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Question 1

What is a flashback?

Accepted Answer

An event from the past

Question 2

Whenever Bob was more than an hour late, Janice became very anxious. What does anxious mean?

Accepted Answer

concerned

Question 3

Plot elements and structure

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climax

Question 4

Jeremy's mouth was a Ferrari as he explained his exciting news! What does this metaphor mean?

Accepted Answer

Jeremy spoke quickly.

Question 5

What is conflict?

Accepted Answer

the problem in a story

Question 6

When a character has a conflict with a bear.

Accepted Answer

man vs nature

Question 7

Which of the following choices is NOT a part of the figurative language category?

Accepted Answer

similar

Question 8

When I am reading, I should take notes about important elements like characters and conflict.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

The wind howled like a wolf. What is the effect of this figurative language?

Accepted Answer

Mysterious

Question 10

What can be an author's purpose?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 11

How do you know when you have a correct answer on a reading question?

Accepted Answer

You have evidence from the story.

Question 12

These are examples of what P.O.V.? We, I, me

Accepted Answer

1st person

Question 13

If I asked you which genre of music you like, what would be the best answer choice?

Accepted Answer

Rap

Question 14

Vocabulary in Context: The elegant (accommodations) thrilled the passsengers.

Accepted Answer

housing, living quarters

Question 15

What is the author's purpose?

Accepted Answer

Entertain

Question 16

Which of these strategies best helps the reader understand the character's feelings?

Accepted Answer

Making connections

Question 17

Name this Vocabulary Word

Accepted Answer

Honor

Question 18

An author references things like coaches and buggies to suggest -

Accepted Answer

The story's setting is in an earlier era

Question 19

Inferencing means

Accepted Answer

using logic to read between the lines

Question 20

How do stage directions help readers understand dramas?

Accepted Answer

They reveal character's actions & feelings, also setting.

Question 21

What does author's purpose mean?

Accepted Answer

The author's reason for writing a selection.

Question 22

Inferencing is

Accepted Answer

connecting bits of info to make a logical guess

Question 23

Plot elements and structure

Accepted Answer

conflict

Question 24

The message or lesson of a story

Accepted Answer

theme

Question 25

What is ironic about an English teacher making a spelling mistake?

Accepted Answer

We expect the teacher to spell correctly.

Question 26

If you are reading informational text, what is most likely the author's purpose?

Accepted Answer

To explain a fact or idea.

Question 27

How do you clarify vocabulary?

Accepted Answer

use context clues to figure out words you don't know

Question 28

How do you choose the best summary of a story or article?

Accepted Answer

It talks about the character, problem, & resolution

Question 29

What is the author's purpose?

Accepted Answer

Inform

Question 30

Which of the following genres would definitely use a flashback?

Accepted Answer

non-fiction memoir

Question 31

When reading a selection, I should NOT worry about the title because it is not important.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 32

Which type of figurative language compares things without using the words like or as?

Accepted Answer

Metaphor

Question 33

In the context of reading, what is tone?

Accepted Answer

The author's attitude

Question 34

When I set a purpose for my reading, I need to consider the genre, the pictures, graphs and

Accepted Answer

the title

Question 35

The line "Sit down before I kill you!" suggests that the speaker has a tendency to be-

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hyperbolic

Question 36

The purpose of a story is to

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entertain

Question 37

Which element is represented in this phrase, ..."as calm as a palm tree."

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Simile

Question 38

What is important to remember about identifying the theme of a story or poem?

Accepted Answer

Theme is a message that applies to all people.

Question 39

The flowers gently kissed my feet as I walked through the garden. What does this mean?

Accepted Answer

The flowers are softly touching my feet.

Question 40

The line "Something tells me not to go into that house alone" is an example of

Accepted Answer

foreshadowing

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