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What are the three reasons an author writes a text?
predict, integrate, energize
persuade, interactive, entertain
predict, infer, exaggerate
persuade, inform, entertain
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The moral or lesson you learn from a story.
details
plot
theme
main idea
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Where and when the story takes place
setting
resolution
character
conflict
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Pick an example of theme.
It is important to do your best and never give up.
It's raining cats and dogs.
Greg's muscles looked like mountains.
Lauren has the appetite of a bear.
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Clues in a text that help you figure out a word's meaning.
context clue
magnifying glass
meaning
dictionary
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A word that means the opposite thing as another word.
homonym
synonym
antonym
hyperbole
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A person or animal in the story
plot
setting
main idea
character
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What is the example of a simile?
Boink! Bing! Bong!
Taylor acted like a bear in the woods.
All is fair in love and war.
Ma loved her daughters very much.
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Define theme.
An important lesson in the story.
A lesson the author wants you to learn.
The central idea
The purpose of writing a story.
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Define simile.
a life lesson the author wants you to learn
comparing something using like or as
giving something human characterisitics
comparing two things but not using like or as
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What is the central idea?
the theme of a story
what the author is trying to convey
the main idea of a passage
the moral of a story
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What might an author's purpose be for writing an article with different poses in swimming?
to provide you with an entertaining story about swimming
to inform you about swimming
to persuade you to join the swim team
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A word that means the same (or almost the same) thing as another word.
antonym
syllables
homonym
synonym
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What is an example of a character trait?
brave
cute
short
big
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You should eat a healthy breakfast and get a good night's sleep before the test.
true
false
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A saying or phrase that has a different literal meaning than what it sounds like.
idiom
simile
metaphor
synonym
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The reason the author wrote the text.
author's purpose
sequencing
literal meaning
main idea
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A shortened version of a text that only includes the most important details.
theme
plot
summary
setting
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How the problem in a story is solved.
problem
character
resolution
theme
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Which is an example of an idiom?
She hit the nail on the head.
What is going on here?
It is hard to play baseball.
She created a beautiful painting.
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What is hyperbole?
comparing two things without like or as
a great exaggeration
comparing two things using like or as
all the words begin with the same letter or sound
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What is a metaphor?
Comparing two things using like or as.
Comparing two things without like or as.
a very big exaggeration
a central theme
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Author writes to make a reading enjoy what they are reading; to read for fun.
Inform
Persuade
Predict
Entertain
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Author writes to try to get the reader to do or believe something
entertain
predict
inform
persuade
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How do you increase the chance of getting a multiple choice question right?
eliminate answers that you know are incorrect first
predict the answer before looking at the answer choices
guess
close your eyes and point
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What would a fantasy book be for?
to inform
to entertain
to persuade
to describe
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The way a text is organized.
cause and effect
compare and contrast
text structure
sequence
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Author writes to teach or give information to the reader.
text structure
entertain
persuade
inform
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The series of important events in a story.
topic
main idea
text structure
plot
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What is alliteration?
comparing two things using like or as
repetition of letters or sounds in a sentence
comparing two things without like or as
words that sound like they are spelled
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How do readers figure out a character's traits?
by the characters words, actions, and choices
by analyzing how they move
through their accents
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Text is organized in time order (time, dates, step)
sequence
cause and effect
compare and contrast
description
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The problem in a story.
setting
resolution
conflict
plot
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The big idea about the topic. What a text or paragraph is mainly about.
author's purpose
text structure
main idea
details
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Details that support the main idea.
context clues
synonyms
antonyms
supporting details
