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to discuss differences between two ideas or pieces of writing
compare
inference
contrast
summarize
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To present action(s) that occurred before the story begin is called...
foreshadowing
flashback
bias
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Who is telling the story?
author's purpose
foreshadowing
flashback
point of view
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the author's central thought
theme
main idea
plot
climax
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The clouds dance in the morning sky is an example of ....
hyperbole
metaphor
personification
simile
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The method an author uses to reveal characters and their various personalities is...
characterization
point of view
author's purpose
personification
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to summarize is to ...
to compare and contrast differences
when you tell everything that happened in the story
to retell key events in your own words
information from the reading
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The moment when the conflict is at its most intense
rising action
climax
resolution
plot
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The acronym you should use for Text Dependent Analysis questions is...
ICE - Intro, Cite, Explain
ACE - Answer, Cite, Evidence
BME - Beginning, Middle, End
ACE - Answer, Cite, Explain
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A literary device that hints at something that is to come later in the story is called...
foreshadowing
flashback
fluency
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A judgement based on a personal point of view is called...
author's purpose
theme
bias
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When the author writes to inform, persuade, or entertain this is called ...
theme
point of view
author's purpose
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A story's message or moral is called ....
theme
author's purpose
main idea
summary
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an inference is...
A. reading between the lines
Both A and B
B. a conclusion based on facts or circumstances
C. a turning point in a narrative
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the part of the story where the plot becomes increasingly complicated
resolution
genre
climax
rising action
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The structure of a story
rising action
summary
main idea
plot
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How can you tell the difference between a fact and an opinion?
Facts can be proven; opinions cannot.
Facts are true; opinions are false.
Facts are false; opinions are true.
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The portion of the story following the climax where conflict is solved
resolution
summary
rising action
plot
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Placing together characters, situations, or ideas to show common features or similarities
context clues
compare
main idea
contrast
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A conclusion drawn from specific information, that is used to make a broad statement is a ...
theme
summary
generalization
voice
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Man versus Nature is an example of a ....
contrast
inference
conflict
comparison
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groups of letters that can be placed
before a word
to alter its meaning
prefix
suffix
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A(n) _________________ is a word that replaces a noun.
verb
pronoun
adverb
adjective
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A group of letters that can be placed
after a word
to modify its meaning.
prefix
suffix
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Information from the reading that helps the reader understand the meaning of a word is called..
context clues
contrast
compare
inference
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Historical fiction and poetry are examples of this.
genre
plot
context clues
main idea
