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To say that something is bigger or greater than it really is; "to stretch the truth" is called-
Alliteration
Storytelling
Lying
Exaggeration
2
Name the genre:
a story with elements that are impossible; talking animals or magical powers
Mystery
Legend
Folktale
Fantasy
3
Define:
Dialogue
a third person speaking to the reader
a character inner monologue
a conversation between two characters in a story
the story the narrator is telling
4
A type of writing based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact.
Poetry
Non-fition
Drama
Fiction
5
Name the genre:
a story that may happen in real life with fictional characters or settings
Fiction
Realistic fiction
Historical fiction
Traditional literature
6
What is a
metaphor
?
a repetition of sounds at the beginning of words
comparing two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
an extreme exaggeration
a comparison of two unlike things
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When a reader uses clues from the text + what they already know to draw a conclusion is called-
Inference
Conclusion
Summary
Prediction
8
Define:
Procedural writing
a type of writing used to explain something to the reader
a type of writing to inform a reader about a topic
a type of writing used to persuade or convince the reader
a type of writing that tells "how to" do something.
9
Clues in the text that help the reader determine the meaning of unknown words is known as-
Close reading
Context clues
An inference
Prediction
10
Complete the sentence:
______ is also known as the problem in the story.
Conflict
Resolution
Issue
disagreement
11
Define:
Onomatopoeia
the use of words that imitate sounds
an exaggeration
uses the words "like" or "as" to compare two unlike things
the repetition of sounds at the beginning of words
12
Sentences that give you facts, descriptions & examples to help you understand the main idea is-
Supporting details
Subtitles
Main Purpose
Supporting facts
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This organizational pattern shows all the ways that 2 or more things are similar and different.
Sequential order
Compare and contrast
Cause and effect
Problem and solution
14
What is the events that make up a fictional story called?
Setting
Climax
Characters
Plot
15
The message in a text that helps you understand more about life or human behavior is called ---
Summary
Purpose
Theme
Main Idea
16
Complete the sentence:
______ is when & where the story takes place.
Problem
Characters
Setting
Resolution
17
The perspective from which a story is told is called ----
Point of View
Stalking
3rd person
1st person
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A story written to be performed by actors; a play is called a-
Fiction
Drama
Personal narrative
Biography
19
The story of a person's life written by someone else using 3rd person point of view is called -
Biography
Summary
Article
Autobiography
20
The repeating of consonant sounds at the beginning of words is called---
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Similie
21
What are the parts of a text (table of contents, index, etc) called?
Words, commas, periods and dialouge
Extra information
Text features
Non-ficiton
22
Define:
Summary
a short passage that describes the climax of the story.
a short paragraph that tells the main events from the story.
a long passage that describes the main idea of the story.
a passage that tells you the supporting details of the story
23
A story that is imagined and has characters and events that could not exist in the real world.
Legends
Fairytale
Myths
Non-fiction
24
Authors use this structure when giving directions or explaining things. It is called-
Sequential Order
Problem and solution
Text structure
Description
25
A story that presents a series of exciting events; often involves journeys or dangerous events.
Science fiction
Fairytale
Adventure
Mystery
26
Instructions for actors and stage crew to follow are called -
Props
The narrator
Stage directions
Dialogue
27
Fiction that involves an event in history. This genre is called-
Myth
Historical fiction
Realistic fiction
Science fiction
28
When an author uses clues to help you figure out what events will happen later in the story is-
Psychic Flash
Flashback
Foreshadowing
Prediction
29
Small text found near a picture that provides important information about that picture is---
subtitles
additional information about the passage
a summary
a caption
30
A fictional story that uses supernatural beings to teach a moral or explain natural phenomena -
Folklore
Science Fiction
Myth
Fable
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A type of writing used to persuade the reader of the author's point-of-view is called -
Explanatory
Persuasive
Informational
Declarative
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This pattern puts events in their correct order based upon the TIME in which they happened.
Chronological order
Problem and solution
Compare and contrast
Cause and effect
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Combining inferences you have made about the characters, setting, or plot to make a statement.
Summary
Schema
Predictions
Drawing conlusions
34
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
35
This type of writing describe people & places that are 'real' and events that really happened.
Non-fiction
Poetry
Fiction
Personal narrative
36
This type of text informs or explains an idea for a reader. It is called-
Expository text
Organizational patterns
Narrative text
Expressive text
37
Which of the following terms gives human qualities to non-human things?
Assonance
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
38
Which term compares two things by using the words "like" or "as"?
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Metaphor
Alliteration
39
What a piece of writing or paragraph is mainly about is called the ______________.
Summary
Main Idea
Story
Purpose
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The words & details that appeal to a readers 5 senses is known as-
Poetry
Imagery
Figurative language
Sensory language
41
Words and phrases that create _____ by using the 5 senses.
Fiction
Figurative language
Poetry
Imagery
42
A story in which events create a feeling of terror in both the characters and the reader.
Horror
Adventure
Fiction
Suspenseful
43
Define:
Genre
a type of book
a summary of passages
a mode of reading
a type of literature
44
Complete the sentence:
_______ is the ending or final outcome of a story.
The End
Resolution
Happily Ever After....
Verdict
45
The reason the author writes a certain type of text is known as---
Author's purpose
Point of view
Summary
The main message
46
Define:
Emphasize
to support
to bring attention to or show
to close read
to predict
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The word
convey
means.....
To present.
To make important.
To discuss.
To tell.
