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What does author's purpose to persuade mean?
What is an adjective?
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What is an adjective?
A describing word
an action word
the subject of the sentence
begins a prepositional phrase
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What does author's purpose to persuade mean?
the author wants to teach you about a topic
the author is trying to help you visualize a topic
the author is trying to get you to agree to something
the author wants you to disagree with them
3
What is an antonym for bad?
awful
successful
demanding
good
4
What genre includes real facts about historical figures?
none of the above
narrative-fiction
nonfiction-biography
historical fiction
5
what is first person point of view?
A character tells the story (I, me, we)
None of the above
A narrator tells the story (he, she, they)
A narrator talks to the reader in the story
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What are some Key words for Chronological Order?
cause and effect
First, then, next, after, and finally
before and after
characters, examples, features
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the rising action is really what?
the setting
the main characters
the solution
the problem
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"His smile is as bright as the sun." What type of figurative language is this?
Hyperbole
Idiom
Simile
Metaphor
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to infer means...
to ask a question
none of the above
to summarize text
to make an educated guess
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What is theme?
the problem and solution
none of the above
the message of the reading
the action or climax
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What is a character trait?
Part of character's personality...born that way
A character's physical appearance
A character's attitude
A character's feeling
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Which one is not an example of a nonfiction text feature?
bold print
illustration
Title
indenting
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Which is not part of the fiction genre?
Plays
Fairytales
biography
Poetry
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What is the climax in a story?
last event before resolution
the problem is solved
turning point, highest part of actions, change in character
setting and characters
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What are some key words for Compare and Contrast?
before, after, again
first, second, finally
describe, cause
Alike, both, like, unlike, but, different
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Which is NOT an adjective?
goat
silly
ugly
tall
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Which contraction is written correctly?
spen't
is's
hadn't
who'se
18
What is a verb?
begins a sentence
shows time
describes a noun
an action word
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Which has all the story elements?
setting, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
setting, falling action, solution
theme, setting, action, solution, resolution
conflict, resolution
20
Which is NOT a verb?
desk
Take
run
laugh
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What is a hyperbole?
extreme exaggeration
giving something not human a human ability/quality
comparing unlike things using like or as
comparing unlike things without like or as
22
Which is the noun?
running
fell
Shrewsbury
called
23
What is a synonym for happy?
sad
upset
cheerful
frustrated
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The main idea is the central thought/idea in a paragraph.
False
True
25
What words are used to make the contraction don't
didn't
do not
does
do
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"She was a butterfly dancing across the stage." What type of figurative language is this?
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
Idiom
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"Take one for the team." What type of figurative language is this?
Metaphor
Simile
Idiom
Hyperbole
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What is a noun?
a person, place or thing
describes a subject
an action word
begins a prepositional phrase
29
What are the types of author's purpose?
positive, entertain, educate
inform, educate, opinions
persuade, entertain, inform
inform, entertain, opinion
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Which is an example of entertain as the author's purpose?
Harry Potter
Article about habitats
Book about life cycles
News about water problems in Shrewsbury
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What is alliteration?
extreme exaggeration
Repeating a vowel sound at the end of the word
a comparison using like or as
Repeating a consonant sound at the beginning of a word
