9. A biography of someone's life is most likely written in a-

sequence/chronological order text structure

2. What are stage directions?

instructions that give information about characters, dialogue, setting

10. An informational text about how a group found ways to clean up trash around their school could be written in-

problem and solution text structure

8. What are literary elements?

characters, setting, plot, events

1. What does theme mean?

the central or universal idea of a text, also known as a message or lesson

15. Why would an author use this metaphor: She is a tornado as she goes through her room.

to show the girl is making a mess in her room

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9. A biography of someone's life is most likely written in a-
compare and contrast text structure
cause and effect text structure
problem and solution text structure
sequence/chronological order text structure
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7. True or False: The way characters react, learn, grow, or change provide clues that suggest a story's theme.
True
False
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2. What are stage directions?
instructions that give information about characters, dialogue, setting
the basic sequence of events in a story
the time and place in which a story occurs
the reason an author writes about a particular topic
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3. True or False - Plot is the basic sequence of events in a story.
True
False
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10. An informational text about how a group found ways to clean up trash around their school could be written in-
problem and solution text structure
chronological order text structure
cause and effect text structure
compare and contrast text structure
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4. I ate the sweet cupcake and enjoyed every sugary bite. This sentence appeals to the reader's sense of-
touch
smell
taste
hearing
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8. What are literary elements?
problem and solution only
characters, setting, plot, events
dialogue and stage directions only
characters and setting only
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14. What type of figurative language is this - She saw soft, squishy sand.
personification
simile
alliteration
metaphor
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6. Which of these could be a theme of a text?
Working with others is always challenging.
It is fun to work with other people.
You should always work in partners.
Helping others is rewarding.
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5. What is dialogue?
literary works written in a stage play format.
when the story’s problem is worked out.
words spoken by characters.
the way or pattern in which an author organizes ideas within a text.
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12. What type of figurative language is this -- She ran like a cheetah across the finish line!
idiom
metaphor
simile
personifcation
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11. What type of figurative language is this - It's raining cats and dogs today!
personification
idiom
metaphor
simile
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1. What does theme mean?
the language used to help the reader visualize
the story elements of the text
the problem in the text
the central or universal idea of a text, also known as a message or lesson
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13. What type of figurative language is this -- The clock stared at me as I waited to leave.
metaphor
idiom
simile
personification
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15. Why would an author use this metaphor: She is a tornado as she goes through her room.
to show the girl thinks it will rain
to show the girl is making a mess in her room
to show the girl thinks it will be sunny
to show the girl is cleaning her room

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