NWEA READING REVIEW

It was in 1920 when the U.S enacted a boycott for all Alcoholic beverages. Define boycott. 

The life lesson taught in a literary work that applies to the real world

The gymnast could not do a cartwheel...

Figure of speech where a situation seems less serious than it is

I could hear the popping and cracking of the bacon going into the pan...

Which idiom matches the description? Someone that gets on your nerves...

Which text structure shows what’s in common and what’s different.?

Barak Obama is the 44th president of the United States that served two terms.

In 1924 she published a short memoir of her husband. What is a memoir?

Speech that involves words that contradict each other

Antisocial means...

You can use _____________________ clues to help figure out unknown words.

What are the supporting details helpful for?

"Its going to be a little cold today, a temperature of -17 degrees."

T/F Context clues are hints that an author gives to help define a difficult or unusual word.

Figurative language that appeals to the five senses

A character that does not change significantly.

T/F A summary should include the readers opinion.

T/F a biased statement includes personal opinions and beliefs?

A lifelike character with realistic emotions, conflicting feelings, and multiple traits

All of the following statements are TRUE about inferences EXCEPT:

An article about the duties of the President of the United States... author's purpose?

What is the turning point in a story?

I am the opposite of a hyperbole...

If you are looking for maps you should reference this source...

The character or group of characters that stands against the protagonist.  

A character who has an important inner change. 

T/F: The theme is the underlying message in a story.

Indirect characterization involves...

Which text structure explains reasons why something happened or explains effects of something.

Perspective where the narrator is not part of the story.

You can find synonyms and antonyms of words in this reference...

Commercials, ads, billboards, and reviews are all examples of what type of author's purpose?

I am the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character....

To rest in a horizontal position; an untruth

When citing textual evidence you should do all of the following EXCEPT:

I thought Santa would be late but he arrived in the Nick of time. I am a...

Trans means across so what is the meaning of the word transcontinental?

I am the main character in a story.

Perspective that gives instructions and includes the words you and your.

Where can you MOST likely find the main idea in a paragraph?

A supporting detail is a fact that can do all of the following for the main idea EXCEPT:

Although the pay was poor, he unrelentingly worked. In this sentence unrelentingly means?

When you summarize a passage you........

He was a prominent member of parliament during the war.In this sentence prominent means?

Roaches infested the office of a pest control center. This is an example of what?

Identify the root word in unwrapped

Which type of figurative language is this?

Mood is to reader as tone is to...

The Willis Tower in downtown Chicago stands with over 100 floors with windows and offices

Foreshadowing in a story is something that gives us a what?

Resolution occurs at the...

Found missing and alone together are examples of...

Even though the text may not directly state something, you can ___________________ the answer.

Nadira struggled being the only person overweight in her family. Type of conflict?

"The  boys were couch potatoes." What type of figurative language is this?

Poem where 4 lines have alternating rhyme patterns

Textual evidence requires details that provide _________________________ for your answer.

A one-dimensional character that does not display emotional depth and has a single set of traits.

When you see a plant you can discern a lot about its environment. Discern means?

round is to flat as static is to......

The dictionary meaning of a word...

As things escalated, he had to placate the angry spectators. In this sentence placate means?

Characters, setting, and the introduction to a main conflict occurs in...

Multiple meaning words that have the same spelling but different meanings

Why hasn't Taslima been attending school?

Cinderella's role in "Cinderella"

This is a type of textual evidence that you can DIRECTLY find in the text.