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This type of writing describe people & places that are 'real' and events that really happened.
Poetry
Personal narrative
Non-fiction
Fiction
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Which term compares two things by using the words "like" or "as"?
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Metaphor
3
Authors use this structure when giving directions or explaining things. It is called-
Text structure
Description
Problem and solution
Sequential Order
4
Words and phrases that create _____ by using the 5 senses.
Imagery
Poetry
Fiction
Figurative language
5
Define:
Summary
a long passage that describes the main idea of the story.
a short passage that describes the climax of the story.
a short paragraph that tells the main events from the story.
a passage that tells you the supporting details of the story
6
The perspective from which a story is told is called ----
3rd person
Point of View
Stalking
1st person
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A fictional story that uses supernatural beings to teach a moral or explain natural phenomena -
Folklore
Science Fiction
Myth
Fable
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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
9
Define:
Emphasize
to bring attention to or show
to predict
to close read
to support
10
Language that helps a reader to visualize the events from a text in a better way is called-
Imagery
The narrator
Point of view
Figurative Language
11
The repeating of consonant sounds at the beginning of words is called---
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Similie
12
Clues in the text that help the reader determine the meaning of unknown words is known as-
Context clues
Close reading
Prediction
An inference
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A story that is imagined and has characters and events that could not exist in the real world.
Fairytale
Non-fiction
Legends
Myths
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A story that presents a series of exciting events; often involves journeys or dangerous events.
Fairytale
Mystery
Science fiction
Adventure
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The way that a story is organized is called-
Story form
Organizational pattern
Text structure
Beginning, middle and end
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Define:
Procedural writing
a type of writing used to persuade or convince the reader
a type of writing used to explain something to the reader
a type of writing that tells "how to" do something.
a type of writing to inform a reader about a topic
17
A story written to be performed by actors; a play is called a-
Drama
Fiction
Personal narrative
Biography
18
The story of a person's life written by someone else using 3rd person point of view is called -
Biography
Autobiography
Article
Summary
19
This organizational pattern shows all the ways that 2 or more things are similar and different.
Compare and contrast
Cause and effect
Sequential order
Problem and solution
20
Instructions for actors and stage crew to follow are called -
Props
The narrator
Dialogue
Stage directions
21
Complete the sentence:
______ is when & where the story takes place.
Problem
Characters
Setting
Resolution
22
What are the parts of a text (table of contents, index, etc) called?
Extra information
Words, commas, periods and dialouge
Text features
Non-ficiton
23
Sentences that give you facts, descriptions & examples to help you understand the main idea is-
Main Purpose
Supporting details
Subtitles
Supporting facts
24
Combining inferences you have made about the characters, setting, or plot to make a statement.
Schema
Predictions
Summary
Drawing conlusions
25
The word
convey
means.....
To make important.
To present.
To tell.
To discuss.
26
To say that something is bigger or greater than it really is; "to stretch the truth" is called-
Lying
Exaggeration
Alliteration
Storytelling
27
What a piece of writing or paragraph is mainly about is called the ______________.
Story
Summary
Purpose
Main Idea
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Name the genre:
a story that may happen in real life with fictional characters or settings
Fiction
Historical fiction
Realistic fiction
Traditional literature
29
Name the genre:
a story with elements that are impossible; talking animals or magical powers
Legend
Fantasy
Mystery
Folktale
30
What is the events that make up a fictional story called?
Setting
Climax
Characters
Plot
31
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
32
This pattern puts events in their correct order based upon the TIME in which they happened.
Cause and effect
Compare and contrast
Chronological order
Problem and solution
33
Which of the following terms gives human qualities to non-human things?
Personification
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Assonance
34
Complete the sentence:
______ is also known as the problem in the story.
Issue
disagreement
Conflict
Resolution
35
Small text found near a picture that provides important information about that picture is---
a summary
subtitles
additional information about the passage
a caption
36
Fiction that involves an event in history. This genre is called-
Historical fiction
Realistic fiction
Myth
Science fiction
37
A type of writing used to persuade the reader of the author's point-of-view is called -
Persuasive
Informational
Declarative
Explanatory
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This type of text informs or explains an idea for a reader. It is called-
Expository text
Narrative text
Expressive text
Organizational patterns
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When an author uses clues to help you figure out what events will happen later in the story is-
Psychic Flash
Flashback
Prediction
Foreshadowing
40
Complete the sentence:
_______ is the ending or final outcome of a story.
Resolution
Verdict
The End
Happily Ever After....
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A type of writing based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact.
Poetry
Fiction
Non-fition
Drama
42
The words & details that appeal to a readers 5 senses is known as-
Sensory language
Imagery
Figurative language
Poetry
43
A story in which events create a feeling of terror in both the characters and the reader.
Suspenseful
Fiction
Adventure
Horror
44
When a reader uses clues from the text + what they already know to draw a conclusion is called-
Prediction
Conclusion
Summary
Inference
45
Define:
Genre
a mode of reading
a summary of passages
a type of literature
a type of book
46
The message in a text that helps you understand more about life or human behavior is called ---
Theme
Summary
Purpose
Main Idea
47
The reason the author writes a certain type of text is known as---
Summary
Author's purpose
Point of view
The main message
48
Define:
Onomatopoeia
an exaggeration
the repetition of sounds at the beginning of words
uses the words "like" or "as" to compare two unlike things
the use of words that imitate sounds
