Topic - ANSWER-the general subject of the the text
Main idea - ANSWER-the key message or thesis of the text
Key points - ANSWER-key points and their supporting details develop the main idea
Summary - ANSWER-a brief restatement of the main idea and the most important key
points and details
Inference - ANSWER-a conclusion reached by critical thinking, reading between the
lines, applying logic to facts and evidence while recognizing context clues
Inference (explicit) - ANSWER-clearly stated
Inference (implied) - ANSWER-implied; not directly stated
Conclusion - ANSWER-a deduction made about an unstated outcome based on
prediction, details, evidence, and results
Descriptive - ANSWER-includes sensory details to create a clear mental picture for the
reader
Expository - ANSWER-informs, explains, or tells how to do something; uses only facts
and examples
Narrative - ANSWER-tells a story to entertain, inform, or challenge
Persuasive - ANSWER-includes facts and strong opinions to make the reader feel,
think, or behave a certain way
Bias - ANSWER-tendency toward a preconceived idea
Connotative meaning - ANSWER-the implied meaning of a word, with assumptions or
an emotional charge attached to it
Denotative meaning - ANSWER-the standard dictionary definition of a word
Rhetorical device - ANSWER-stylistic language used to have an emotional or
persuasive effect on the reader
Tone - ANSWER-the writer's attitude or emotions concerning the topic
Argument - ANSWER-a point the author believes
,Compare and Contrast - ANSWER-to compare means to look for similarities; to contrast
means to look for differences
Prediction - ANSWER-a reader's guess of what could happen, based on details found in
the text
Primary source - ANSWER-a firsthand, unaltered document by the original author or
creator; includes novels, letters, original research papers, datasets, paintings
photographs
Secondary source - ANSWER-a document that analyzes, discusses, or reproduces a
primary source; includes textbooks and many other nonfiction books, review articles,
biographies
Tertiary source - ANSWER-a reference work that consolidates information from primary
and secondary sources; includes encyclopedias, handbooks, study guides
PEMDAS - ANSWER-parentheses, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, and
subtraction
Least common denominator - ANSWER-the smallest number into which two or more
denominators will divide evenly
Decimals - ANSWER-represent parts of a whole
Ratio - ANSWER-a comparison between the quantity of one item and the quantity of
another item
Mean - ANSWER-the average of a set of numbers
Median - ANSWER-the middle number
Mode - ANSWER-the number that appears most often in a set of numbers
Range - ANSWER-measures the spread of a given set of numbers
Area - ANSWER-the amount of space within the boundary of the shape
Perimeter - ANSWER-the distance around the shape
Volume - ANSWER-the amount of space the object occupies or can hold, as measured
in cubic units
Pythagorean theorem - ANSWER-applies to right triangles; a^2 + b^2 = c^2
, Acute angles - ANSWER-angles <90 degrees
Hypotenuse - ANSWER-the side opposite the right angle
Straight angle - ANS-WER180 degree angle
Celsius to Fahrenheit - ANSWER-(C x 1.8) + 32
Fahrenheit to Celsius - ANSWER-(F - 32) / 1.8
Independent variable - ANSWER-can be manipulated
Dependent variable - ANSWER-the variable that is a possible effect
Balance - ANSWER-instrument used to measure an object's mass
Correlation - ANSWER-the relationship between variables
Positive correlation - ANSWER-both variables move in the same direction
Negative correlation - ANSWER-one variable increases while the other decreases
Distribution of data - ANSWER-symmetry, unimodal, bimodal, bell curve, skewed,
uniform
Meniscus - ANSWER-the curve at the surface of a liquid in a tube
Outlier - ANSWER-a value that does not fit the pattern in the data
Simple probability - ANSWER-equals the number of specific desired outcomes divided
by the total number of possible outcomes
Standard deviation - ANSWER-expresses how much a set of values is spread out from
the mean
Coefficients - ANSWER-numbers that can be multiplied by one or more variables
Constants - ANSWER-specific numbers that are not multiplied by any variables
Expressions - ANSWER-are group of terms
Operators - ANSWER-are symbols used to show an operation (such as + and -)
Terms - ANSWER-can be constants, the product of a coefficient and a variable, or the
product of two or more variables
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