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This type of text informs or explains an idea for a reader. It is called-
Organizational patterns
Expository text
Expressive text
Narrative text
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Define:
Procedural writing
a type of writing to inform a reader about a topic
a type of writing that tells "how to" do something.
a type of writing used to explain something to the reader
a type of writing used to persuade or convince the reader
3
This organizational pattern shows all the ways that 2 or more things are similar and different.
Compare and contrast
Problem and solution
Sequential order
Cause and effect
4
Define:
Summary
a short paragraph that tells the main events from the story.
a long passage that describes the main idea of the story.
a passage that tells you the supporting details of the story
a short passage that describes the climax of the story.
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The reason the author writes a certain type of text is known as---
Point of view
The main message
Summary
Author's purpose
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A story written to be performed by actors; a play is called a-
Fiction
Drama
Personal narrative
Biography
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When a reader uses clues from the text + what they already know to draw a conclusion is called-
Prediction
Inference
Summary
Conclusion
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The message in a text that helps you understand more about life or human behavior is called ---
Theme
Summary
Purpose
Main Idea
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Define:
Onomatopoeia
the use of words that imitate sounds
uses the words "like" or "as" to compare two unlike things
the repetition of sounds at the beginning of words
an exaggeration
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The story of a person's life written by someone else using 3rd person point of view is called -
Autobiography
Biography
Article
Summary
11
Define:
Emphasize
to close read
to predict
to support
to bring attention to or show
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Name the genre:
a story that may happen in real life with fictional characters or settings
Traditional literature
Fiction
Historical fiction
Realistic fiction
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The word
convey
means.....
To present.
To discuss.
To tell.
To make important.
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What is a
metaphor
?
a comparison of two unlike things
comparing two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
an extreme exaggeration
a repetition of sounds at the beginning of words
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Name the genre:
a story with elements that are impossible; talking animals or magical powers
Legend
Folktale
Fantasy
Mystery
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The perspective from which a story is told is called ----
Point of View
Stalking
3rd person
1st person
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What are the parts of a text (table of contents, index, etc) called?
Text features
Extra information
Non-ficiton
Words, commas, periods and dialouge
18
A story that presents a series of exciting events; often involves journeys or dangerous events.
Fairytale
Mystery
Science fiction
Adventure
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A type of writing based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact.
Non-fition
Fiction
Drama
Poetry
20
Instructions for actors and stage crew to follow are called -
Stage directions
Dialogue
Props
The narrator
21
Authors use this structure when giving directions or explaining things. It is called-
Sequential Order
Description
Text structure
Problem and solution
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The words & details that appeal to a readers 5 senses is known as-
Figurative language
Poetry
Sensory language
Imagery
23
Combining inferences you have made about the characters, setting, or plot to make a statement.
Summary
Predictions
Schema
Drawing conlusions
24
Which of the following terms gives human qualities to non-human things?
Metaphor
Assonance
Hyperbole
Personification
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A story in which events create a feeling of terror in both the characters and the reader.
Suspenseful
Fiction
Horror
Adventure
26
Complete the sentence:
______ is when & where the story takes place.
Problem
Characters
Setting
Resolution
27
Small text found near a picture that provides important information about that picture is---
a caption
additional information about the passage
subtitles
a summary
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Fiction that involves an event in history. This genre is called-
Historical fiction
Myth
Realistic fiction
Science fiction
29
Sentences that give you facts, descriptions & examples to help you understand the main idea is-
Main Purpose
Subtitles
Supporting facts
Supporting details
30
What a piece of writing or paragraph is mainly about is called the ______________.
Main Idea
Purpose
Story
Summary
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Words and phrases that create _____ by using the 5 senses.
Fiction
Poetry
Figurative language
Imagery
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The way that a story is organized is called-
Story form
Organizational pattern
Text structure
Beginning, middle and end
33
Define:
Dialogue
a third person speaking to the reader
the story the narrator is telling
a character inner monologue
a conversation between two characters in a story
34
Which term compares two things by using the words "like" or "as"?
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Simile
35
Language that helps a reader to visualize the events from a text in a better way is called-
Point of view
Figurative Language
Imagery
The narrator
36
Complete the sentence:
_______ is the ending or final outcome of a story.
Verdict
Resolution
The End
Happily Ever After....
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Complete the sentence:
______ is also known as the problem in the story.
Resolution
Conflict
Issue
disagreement
38
When an author uses clues to help you figure out what events will happen later in the story is-
Foreshadowing
Flashback
Psychic Flash
Prediction
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This pattern puts events in their correct order based upon the TIME in which they happened.
Problem and solution
Compare and contrast
Cause and effect
Chronological order
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A fictional story that uses supernatural beings to teach a moral or explain natural phenomena -
Folklore
Fable
Myth
Science Fiction
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This type of writing describe people & places that are 'real' and events that really happened.
Non-fiction
Fiction
Personal narrative
Poetry
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To say that something is bigger or greater than it really is; "to stretch the truth" is called-
Alliteration
Storytelling
Lying
Exaggeration
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Clues in the text that help the reader determine the meaning of unknown words is known as-
Close reading
Prediction
Context clues
An inference
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A story that is imagined and has characters and events that could not exist in the real world.
Fairytale
Myths
Non-fiction
Legends
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What is the events that make up a fictional story called?
Climax
Plot
Setting
Characters
46
The repeating of consonant sounds at the beginning of words is called---
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Similie
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A type of writing used to persuade the reader of the author's point-of-view is called -
Declarative
Persuasive
Informational
Explanatory
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Define:
Genre
a type of book
a summary of passages
a mode of reading
a type of literature