ISAT 181-190 Answer 124
Thesaurus
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251Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 125
The main idea or subject of a piece of writing
is its _________.
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Topic
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253Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 126
A paragraph includes a ______ ________ that tells
the main idea of the paragraph.
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254Reading ISAT 181-190 Answer 126
Topic Sentence
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255Reading ISAT 181-190 Question 127
What kind of diagram, made of circles, is used to
show how two or more things are alike and
different?
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Venn Diagram
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The words that are learned to better understand
what a piece of writing as about are the
____________ words.
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258Reading ISAT 181-190 Answer 128
Vocabulary
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