NWEA Reading 201-220

What is it called when someone communicates with their mouth?

Examine and judge carefully

A figure of speech that uses exaggeration

Includes all pieces in a story: plot, rising action, falling action, problem, etc.

Lines spoken by characters

A word formed from the first letters of several words in a name

An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally

Parable

Which one of the following is an example of reference materials?

The events after the climax

A statement that is taken for the truth without evidence

The first time you write something

Give a reasons or causes for something

Reference

The beginning to a story that gives background info and introduces characters, setting, etc.

A pun ("You are BERRY sweet!") is an example of

Connotation

Debate

What is the use of humor or criticizing other people's stupidity?

What is a source that is written by someone who did not take part in or witness an event?

"she leaves the room" and the "leaves of grass" are

"The Story of Khalil Melson" written by Khalil Melson

Illustrated book of plants or animals used for illustration

A very thin book with a paper cover giving information about something

What is sequential order?

To bring something to an end

A contrast between what is expected and what actually happens

What is a place where some action occurs?

Stretching the truth; making something bigger than it really is

Allusion

Words that appeal to the senses

Diary from a slave ship

Alliteration (which is an example?)

One of a variety of tools including figurative language or imagery that a writer uses 

A short, amusing story

A booklet or pamphlet that contains advertising

An essay that tells the writer's personal opinion, beliefs, or ideas about a subject

What is a comparison using like or as?

An article describing and evaluating a book

A collection of essays or stories

What is a brief statement that presents the main points in a short form?

An article that gives the opinions of the writer

Review

Fix a problem

What is a word that shows an action 

Words, events, or circumstances that help determine meaning

Literature about the United Kingdom, England, Ireland, Scotland

In order of time

A visual display of information

Appendix

Buzz, Sizzle, Hiss, Gurgle

Characterize