5th Grade Reading Vocabulary

Authors use this structure when giving directions or providing steps. It is called-

The way that a piece of nonfiction writing is organized is called-

Name the genre: a story with elements that are impossible or other-worldly; talking animals or magical powers

This organizational pattern shows all the ways that 2 or more things are similar and different.

A type of writing based on imagination and not necessarily on fact.

Complete the sentence: _______ is the ending or final outcome of a story.

How do we start a quote?

Combining inferences you have made about the characters, setting, or plot to make a statement about what will come next:

After we have written our claim, we must go back to the text to find 3:

What does convey mean: "Jane wanted to convey her thoughts on the new project at work, so she asked Joe to meet."

When a reader uses clues from the text + what they already know to draw a conclusion is called-

A story in which events create a feeling of terror in both the characters and the reader.

What are the parts of a text (table of contents, index, etc) called?

Define: Genre

The repeating of consonant sounds at the beginning of words is called---

Which of these are the 3 author's puroposes?

Language that helps a reader to visualize the events from a text in a better way is called-

How do we always start a 5-paragraph essay?

Complete the sentence: ______ is also known as the problem in the story.

Complete the sentence: ______ is when & where the story takes place.

The words & details that appeal to a readers 5 senses is known as-

Define: Summary

This type of text informs the reader about true events. It is called-

An imagined story with magical characters and events that could not exist in the real world. Usually made for children

A fictional story that uses supernatural beings, like Gods, to teach a moral or explain natural phenomena -

The story of a person's life written by someone else using 3rd person point of view is called -

Sentences that give you facts, descriptions & examples to help you understand the main idea of a writing are called-

Name the genre: a story that could happen in real life, but contains fictional characters and settings

Define: Dialogue

Which of the following terms gives human qualities to non-human things?

Define: Onomatopoeia

What is a metaphor?

What is the final sentence we write in a 5 paragraph essay?

The small text found near a picture that provides important information about that picture is---

Which term compares two things by using the words "like" or "as"?

When an author uses clues to help you figure out what events will happen later in the story is-

The reason the author writes a certain type of text is known as---

"Leo leaned over to wipe mud off his new shoes, to emphasize that Eric had stepped on them." Define: Emphasize

The lesson in a text that helps you understand more about life or human behavior is called ---

What are all the events that make up a fictional story called?

This text structure puts events in their correct order based upon when they happened.

What a piece of writing or paragraph is mainly about is called the ______________.

Fictional characters and events that involve a historical setting is called-

When we turn our quotes into details, we must:

A story that presents a series of exciting events and often involves journeys or danger.

Bill stood on a table & told his friends, "The spider I killed yesterday was 5 feet long!" This is a(n) example of:

This type of writing describes people & places that are 'real' and events that really happened.

Clues in the text that help the reader determine the meaning of unknown words is known as-

A story can be told in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd person. These refer to the----

A type of writing used to persuade the reader of the author's point-of-view is called -