Week 25

3. a conclusion or opinion that draws on known facts or evidence to fill in missing information. A combination of what’s in the text with one’s own ideas to make an interpretation.
5. reduce or bring the fraction to the lowest terms
9. nonfiction writing that is intended to inform.
11. lowest common multiple of the denominators of a set of fractions. It simplifies adding, subtracting, and comparing fractions.
14. signals represented by a series of numbers
15. the opening section which states the author’s purpose and gives the reader an idea of the theme/main idea to be discussed in the text.

1. the numerator and denominator have no common factor other than 1.
2. the smallest number, other than zero, that is a common multiple of two or more denominators.
4. a portable, cordless telephone
6. to change from code into ordinary language
7. a robe used to catch or tie an animal, especially cattle and horses
8. machines that process information
10. a mayor and judge of the pueblo during the Rancho period
12. a map of rancho boundaries that includes landmarks
13. an expression that cannot be understood from the individual word meanings but must be inferred as a whole expression.
16. a roundup of cattle to assess and sort the herd