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PSSA ELA Vocabulary Part 1
PSSA ELA Vocabulary Part 1
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A genre of writing that uses rhythm, patterns, and rhymes
poetry
folktale
nonfiction
realistic fiction
2
The ____________ is what a passage is mostly about.
main idea
genre
narrative
details
3
Clues from the text + what you already know = _______________
question
evidence
opinion
inference
4
The purpose of informational writing is to give information.
True
False
5
Two words that have the same meaning are called...
antonyms.
synonyms.
opinions.
facts.
6
A fact can be proven to be true.
True
False
7
Which one of these is an example of a prefix?
-ed
un-
-ly
-est
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The ___________ is the order in which events take place.
sequence
organization
time period
line up
9
When you compare and contrast, you are telling how things are the same and different.
True
False
10
The __________ of a story is the lesson or message.
main idea
theme
details
big picture
11
One example of figurative language that can be used in writing is...
characters
plot
similes
suffixes
12
A __________ tells the most important events that happened in a story.
chart
main idea
genre
summary
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The genre is the...
style or type of writing.
location where the story takes place.
lesson in a story.
meaning of a word.
14
The __________ is where a story takes place.
house
theme
landscape
setting
15
Which of these is added to the
end
of a word and changes the meaning of that word?
prefix
root word
suffix
16
The root word of comfortable is fort.
True
False
17
Which one of these is a simile?
Roaring laughter
Break a leg!
The snow is a white blanket
As quiet as a mouse
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Two words that have the same meaning are antonyms.
True
False
