Reading & Writing skills Review

Question 1

This is at the beginning of the book. It says the topic of each chapter and gives page numbers.

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Table of Contents

Question 2

This is what the letters added to the beginning of a word to change the meaning is called:

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prefix

Question 3

It's raining cats and dogs! is an example of a(n)...

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idiom

Question 4

Spiders have 8 legs. (Fact or Opinion)

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Fact

Question 5

This is what letters added to the end of a word to change the meaning is called:

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suffix

Question 6

What do you call words that have similar meanings?

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synonyms

Question 7

What is something that POETRY has that DRAMATIC LITERATURE does not?

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rhythm

Question 8

How many syllables are there in Burton?

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2

Question 9

To compare two things is to find...

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What they have in common

Question 10

Diary of a Wimpy kid is about a boy who writes about his own adventures. What point of view?

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1st person

Question 11

The theme of the story is...

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The lesson learned

Question 12

What is the root word of: unhappy

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happy

Question 13

What is the comparison of two things NOT using like or as?

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metaphor

Question 14

If an author wants you to do something and tells you why, the purpose is to

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Persuade

Question 15

What is a comparison of two things using like or as?

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simile

Question 16

In this point of view, the story is told from the narrator's perspective and uses I

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First person

Question 17

This genre is set far in the past, and didn't actually happen but it could

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Historical Fiction

Question 18

In this point of view, the story is told from an outsider's perspective.

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Third person

Question 19

How many syllables are there in Alexanderson?

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5

Question 20

To show paragraphs in writing, one must....

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indent

Question 21

You don't know what a word means, so you go to the ______ in the back of the book to find out!

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Glossary

Question 22

Divergent is the best book. (Fact or Opinion?)

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Opinion

Question 23

This genre could happen in real life, but didn't

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Realistic Fiction

Question 24

To contrast two things is to find...

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What they have different

Question 25

A poem that has no rhyme or structure is called...

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Free Verse

Question 26

5:45 AM is way too early! (Fact or Opinion?)

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Opinion

Question 27

Harry Potter is about Harry's adventures from the perspective of someone else

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3rd person

Question 28

The words underneath a picture that describe is called..

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Caption

Question 29

This genre is about a person's life written by that person

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Autobiography

Question 30

To write a narrative story, this graphic organizer can help you plan it.

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story arc

Question 31

Why do authors include graphics?

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All of the above

Question 32

I wake up at 5:45 in the morning. (Fact or Opinion?)

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Fact

Question 33

If you need to write an informational extended response, what graphic organizer do you use?

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boxes and bullets

Question 34

You look in the back of the book to find Sam Houston is on page 2. What did you use?

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Index

Question 35

This genre is about things that couldn't actually happen. One example is Harry Potter.

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Fantasy

Question 36

What do you call the lesson taught by a fable?

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moral

Question 37

Many Realistic Fiction books that you read are this purpose

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Entertain

Question 38

Which one of these is NOT a possible Author's Purpose?

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Discuss

Question 39

What is most important to do when you are reading a text or a passage?

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annotate

Question 40

A textbook is an example of this type of Author's Purpose

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Inform

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