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The repeating of consonant sounds at the beginning of words is called---
Alliteration
Similie
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
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Small text found near a picture that provides important information about that picture is---
additional information about the passage
a summary
a caption
subtitles
3
Clues in the text that help the reader determine the meaning of unknown words is known as-
Close reading
An inference
Prediction
Context clues
4
Fiction that involves an event in history. This genre is called-
Historical fiction
Realistic fiction
Myth
Science fiction
5
Language that helps a reader to visualize the events from a text in a better way is called-
Imagery
The narrator
Point of view
Figurative Language
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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
7
A story in which events create a feeling of terror in both the characters and the reader.
Suspenseful
Adventure
Horror
Fiction
8
This organizational pattern shows all the ways that 2 or more things are similar and different.
Problem and solution
Cause and effect
Sequential order
Compare and contrast
9
The words & details that appeal to a readers 5 senses is known as-
Poetry
Figurative language
Imagery
Sensory language
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A story that presents a series of exciting events; often involves journeys or dangerous events.
Adventure
Science fiction
Fairytale
Mystery
11
Complete the sentence:
______ is when & where the story takes place.
Problem
Characters
Setting
Resolution
12
This pattern puts events in their correct order based upon the TIME in which they happened.
Compare and contrast
Cause and effect
Problem and solution
Chronological order
13
This type of text informs or explains an idea for a reader. It is called-
Organizational patterns
Narrative text
Expressive text
Expository text
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Define:
Procedural writing
a type of writing used to explain something to the reader
a type of writing that tells "how to" do something.
a type of writing used to persuade or convince the reader
a type of writing to inform a reader about a topic
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What are the parts of a text (table of contents, index, etc) called?
Extra information
Words, commas, periods and dialouge
Non-ficiton
Text features
16
Name the genre:
a story with elements that are impossible; talking animals or magical powers
Legend
Mystery
Fantasy
Folktale
17
Sentences that give you facts, descriptions & examples to help you understand the main idea is-
Main Purpose
Supporting details
Supporting facts
Subtitles
18
Name the genre:
a story that may happen in real life with fictional characters or settings
Traditional literature
Fiction
Realistic fiction
Historical fiction
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The message in a text that helps you understand more about life or human behavior is called ---
Theme
Summary
Purpose
Main Idea
20
What a piece of writing or paragraph is mainly about is called the ______________.
Story
Summary
Purpose
Main Idea
21
Define:
Genre
a type of book
a mode of reading
a type of literature
a summary of passages
22
Instructions for actors and stage crew to follow are called -
Stage directions
Props
Dialogue
The narrator
23
Define:
Summary
a short passage that describes the climax of the story.
a passage that tells you the supporting details 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.
24
A story written to be performed by actors; a play is called a-
Drama
Fiction
Biography
Personal narrative
25
Authors use this structure when giving directions or explaining things. It is called-
Text structure
Problem and solution
Description
Sequential Order
26
When an author uses clues to help you figure out what events will happen later in the story is-
Prediction
Psychic Flash
Foreshadowing
Flashback
27
Define:
Dialogue
a third person speaking to the reader
the story the narrator is telling
a conversation between two characters in a story
a character inner monologue
28
Combining inferences you have made about the characters, setting, or plot to make a statement.
Drawing conlusions
Predictions
Summary
Schema
29
What is the events that make up a fictional story called?
Characters
Plot
Setting
Climax
30
This type of writing describe people & places that are 'real' and events that really happened.
Poetry
Personal narrative
Non-fiction
Fiction
31
The word
convey
means.....
To tell.
To discuss.
To make important.
To present.
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The way that a story is organized is called-
Organizational pattern
Beginning, middle and end
Text structure
Story form
33
Which term compares two things by using the words "like" or "as"?
Simile
Alliteration
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
34
A type of writing based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact.
Non-fition
Drama
Poetry
Fiction
35
The perspective from which a story is told is called ----
Point of View
Stalking
3rd person
1st person
36
The reason the author writes a certain type of text is known as---
Author's purpose
Summary
Point of view
The main message
37
Which of the following terms gives human qualities to non-human things?
Hyperbole
Personification
Metaphor
Assonance
38
The story of a person's life written by someone else using 3rd person point of view is called -
Autobiography
Article
Summary
Biography
39
Complete the sentence:
_______ is the ending or final outcome of a story.
Verdict
Happily Ever After....
The End
Resolution
40
When a reader uses clues from the text + what they already know to draw a conclusion is called-
Inference
Summary
Prediction
Conclusion
41
Define:
Emphasize
to predict
to close read
to bring attention to or show
to support
42
A type of writing used to persuade the reader of the author's point-of-view is called -
Informational
Persuasive
Explanatory
Declarative
43
A story that is imagined and has characters and events that could not exist in the real world.
Legends
Non-fiction
Myths
Fairytale
44
To say that something is bigger or greater than it really is; "to stretch the truth" is called-
Storytelling
Exaggeration
Alliteration
Lying
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What is a
metaphor
?
comparing two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
a comparison of two unlike things
a repetition of sounds at the beginning of words
an extreme exaggeration
46
A fictional story that uses supernatural beings to teach a moral or explain natural phenomena -
Myth
Fable
Folklore
Science Fiction
47
Words and phrases that create _____ by using the 5 senses.
Figurative language
Poetry
Imagery
Fiction
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Complete the sentence:
______ is also known as the problem in the story.
Conflict
disagreement
Resolution
Issue