Reading Comprehension Academic Vocabulary

Question 1

"Luis saw the the sun's rays dancing on the waves.", is an example of-

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personification

Question 2

"George is a mouse." This is an example of-

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metaphor

Question 3

Information in a play, or drama, that tells the actors what to do or where to be is-

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stage directions

Question 4

Words that mean the same are-

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synonyms

Question 5

Imagery, sensory language, idioms, metaphors, similes, and personification are all types of-

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figurative language

Question 6

When authors compare two things by saying one thing is another thing they are using-

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metaphors

Question 7

The way the author feels about what they are writing is -

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author's perspective, point of view

Question 8

The difference between main idea and summary is-

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Summary gives the character, problem, and solution.

Question 9

Cause-Effect, describing, problem-solution, compare-contrast, and sequence of events are-

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author's organization, text structure

Question 10

When you look at other sentences in a paragraph to figure out a word's meaning, you are using-

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context clues

Question 11

Authors write for a reason called-

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purpose

Question 12

Taking evidence from the story and adding background knowledge helps a reader to make-

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make inferences

Question 13

Another word for the way a problem in a story is solved is-

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solution, resolution

Question 14

Understanding and analyzing a written passage is-

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Comprehension

Question 15

We use _______________________, or information from the story, to support our answers.

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text evidence

Question 16

When words in the same line of a poem rhyme it is-

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internal rhyme

Question 17

When characters speak to each other it is-

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dialogue

Question 18

The pattern in which poets rhyme lines in a poem is-

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rhyme scheme

Question 19

All of these are an author's purpose except-

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complain

Question 20

Words that have more than one meaning are-

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multiple meaning words

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