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Reading & Writing skills Review by Pendley Spring 2016
Reading & Writing skills Review by Pendley Spring 2016
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This is a review of reading skills used in 4th grade and 5th grade. Simple review for GA Milestones
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A textbook is an example of this type of Author's Purpose
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
2
This genre is set far in the past, and didn't actually happen but it could
Realistic Fiction
Nonfiction
Fiction
Historical Fiction
3
What do you call words that have similar meanings?
synonyms
prefix
suffix
antonyms
4
5:45 AM is way too early! (Fact or Opinion?)
Opinion
Fact
5
This genre is about a person's life written by that person
Historical Fiction
Autobiography
Biography
Poetry
6
To contrast two things is to find...
What they have different
What they have in common
7
Which one of these is NOT a possible Author's Purpose?
Entertain
Persuade
Discuss
Inform
8
Many Realistic Fiction books that you read are this purpose
Entertain
Inform
Persuade
9
If an author wants you to do something and tells you why, the purpose is to
Entertain
Persuade
Inform
10
This is what the letters added to the beginning of a word to change the meaning is called:
base word
root word
suffix
prefix
11
The theme of the story is...
The lesson learned
The purpose
The summary
The main idea
12
How many syllables are there in Burton?
3
5
4
2
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You don't know what a word means, so you go to the ______ in the back of the book to find out!
Index
Table of Contents
Diagram
Glossary
14
What is a comparison of two things using like or as?
metaphor
idiom
simile
15
You look in the back of the book to find Sam Houston is on page 2. What did you use?
Map
Table of Contents
Glossary
Index
16
What is something that POETRY has that DRAMATIC LITERATURE does not?
rhythm
list of characters
theme
stage directions
17
To show paragraphs in writing, one must....
add a concluding sentence
indent
start with a capital
skip lines
18
How many syllables are there in Alexanderson?
4
5
2
3
19
I wake up at 5:45 in the morning. (Fact or Opinion?)
Fact
Opinion
20
In this point of view, the story is told from the narrator's perspective and uses I
First person
Third person
21
To compare two things is to find...
What they have different
What they have in common
22
What is the root word of: unhappy
happy
hap
appy
un
23
Spiders have 8 legs. (Fact or Opinion)
Opinion
Fact
24
Harry Potter is about Harry's adventures from the perspective of someone else
3rd person
1st person
25
What do you call the lesson taught by a fable?
moral
description
opinion
theme
26
Diary of a Wimpy kid is about a boy who writes about his own adventures. What point of view?
1st person
3rd person
27
To write a narrative story, this graphic organizer can help you plan it.
story arc
boxes and bullets
venn diagram
RACES
28
The words underneath a picture that describe is called..
Table of Contents
Index
Caption
Glossary
29
This genre could happen in real life, but didn't
Autobiography
Fantasy
Nonfiction
Realistic Fiction
30
What is the comparison of two things NOT using like or as?
simile
idiom
metaphor
31
It's raining cats and dogs! is an example of a(n)...
idiom
metaphor
simile
32
This genre is about things that couldn't actually happen. One example is Harry Potter.
Nonfiction
Realistic Fiction
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
33
In this point of view, the story is told from an outsider's perspective.
First person
Third person
34
If you need to write an informational extended response, what graphic organizer do you use?
boxes and bullets
venn diagram
indent
story arc
35
This is at the beginning of the book. It says the topic of each chapter and gives page numbers.
Glossary
Index
Heading
Table of Contents
36
This is what letters added to the end of a word to change the meaning is called:
prefix
suffix
root word
base word
37
What is most important to do when you are reading a text or a passage?
annotate
doodle on the paper
skim
highlight
38
A poem that has no rhyme or structure is called...
Lyric
Free Verse
Cinquain
Acrostic
39
Divergent is the best book. (Fact or Opinion?)
Opinion
Fact
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Why do authors include graphics?
To give a visual
To display information in different ways
All of the above
To add interest
