PSSA Unit 1 Vocabulary Words

Coming after the climax, this is the part of a story where the problem/conflict is resolved.

The author's most important point, usually found in the topic sentence, is the

The moment in the story after the rising action, when the conflict is most intense, is the

Retelling the most important parts of a story in your own words is

When the author tells a story about the characters, like a narrator,  the story is written in

Information from the text that reveals the meaning of an unfamiliar words is a

The position from which a story is told is the

In Number the Stars, Annemarie is racing through the woods to get the package to Uncle Henrik.

When a story is told by the main character in his or her own words, the story is written in

A judgement based on a personal point of view is

The part of a story where the plot becomes complicated, leading to intense conflict, is the

Annemarie and her family help Ellen and her family get to Sweden to escape capture by Germans.

In Number the Stars, Annemarie is stopped by German soldiers and their dogs.

A conclusion based on facts, reasoning, and "reading between the lines" is

A group of neighboring words that begin with the same sound is

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

In Number the Stars, the Rosens and other Jews make it safely to Sweden.

When a story is written using words like he, she, they, and them, it is written in

Using these can help you figure out the meaning of a word you may not know.

When a story is told using words like I, me, my, and mine, it is written in