a nonfiction, informational text

What does EXPLAIN mean?

to help someone know something in a clear way

a phrase of a sentence that is two or more words

What does RESPONSE mean?

an answer in writing or talking

a few words from a small part of a passage

What is the meaning of THEME?

the biggest, most important idea or lesson in a story

What does DESCRIBE mean?

to tell something using writing or talking

To suggest means ________.

to hint at something without saying it directly

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1
What word means "a chunk of text that begins with an indent or skipped line"?
chapter
sentence
stanza
paragraph
2
Which word means "as it says in" or "as it's stated by"?
conclude
passage
according
describe
3
Which words ask you to explain the similarities and differences of two or more things?
compare, contrast
cause, effect
4
What is GRAMMAR?
a type of family member
the rules of school writing
the art that goes alongside a story or article
the way the parts of writing are organized
5
What is an article?
a fiction, story-like text
the part of a sentence that is two or more words
a nonfiction, informational text
a few words from a small part of a passage
6
What does EXPLAIN mean?
a few words from a small part of a passage
to help someone know something in a clear way
a short retelling of a piece of writing
a short piece of writing
7
A short retelling of a piece of writing is a ________.
suggestion
summary
structure
support
8
Who tells the story or article?
author
narrator
illustrator
9
Who writes a text?
author
illustrator
narrator
10
What word means "to figure something out or make a decision using evidence"?
according
detail
conclude
conclusion
11
What word means to back something up or make it stronger?
evidence
back up
example
support
12
Which is NOT an example of something that needs to be capitalized?
something you wear
first word in a sentence
someone's name
a specific restaurant's name
13
Who adds art to a text?
illustrator
narrator
author
14
What does MOOD mean?
the way parts of writing are organized and go together
feeling of a person or place
angry, sad, happy,...
the setting of a story or article
15
What does SIMILAR mean?
two things that are alike
two things that are different
16
Which word is the name for a short piece of writing?
summary
narrator
passage
statement
17
What is a PHRASE?
a few words from a small part of a passage
a phrase of a sentence that is two or more words
a statement that explains why
a hint at something without saying it directly
18
What does RESPONSE mean?
sentences
a few words from a passage
to help someone know something in a clear way
an answer in writing or talking
19
What is a DETAIL?
sentences
a few words from a small part of a passage
an answer in writing or talking
to help someone know something in a clear way
20
What is the meaning of THEME?
the biggest, most important idea or lesson in a story
the main idea of a passage
the person who writes an article or passage
21
What is a REASON?
a few words from a small part of a passage
a phrase of a sentence that is two or more words
a statement that explains why
a hint at something without saying it directly
22
What does DESCRIBE mean?
a part of a sentence that is two or more words
art that goes alongside a story or article
to tell something using writing or talking
the feeling of a person or place
23
"Structure" is the way the parts of writing are organized.
True
False
24
Which words connect why something happens and what happens as a result?
cause, effect
compare, contrast
25
Which word means something that is said or written?
conclusion
effect
cause
statement
26
To suggest means ________.
something that is said or written
to hint at something without saying it directly
27
Which word means the same as PROBABLY?
compare
similar
likely
simile
28
What is the word for commas, periods, question marks, quotation marks, exclamation points,...?
capitalization
grammar
punctuation

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