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A type of writing used to convince the reader of the author's point-of-view is called -
Declarative
Explanatory
Persuasive
Informational
2
Authors use this structure when giving directions or explaining things. It is called-
Problem and solution
Text structure
Sequential Order
Description
3
Complete the sentence:
_______ is the ending or final outcome of a story.
Resolution
Happily Ever After....
The End
Verdict
4
What is a
metaphor
?
a comparison of two unlike things
comparing two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
a repetition of sounds at the beginning of words
an extreme exaggeration
5
Define:
Dialogue
a third person speaking to the reader
the story the narrator is telling
a conversation between two characters in a story
a character inner monologue
6
Clues in the text that help the reader determine the meaning of unknown words are known as ...
Context clues
Prediction
Close reading
An inference
7
Which term compares two things by using the words "like" or "as"?
Metaphor
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Simile
8
This pattern puts events in their correct order based upon the TIME in which they happened.
Problem and solution
Chronological order
Compare and contrast
Cause and effect
9
This type of writing describe people & places that are 'real' and events that really happened.
Fiction
Poetry
Personal narrative
Non-fiction
10
The message in a text that helps you understand more about life or human behavior is called ---
Theme
Purpose
Main Idea
Summary
11
Define:
Summary
a short passage that describes the climax of the story.
a passage that tells you the supporting details of the story
a long passage that describes the main idea of the story.
a short paragraph that tells the main events from the story.
12
The story of a person's life written by someone else using 3rd person point of view is called -
Autobiography
Biography
Summary
Article
13
Name the genre:
a story with elements that are impossible; talking animals or magical powers
Folktale
Fantasy
Legend
Mystery
14
The word
convey
means.....
To make important.
To tell.
To discuss.
To present.
15
Language that helps a reader to visualize the events from a text in a better way is called-
The narrator
Point of view
Imagery
Figurative Language
16
This type of text informs or explains an idea for a reader. It is called-
Narrative text
Expository text
Expressive text
Organizational patterns
17
The way that a story is organized is called-
Organizational pattern
Story form
Beginning, middle and end
Text structure
18
Define:
Genre
a type of book
a type of literature
a mode of reading
a summary of passages
19
The perspective from which a story is told is called ----
1st person
3rd person
Stalking
Point of View
20
A story that is imagined and has characters and events that could not exist in the real world.
Non-fiction
Fairytale
Myths
Legends
21
What a piece of writing or paragraph is mainly about is called the ______________.
Summary
Story
Purpose
Main Idea
22
Sentences that give you facts, descriptions & examples to help you understand the main idea are
Main Purpose
Supporting details
Supporting facts
Subtitles
23
Fiction that involves an event in history. This genre is called-
Historical fiction
Myth
Realistic fiction
Science fiction
24
Complete the sentence:
______ is when & where the story takes place.
Resolution
Characters
Problem
Setting
25
When a reader uses clues from the text + what they already know to draw a conclusion is called-
Conclusion
Prediction
Inference
Summary
26
Which of the following terms gives human qualities to non-human things?
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Metaphor
Personification
27
This technique involves giving clues to help you figure out what will happen
later
in the story
Prediction
Flashback
Psychic Flash
Foreshadowing
28
Define:
Onomatopoeia
uses the words "like" or "as" to compare two unlike things
the repetition of sounds at the beginning of words
an exaggeration
the use of words that imitate sounds
29
Small text found near a picture that provides important information about that picture is---
a summary
additional information about the passage
a caption
subtitles
30
Words and phrases that create a picture in the reader's mind by using the 5 senses...
Figurative language
Imagery
Fiction
Poetry
31
Name the genre:
a story that may happen in real life with fictional characters or settings
Fiction
Historical fiction
Traditional literature
Realistic fiction
32
A type of writing based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact.
Poetry
Drama
Fiction
Non-fition
33
The reason the author writes a certain type of text is known as---
Point of view
Summary
Author's purpose
The main message
34
To say that something is bigger or greater than it really is; "to stretch the truth" is called-
Lying
Storytelling
Alliteration
Exaggeration
35
This organizational pattern shows all the ways that 2 or more things are similar and different.
Cause and effect
Sequential order
Compare and contrast
Problem and solution
36
A story that presents a series of exciting events; often involves journeys or dangerous events.
Science fiction
Adventure
Mystery
Fairytale
37
The repeating of consonant sounds at the beginning of words is called---
Similie
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Alliteration
38
What are the parts of a text (table of contents, index, etc) called?
Extra information
Words, commas, periods and dialouge
Non-ficiton
Text features
39
Complete the sentence:
______ is also known as the problem in the story.
Issue
Conflict
Disagreement
Resolution
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The events that make up a fictional story...
Plot
Characters
Climax
Setting
