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Authors use this structure when giving directions or explaining things. It is called-
Text structure
Description
Problem and solution
Sequential Order
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Name the genre:
a story with elements that are impossible; talking animals or magical powers
Legend
Fantasy
Mystery
Folktale
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What is a
metaphor
?
an extreme exaggeration
comparing two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
a comparison of two unlike things
a repetition of sounds at the beginning of words
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The word
convey
means.....
To discuss.
To present.
To tell.
To make important.
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Define:
Genre
a type of literature
a mode of reading
a summary of passages
a type of book
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A story that presents a series of exciting events; often involves journeys or dangerous events.
Mystery
Fairytale
Science fiction
Adventure
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Clues in the text that help the reader determine the meaning of unknown words is known as-
Context clues
Prediction
An inference
Close reading
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The way that a story is organized is called-
Text structure
Beginning, middle and end
Organizational
Story form
9
Sentences that give you facts, descriptions & examples to help you understand the main idea is-
Subtitles
Supporting facts
Main Purpose
Supporting details
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A fictional story that uses supernatural beings to teach a moral or explain natural phenomena -
Fable
Myth
Folklore
Science Fiction
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The repeating of consonant sounds at the beginning of words is called---
Similie
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
12
Complete the sentence:
______ is also known as the problem in the story.
Resolution
Conflict
Issue
disagreement
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Define:
Onomatopoeia
the use of words that imitate sounds
uses the words "like" or "as" to compare two unlike things
an exaggeration
the repetition of sounds at the beginning of words
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Combining inferences you have made about the characters, setting, or plot to make a statement.
Schema
Summary
Predictions
Drawing conlusions
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A story written to be performed by actors; a play is called a-
Biography
Personal narrative
Fiction
Drama
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A story that is imagined and has characters and events that could not exist in the real world.
Fairytale
Legends
Myths
Non-fiction
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What is the events that make up a fictional story called?
Characters
Setting
Plot
Climax
18
Small text found near a picture that provides important information about that picture is---
a summary
a caption
additional information about the passage
subtitles
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Complete the sentence:
______ is when & where the story takes place.
Characters
Problem
Setting
Resolution
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When a reader uses clues from the text + what they already know to draw a conclusion is called-
Prediction
Conclusion
Inference
Summary
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Define:
Emphasize
to bring attention to or show
to predict
to close read
to support
22
Define:
Summary
a short paragraph that tells the main events from the story.
a passage that tells you the supporting details of the story
a long passage that describes the main idea of the story.
a short passage that describes the climax of the story.
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The words & details that appeal to a readers 5 senses is known as-
Sensory language
Figurative language
Details
Poetry
24
The perspective from which a story is told is called ----
1st person
Stalking
Point of View
3rd person
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This pattern puts events in their correct order based upon the TIME in which they happened.
Cause and effect
Compare and contrast
Chronological order
Problem and solution
26
This type of text informs or explains an idea for a reader. It is called-
Expository text
Expressive text
Organizational patterns
Narrative text
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The story of a person's life written by someone else using 3rd person point of view is called -
Article
Biography
Summary
Autobiography
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A type of writing based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact.
Non-fition
Fiction
Drama
Poetry
29
A type of writing used to persuade the reader of the author's point-of-view is called -
Informational
Persuasive
Declarative
Explanatory
30
Words and phrases that create _____ by using the 5 senses.
Fiction
Poetry
Figurative language
Imagery
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Instructions for actors and stage crew to follow are called -
Dialogue
Props
The narrator
Stage directions
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The message in a text that helps you understand more about life or human behavior is called ---
Summary
Theme
Purpose
Main Idea
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A story in which events create a feeling of terror in both the characters and the reader.
Adventure
Fiction
Suspenseful
Horror
34
Complete the sentence:
_______ is the ending or final outcome of a story.
Happily Ever After....
Verdict
The End
Resolution
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To say that something is bigger or greater than it really is; "to stretch the truth" is called-
Exaggeration
Lying
Storytelling
Alliteration
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What are the parts of a text (table of contents, index, etc) called?
Words, commas, periods and dialouge
Extra information
Text features
Non-ficiton
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Define:
Dialogue
the story the narrator is telling
a character inner monologue
a conversation between two characters in a story
a third person speaking to the reader
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This organizational pattern shows all the ways that 2 or more things are similar and different.
Problem and solution
Compare and contrast
Cause and effect
Sequential order
39
Fiction that involves an event in history. This genre is called-
Myth
Realistic fiction
Historical fiction
Science fiction
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The reason the author writes a certain type of text is known as---
The main message
Point of view
Summary
Author's purpose
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Which term compares two things by using the words "like" or "as"?
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Alliteration
Simile
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Name the genre:
a story that may happen in real life with fictional characters or settings
Fiction
Traditional literature
Realistic fiction
Historical fiction
43
When an author uses clues to help you figure out what events will happen later in the story is-
Flashback
Prediction
Psychic Flash
Foreshadowing
44
Which of the following terms gives human qualities to non-human things?
Metaphor
Personification
Assonance
Hyperbole
45
Define:
Procedural writing
a type of writing to inform a reader about a topic
a type of writing used to explain something to the reader
a type of writing used to persuade or convince the reader
a type of writing that tells "how to" do something.
46
Language that helps a reader to visualize the events from a text in a better way is called-
Figurative Language
Imagery
Point of view
The narrator
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What a piece of writing or paragraph is mainly about is called the ______________.
Main Idea
Purpose
Summary
Story
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This type of writing describe people & places that are 'real' and events that really happened.
Personal narrative
Non-fiction
Poetry
Fiction
