Duplicate of NeSA Reading Vocabulary

Question 1

The way the author sees a situation or the facts

Accepted Answer

Perspective

Question 2

The major idea of an entire narrative piece

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Theme

Question 3

Words that are spelled the same but are different in meaning (can, can)

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Homograph

Question 4

Words used in place of nouns

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Pronoun

Question 5

Word that describes a noun or a pronoun

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Adverb

Question 6

First person, second person, third person

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Point of view

Question 7

Language used to create an effect or to bring to mind memories or feelings for the reader

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Literary devices

Question 8

Words that imitate sound

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Onomatopoeia

Question 9

Comparison using "like" or "as"

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Simile

Question 10

Poetic sound created by using several words that begin with the same consonant sounds

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Alliteration

Question 11

Comparing something or someone, not using like or as

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Metaphor

Question 12

Short description about a picture

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Caption

Question 13

Word that expresses action or state of being

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Verb

Question 14

A word that describes a noun or a pronoun

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Adjective

Question 15

Words that sound the same but have different meanings & usually different spellings(bare, bear)

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Homophone

Questions 15