PSSA Reading Key Words

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Across
  1. 3. Non-humans acting like humans
  2. 7. This is WHY the author wrote the article, story, passage, etc.
  3. 9. words that mean the same
  4. 11. something that HAPPENS in a story
  5. 14. Clue words:problem, solution, effect, hopeful
  6. 16. Clue words:because of, since, as a result
  7. 17. Clue words:on the other hand, but, in contrast, like, similar, difference
  8. 19. words that mean the opposite
  9. 20. what the passage is MOSTLY about
  10. 21. An author might write to try to change your mind, convince of
Down
  1. 1. how the problem is solved in the story
  2. 2. how the author organized his/her writing
  3. 4. A person, animal, or thing in the passage.
  4. 5. The person telling the story
  5. 6. Clue words:who, what, when, where, why
  6. 8. word parts at the BEGINNING of words re-, pre-, in-, un-, dis-, mis-, non-
  7. 10. The person that the biography is about
  8. 12. Clue words:first, second, next, after, finally
  9. 13. truths
  10. 15. word parts at the ENDS of words
  11. 18. someone's beliefs