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Fiction that involves an event in history. This genre is called-
Science fiction
Historical fiction
Myth
Realistic fiction
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The story of a person's life written by someone else using 3rd person point of view is called -
Article
Biography
Summary
Autobiography
3
Complete the sentence:
______ is also known as the problem in the story.
Conflict
Issue
disagreement
Resolution
4
Sentences that give you facts, descriptions & examples to help you understand the main idea is-
Main Purpose
Supporting details
Supporting facts
Subtitles
5
The repeating of consonant sounds at the beginning of words is called---
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Similie
Onomatopoeia
6
What is a
metaphor
?
comparing two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
an extreme exaggeration
a comparison of two unlike things
a repetition of sounds at the beginning of words
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Define:
Summary
a passage that tells you the supporting details of the story
a short passage that describes the climax of the story.
a long passage that describes the main idea of the story.
a short paragraph that tells the main events from the story.
8
The word
convey
means.....
To make important.
To present.
To discuss.
To tell.
9
Words and phrases that create _____ by using the 5 senses.
Figurative language
Imagery
Fiction
Poetry
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When a reader uses clues from the text + what they already know to draw a conclusion is called-
Summary
Conclusion
Inference
Prediction
11
Define:
Emphasize
to bring attention to or show
to close read
to predict
to support
12
Small text found near a picture that provides important information about that picture is---
a summary
a caption
additional information about the passage
subtitles
13
This type of writing describe people & places that are 'real' and events that really happened.
Non-fiction
Poetry
Fiction
Personal narrative
14
To say that something is bigger or greater than it really is; "to stretch the truth" is called-
Storytelling
Exaggeration
Alliteration
Lying
15
A type of writing used to persuade the reader of the author's point-of-view is called -
Persuasive
Declarative
Informational
Explanatory
16
Combining inferences you have made about the characters, setting, or plot to make a statement.
Summary
Schema
Predictions
Drawing conlusions
17
What are the parts of a text (table of contents, index, etc) called?
Text features
Non-ficiton
Extra information
Words, commas, periods and dialouge
18
Define:
Dialogue
a conversation between two characters in a story
a character inner monologue
a third person speaking to the reader
the story the narrator is telling
19
Complete the sentence:
______ is when & where the story takes place.
Setting
Characters
Resolution
Problem
20
Instructions for actors and stage crew to follow are called -
Props
The narrator
Stage directions
Dialogue
21
A story in which events create a feeling of terror in both the characters and the reader.
Horror
Adventure
Fiction
Suspenseful
22
Complete the sentence:
_______ is the ending or final outcome of a story.
The End
Resolution
Happily Ever After....
Verdict
23
The reason the author writes a certain type of text is known as---
Summary
The main message
Author's purpose
Point of view
24
What a piece of writing or paragraph is mainly about is called the ______________.
Purpose
Summary
Main Idea
Story
25
The way that a story is organized is called-
Text structure
Beginning, middle and end
Story form
Organizational pattern
26
Clues in the text that help the reader determine the meaning of unknown words is known as-
Prediction
An inference
Context clues
Close reading
27
What is the events that make up a fictional story called?
Climax
Plot
Setting
Characters
28
A story that is imagined and has characters and events that could not exist in the real world.
Legends
Fairytale
Non-fiction
Myths
29
Define:
Genre
a type of literature
a mode of reading
a summary of passages
a type of book
30
Authors use this structure when giving directions or explaining things. It is called-
Sequential Order
Problem and solution
Description
Text structure
31
The message in a text that helps you understand more about life or human behavior is called ---
Summary
Purpose
Main Idea
Theme
32
Define:
Procedural writing
a type of writing that tells "how to" do something.
a type of writing to inform a reader about a topic
a type of writing used to persuade or convince the reader
a type of writing used to explain something to the reader
33
This organizational pattern shows all the ways that 2 or more things are similar and different.
Sequential order
Compare and contrast
Cause and effect
Problem and solution
34
This type of text informs or explains an idea for a reader. It is called-
Narrative text
Expository text
Organizational patterns
Expressive text
35
Which term compares two things by using the words "like" or "as"?
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Alliteration
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A story that presents a series of exciting events; often involves journeys or dangerous events.
Adventure
Science fiction
Fairytale
Mystery
37
A story written to be performed by actors; a play is called a-
Personal narrative
Fiction
Biography
Drama
38
Name the genre:
a story that may happen in real life with fictional characters or settings
Historical fiction
Traditional literature
Fiction
Realistic fiction
39
Name the genre:
a story with elements that are impossible; talking animals or magical powers
Folktale
Fantasy
Mystery
Legend
40
This pattern puts events in their correct order based upon the TIME in which they happened.
Chronological order
Problem and solution
Cause and effect
Compare and contrast
41
Which of the following terms gives human qualities to non-human things?
Assonance
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification
42
The perspective from which a story is told is called ----
3rd person
Stalking
Point of View
1st person
43
A fictional story that uses supernatural beings to teach a moral or explain natural phenomena -
Folklore
Science Fiction
Myth
Fable
44
A type of writing based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact.
Fiction
Non-fition
Poetry
Drama
45
Language that helps a reader to visualize the events from a text in a better way is called-
Figurative Language
Point of view
Imagery
The narrator
46
Define:
Onomatopoeia
an exaggeration
the use of words that imitate sounds
uses the words "like" or "as" to compare two unlike things
the repetition of sounds at the beginning of words
47
The words & details that appeal to a readers 5 senses is known as-
Figurative language
Poetry
Sensory language
Imagery
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When an author uses clues to help you figure out what events will happen later in the story is-
Foreshadowing
Flashback
Psychic Flash
Prediction
