Basic English Language Arts / Reading

Question 1

When you _________, you form a mental picture in your head as you read or listen

Accepted Answer

visualize

Question 2

Which is NOT a nonfiction text feature:

Accepted Answer

imaginary characters

Question 3

Which vocabulary word means to achieve a goal?

Accepted Answer

succeed

Question 4

Authors don't always tell readers everything directly. Sometimes you have to make _______ .

Accepted Answer

inferences

Question 5

Which vocabulary word means to change?

Accepted Answer

adapt

Question 6

What is a short statement of the most important ideas in a passage or text?

Accepted Answer

summary

Question 7

A _______ lists words and their synonyms, and antonyms.

Accepted Answer

Thesaurus

Question 8

To infer what might happen next in a story is to _______ .

Accepted Answer

make a prediction

Question 9

A word or phrase that means the opposite of another word is _______ .

Accepted Answer

Antonym

Question 10

The position from which the events of a story are told; can be first or third person _______ .

Accepted Answer

point of view

Question 11

To figure out a word's meaning while reading, you can sometimes use _______ .

Accepted Answer

context clues

Question 12

Which vocabulary word means a person, usually older, whom you admire and can learn a lot from _______ ?

Accepted Answer

mentor

Question 13

The series of events that take place in a story are called the _______ .

Accepted Answer

plot

Question 14

A person or animal in a story is called a _______ .

Accepted Answer

character

Question 15

"Hold your horses" has a special meaning. It is an example of a(n) _______.

Accepted Answer

Idiom

Question 16

A _______ lists words alphabetically, and shows their spelling and meaning.

Accepted Answer

Dictionary

Question 17

Where and when the story takes place is called the...

Accepted Answer

setting

Question 18

The overall idea, or message about life in a story is the _______ .

Accepted Answer

theme

Question 19

A prefix is a word part that always appears _______ .

Accepted Answer

at the beginning of a word

Question 20

A word or phrase that means the same of another word is _______ .

Accepted Answer

Synonym

Questions 20