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Which term compares two things by using the words "like" or "as"?
Metaphor
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Simile
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Define:
Dialogue
a conversation between two characters in a story
a third person speaking to the reader
the story the narrator is telling
a picture
3
Authors use this structure when giving directions or explaining things. It is called-
Sequential Order
Problem and solution
Description
Text structure
4
A type of writing used to persuade the reader of the author's point-of-view is called -
Explanatory
Informational
Declarative
Persuasive
5
A story written to be performed by actors; a play is called a-
Personal narrative
Drama
Biography
Fiction
6
Clues in the text that help the reader determine the meaning of unknown words is known as-
Context clues
Prediction
An inference
A question
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To say that something is bigger or greater than it really is; "to stretch the truth" is called-
Alliteration
Poetry
Exaggeration
Storytelling
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This type of writing describe people & places that are 'real' and events that really happened.
Fiction
Poetry
Personal narrative
Non-fiction
9
What a piece of writing or paragraph is mainly about is called the ______________.
Story
Purpose
Summary
Main Idea
10
Small text found near a picture that provides important information about that picture is---
subtitles
a summary
a caption
additional information about the passage
11
The perspective from which a story is told is called ----
Stalking
Point of View
3rd person
1st person
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What is a
metaphor
?
a comparison of two unlike things
an extreme exaggeration
comparing two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
a repetition of sounds at the beginning of words
13
Define:
Onomatopoeia
uses the words "like" or "as" to compare two unlike things
an exaggeration
the repetition of sounds at the beginning of words
the use of words that imitate sounds
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The message in a text that helps you understand more about life is called ---
Purpose
Summary
Theme
Main Idea
15
Complete the sentence:
______ is when & where the story takes place.
Problem
Resolution
Setting
Characters
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A story that presents a series of exciting events; often involves journeys or dangerous events.
Fairytale
Mystery
Science fiction
Adventure
17
Name the genre:
a story with elements that are impossible; talking animals or magical powers
Fantasy
Non-fiction
Mystery
Folktale
18
Define:
Emphasize
to bring attention to or show
to refer to the past
to predict
to support
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A story that is imagined and has characters and events that could not exist in the real world.
Legends
Non-fiction
Fairytale
Myths
20
Instructions for actors and stage crew to follow are called -
Stage directions
The narrator
Dialogue
Props
21
Sentences that give facts, descriptions & examples to help you understand the main idea are-
Supporting facts
Subtitles
Main Purpose
Supporting details
22
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
23
What are the parts of a text (table of contents, index, heading, caption) called?
Extra information
Words, commas, periods and dialouge
Text features
Non-ficiton
24
Which of the following terms gives human qualities to non-human things?
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
Metaphor
25
Complete the sentence:
______ is also known as the problem in the story.
Issue
Conflict
Resolution
disagreement
26
Define:
Summary
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 describes the climax of the story.
a short paragraph that tells the main events from the story.
27
Combining inferences you have made about the characters, setting, or plot to make a statement
Summary
Predictions
Schema
Drawing conlusions
28
The words & details that appeal to a reader's 5 senses is known as-
Poetry
Figurative language
Sensory language
Imagery
29
Words and phrases that create _____ by using the 5 senses.
Fiction
Imagery
Poetry
Figurative language
30
This type of text informs, or explains an idea for a reader. It is called-
Expository text
Organizational patterns
Biography
Narrative text
31
This organizational pattern shows all the ways that 2 or more things are similar and different.
Cause and effect
Problem and solution
Sequential order
Compare and contrast
32
When an author uses clues to help you figure out what events will happen later in the story is-
Conclusion
Introduction
Flashback
Foreshadowing
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When a reader uses clues from the text + what they already know to draw a conclusion is called-
Inference
Prediction
Conclusion
Summary
34
A story in which events create a feeling of terror in both the characters and the reader.
Horror
Fiction
Adventure
Suspenseful
35
Complete the sentence:
_______ is the ending or final outcome of a story.
Happily Ever After....
Resolution
The End
Verdict
36
Fiction that involves an event in history. This genre is called-
Historical fiction
Science fiction
Myth
Realistic fiction
37
Name the genre:
a story that may happen in real life with fictional characters or settings
Traditional literature
Realistic fiction
Historical fiction
Fiction
38
What are the events that make up a fictional story?
Setting
Plot
Characters
Climax
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The word
convey
means.....
To tell
To discuss
To present
To make important
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A type of writing based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact.
Poetry
Drama
Non-fiction
Fiction
41
The repeating of consonant sounds at the beginning of words is called---
Similie
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Hyperbole
42
The story of a person's life written by someone else using 3rd person point of view is called -
Summary
Article
Biography
Autobiography
43
The reason the author writes a certain type of text is known as---
Author's purpose
Summary
Point of view
The main message
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Define:
Genre
a type of literature
a summary of passages
a mode of reading
a type of book
