Reading SOL Practice 1

Comparing two things using "like" or "as"

A short retelling of a text.

Looking at the similarities and differences of two or more things.

The turning point in a plot where the character has to face the main problem.

Which word has a prefix meaning "below"

A title or short explanation of what is shown in a picture.

Which word has a prefix meaning, "not"

The prefix pre- means...

What research tool would you use if you needed long articles about cheetahs?

Determining what happened, and what will happen because of it.

Words with opposite or nearly opposite meanings.

Extreme exaggeration.

An educated guess based on evidence in the text.

A list of sources cited in a research paper.

Which word would be a synonym for mad?

If you wanted to find a better word for "happy," what would you use?

Which word has a suffix meaning, "full of"

Giving human-like qualities to something that is not alive.

A first-hand account of an event.

The words, phrases, or sentences surrounding a word that helps you understand its meaning.

A central message or lesson of a literary work.

Letters added to the end of a root word.

Which tool would you use to find a current map of Reston, VA?

The words spoken by a character.

Which word would come first in the glossary... Bird, birch, burly, bottom

"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!" is an example of...

Two words that sound the same but are spelled differently.

The author's attitude toward a topic.

To find the definition of an important word, readers must turn to the...

The people for whom an author writes a text.

The location and time in which a story or other literature takes place.

Events organized by the time in which they occurred.

Which word has a prefix meaning "again"

Which tool might be used to compare and contrast two characters?

Letters added to the beginning of a root word.