ELED 3252 Vocab Quiz

the gist of a passage; the central though

sentence that makes a vehement statement or conveys strongor sudden emotion

a combination of words that is not strictly in accordance with grammatical rules

a word that is immediately recognized as a whole and does not requireword analysis for identification

a word that appears many more times than most other words inspoken or written language

words whose sound imitates their suggested meaning, (e.g, buzz, hiss,and clang)

verb that is usually introduced by to. The infinitive may be used as a nounor a modifier

the technique of giving clues to coming events in a narrative

the center of interest or attention; in writing, the central idea

a method of organization of information which incorporatesdiagrams or other pictorial devices

a combination of two or more words that function as a single unitof meaning (e.g., bookkeeper or downtrodden)

the process in which a reader constructs meaning through interactionwith text

information a reader may obtain from a text that helps confirm themeaning of a word or group of words

the perspective or attitude of a narrator of a piece of literature

a prewriting technique in which students jotdown all words or phrases that come to mind on a topic

a large area of a wall where important wordsare displayed as references for reading and writing

a sentence that makes a statement

a way of teaching reading and spelling that stresses symbol-soundrelationships; used especially in beginning instruction

the process of understanding what is read through the interactionwith text

The accepted rules of written and spoken language

a form of language as it is spoken in a particular geographic area or by aparticular social or ethnic group

one of the four traditional forms of composition in speech and writing that tells astory

an organizational structure of text in which a descriptionof similarities and differences among two or more thingsoccurs

the arrangement in which things follow in a logical order or a recurrentpattern

one of two or more words in language that have similar meanings

a figure of speech in which a comparison is made between two unlike thingsusing the words 'like" or "as"

a verb form that ends in -ing and is used as a noun (e.g., reading is fun)

o combine the sounds represented by two or more letters to pronounce a wordsuch as /gr/ in grow

a mapping technique using overlapping circles showing features eitherunique or common to two or more concepts

a figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between twounlike things

an organizational structure of text in which events are placed in theorder they occur in time

a word formed from the initial or letters of each word in a set of words (e.g.,NATO, radar).

a story intended to enforce a useful truth, especially one in which animals speakand act like human beings

an organizational structure of text in which there is a description ofevents and their causes or consequence

a conversation between two or more characters in a work

the initial creative stage of writing, prior to drafting

an authoritative set of rules which can be used as a means of evaluation

a general conclusion drawn from information that is given

to steal andpass off the ideas or words of another as one's own; to useanother's production without crediting the source

a special chair in the classroom from which students and teachers readtrade booksand the students’ own published writing

a word with different origin and meaning but the same pronunciation asanother word, whether or not spelled alike

an exception to a linguistic pattern or rule

an established class or category of artistic composition or literature(e.g., poetry, drama, or novel)

the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words (e.g., winterwind)

the time and place of the action of a literary work

groups of words with clear relationships (e.g., specify, specifies, andspecification

a sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses butno dependent clause (e.g.,Georgetalked and Harry listened)

a word with different origin and meaning but the same oral or written formas one or more other words

a word with the same spelling as another word, whether or notpronounced alike

a figure of speech which uses a deliberate exaggeration

the method an author uses to create the appearance and personalityof imaginary characters in a piece of fiction

a sentence that asks a question or makes an inquiry.

a method of explaining something unfamiliar by using a comparison of similar e.g., part to whole, synonym

the careful sequencing of events in a story generally built around a conflict

to analyze spoken or graphic symbols of a familiar language to ascertain theirintended meaning

words and phrases that create vivid sensory experiences for a reader.

the act of reading easily, smoothly, and automatically with a rate appropriatefor the text