Duplicate of Reasoning Through the Language Arts Unit 1 (part 2)

Question 1

a series of events in a story and how the characters, or people in the story face these events

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plot

Question 2

the complications are at their most intense at this point of the story, usually near the end

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climax

Question 3

the perspective or 'background' the author is coming from

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point of view

Question 4

emphasizing the differences between two or more elements

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contrast

Question 5

an insight or general idea about life or human nature that the author shares with readers

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theme

Question 6

gather facts from your reading and combine them with what you know to 'solve a mystery'

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draw conclusions

Question 7

complications are resolved, happily or unhappily at the end of the story

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resolution

Question 8

creates vivid word pictures and memorable images

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figurative language

Question 9

a person, thing or event that makes something happen

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cause

Question 10

gather details, think of reasonable explanations for inferences, consider their significance

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applying ideas

Question 11

difficulties that the characters in the story must confront and overcome

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complications

Question 12

meanings that go beyond their definitions

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connotations

Question 13

provides the background and introduces some or all of the characters and details

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exposition

Question 14

an educated guess based on suggestions and clues found in the text

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inference

Question 15

the place and time in which events happen

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setting

Question 16

the 'pieces' (or parts) of the plot

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plot elements

Question 17

a change that is a result or consequence of an action or other cause

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effect

Question 18

showing similarities between two or more elements

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comparison

Question 19

all-knowing

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omniscient

Question 20

the fictional 'people' that authors create in their stories

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characters

Question 21

hints in the surrounding text

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context clues

Question 22

a narrator who is a character in the story

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first-person

Questions 22