| A | B |
| comparsion | statement that tells how two things are alike or different |
| conclusion | decision a reader makes about what is happening in the story |
| conflict | problem that characters in a story are trying to solve |
| connect | explain how ideas in a selection are similar to other texts and the real world |
| context clues | words around an unknown word that help you figure out that word's meaning |
| contrast | tell how two things are different |
| curtain | movable piece of cloth separating the audience from the stage |
| descriptive writing | writing that gives details about a person, place, thing, or action |
| dialect | variety of English spoken by a certain group of people |
| dialogue | words characters say to one another in a piece of writing |
| dictionary | book of words and their definitions |
| distort | twist the facts out of their true meaning |
| drama | piece of writing intended to be performed by actors |
| dramatized | changed a story into a drama |
| effect | the result of a cause |