FSA Preparation- 5th Grade Reading Vocabulary

Define: Summary

A story that is imagined and has characters and events that could not exist in the real world.

A type of writing based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact.

The words & details that appeal to a readers 5 senses is known as-

Authors use this structure when giving directions or explaining things. It is called-

A story in which events create a feeling of terror in both the characters and the reader.

The repeating of consonant sounds at the beginning of words is called---

What is the events that make up a fictional story called?

Which of the following terms gives human qualities to non-human things?

Language that helps a reader to visualize the events from a text in a better way is called-

Name the genre: a story with elements that are impossible; talking animals or magical powers

This type of text informs or explains an idea for a reader. It is called-

The perspective from which a story is told is called ----

This organizational pattern shows all the ways that 2 or more things are similar and different.

Define: Emphasize

A story that presents a series of exciting events; often involves journeys or dangerous events.

Define: Onomatopoeia

When an author uses clues to help you figure out what events will happen later in the story is-

The word convey means.....

Define: Dialogue

Words and phrases that create _____ by using the 5 senses.

Small text found near a picture that provides important information about that picture is---

Name the genre: a story that may happen in real life with fictional characters or settings

A story written to be performed by actors; a play is called a-

Complete the sentence: ______ is when & where the story takes place.

Complete the sentence: _______ is the ending or final outcome of a story.

A fictional story that uses supernatural beings to teach a moral or explain natural phenomena -

To say that something is bigger or greater than it really is; "to stretch the truth" is called-

A type of writing used to persuade the reader of the author's point-of-view is called -

Instructions for actors and stage crew to follow are called -

This pattern puts events in their correct order based upon the TIME in which they happened.

Clues in the text that help the reader determine the meaning of unknown words is known as-

When a reader uses clues from the text + what they already know to draw a conclusion is called-

The way that a story is organized is called-

What a piece of writing or paragraph is mainly about is called the ______________.

This type of writing describe people & places that are 'real' and events that really happened.

Complete the sentence: ______ is also known as the problem in the story.

The reason the author writes a certain type of text is known as---

Define: Procedural writing

What is a metaphor?

Define: Genre

Sentences that give you facts, descriptions & examples to help you understand the main idea is-

Combining inferences you have made about the characters, setting, or plot to make a statement.

What are the parts of a text (table of contents, index, etc) called?

The message in a text that helps you understand more about life or human behavior is called ---

Fiction that involves an event in history. This genre is called-

Which term compares two things by using the words "like" or "as"?

The story of a person's life written by someone else using 3rd person point of view is called -