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DCP #2 Review - Academic Vocabulary
DCP #2 Review - Academic Vocabulary
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What is the message about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader?
voice
speaker
genre
theme
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What are some words that make you think of chronological order?
Later
All of the above
Tomorrow
Earlier today
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Themes that are found throughout literature of ALL time periods are called
universal theme
comedy
romance
tragedy
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What does persuasive technique mean?
methods used to sway your heart and mind
bandwagon
loaded language
all the above
5
What is an example of a persuasive text?
The Violent Side of Video Games
Spellbinder: The Life of Harry Houdini
The First Emperor
The Red Guards
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What is prior knowledge?
previous learning
background knowledge
anything you have learned in the past
All of the above
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What is an exaple of a graphic feature?
subheading
all the above
caption
map
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In first person point of view, the narrator is inside the story.
false
true
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When I use my background knowledge and other info to learn new things, I am doing what?
analyzing a story
synthesizing information
writing a story
making information
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In third person point of view, the character is inside the story.
false
true
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Expository text can also be called...
fiction
informative
silly
made-up
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What is a memoir?
A story from someone's life that actually happened.
a fiction story
A children's story
a biography
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The best example of loaded language below would be....
some kid
a sweet, cuddly baby
a cookie
a house
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"Our body is our temple" is a...
simile
metaphor
setting
Point of view
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"Life is like a box of chocolates" is an example of...
verbs
main idea
supporting details
similie
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Emotional appeals might include
appeal to vanity
none of the above
both
appeal to fear
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The main idea of a story is usually...
a lie
sad
supported by details
funny
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What might happen if everyone passes the district checkpoint?
The angels will sing
You will get an extra recess
all of the above
Mrs. Loposer will cry tears of happiness
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When an author uses sensory language, it helps the reader
All of the above
Imagine a sight in the story.
Imagine a smell described in the story
Get a picture in their head about what is happening
20
The groups of lines in a poem are called
santas
formulas
stanzas
lines
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In literature, what is an argument?
2 angry people shouting at each other
a fight
a claim supported by reasons and evidence
stubborn people
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A celebrity or satisfied customer might appear in a commercial using this persuasive technique.
testimonial
bandwagon
loaded language
appeal to fear
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Chronological order tells you what?
The order of events in a story
who the characters are
what the setting is
what the main idea of the story is
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When you summarize a text, it is important to tell your OWN opinion.
false
true
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Where can you find the main idea of an expository text?
in the 4th paragraph
in the third sentence
in the middle
Title or last paragraph
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The persuasive technique "Appeal to Authority" means...
none of the above
a celebrity endorsement
loaded language
an expert opinion
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I promise to do my very best, focus, and rock that test!
of course
yep
yes
for sure~
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What does "Making an inference" mean?
predicting what will happen in a story
Educated guess using background knowledge and text evidence
Making a story better
Guessing
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What is dialect?
a different language
when you step on a bug
a god
the way someone speaks in relation to their community
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What is the central or most important idea about a topic that a writer conveys?
final idea
inference
prediction
main idea
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What is faulty reasoning?
the author's viewpoint
believing in Santa
the right way to do something
a claim based on incorrect information
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What is an autobiography?
fiction
historical fiction
when someone else writes a life story about another person
when an author writes his/her own life story
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What do the terms "bandwagon" and "testimonial" fall in the category of?
Emotional appeals
Appeal to vanity
Loaded Language
Appeal by association
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What is the word that means "the reasons and evidence that help to prove the author's claim"?
argument
supporting details
inference
viewpoint
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When previewing a text, what should you do?
look at title and think
look at graphic features and think
Ask yourself questions about what you would like to learn
all the above
