OST Reading Skills Review

What genre has historical events of the past with some fictional characters in it?

Suzy felt melancholy, so she put on some music to lift her spirits.

This genre is when someone writes a story about their life.

"Oh, just what I wanted to do today!" the boy commented about helping with yard work. This is ___.

This compares two things, not using like or as, saying one thing is another.

Complete this analogy- boy:girl :: male:____?

Third person limited means_.

These two words are ____? smelly/stinky

When a narrator tells the story and uses words like he, she, or they, it is __ point of view?

If the narrator only knows what can be observed by the characters, it is called _.

What is the author's purpose of a book about the oceans of the world?

Small issues in the rising action are called _.

Letters added to the end of the root word that change the part of speech?

What genre has realistic events/people in it, but it didn't really happen?

What is the author's purpose of the Garfield series of books?

The _ is the high point of the story and right before the falling action.

This genre has impossible events- talking animals or magic.

The events in a story are called the...

To contrast means to look at what is ___ between two topics.

If a story is told from the second person point-of-view it will use pronouns such as _.

Every story has to have a __ to move the story along.

When a character tells the story and uses words like I, me, or us, it is ____ point of view?

A spider has 8 legs.

To compare two topics is to look at what is the ?

Some were perplexed when they saw the art piece, others understood it immediately.

Letters added to beginning of the word that change the root word?

What is the author's purpose for an ad about McDonald's Happy Meals?

When the narrator knows all of the characters' thoughts and feelings, it is _ point-of-view.

When a story leaves you hanging at the end and the problem is not solved, it is missing the...

Tone is the feeling of the author; mood is the feeling of the reader.

What is the root word of unhappy?

The persuasive or argumentative essay has an additional part, the __.

A book title should follow capitalization rules and be in italics or underlined.

The theme of a story is the __?

It is raining cats and dogs is an example of a ___?

The setting of a story is __ a story takes place?

These two words are __? interesting/boring

Brussel sprouts are awesome!!

Rico led an interesting and unconventional life, living in many countries around the world.

This compares two things using like or as

These two words are __? buy/purchase

When you make an inference about something, you use...

An expression that usually means the opposite is ___. Also, there are three types--situational, verbal, and dramatic.