NWEA READING REVIEW

T/F A summary should include the readers opinion.

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

What does it mean to support your answer?

By looking at the ______ first, I set my purpose and focus for reading

To give details about something or someone

To make an idea clear to someone by describing it in more detail or giving relevant facts...

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

To judge something in a careful and thoughtful way

Al was losing his hearing, he offered a reward to  anyone who found a remedy for his condition.

All of the following statements are TRUE about inferences EXCEPT:

When you restate the important points of a passage in a shorter version, its called...

bicycles, scooters, snowboards, cars. Which item does not belong in the set?

In the word 'mistrust' the prefix mis- means

Which sentence is an opinion?

If you are asked to draw a conclusion, what is being asked of you?

She's always getting zany ideas.

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

"This is the biggest pizza in the world!" - What type of figurative language is this?

What is the turning point in a story?

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

Red Robin...

When you don't know an answer to a multiple choice question, what is the best advice to follow?

All old people are cranky.

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

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

Do prefixes on words come before or after the root word?

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

When writing constructed response answers, your details must contain this...

Poem where 4 lines have alternating rhyme patterns

First person narrative is written from the point of view of the

Multiple meaning words that have the same spelling but different meanings

What does it mean to clarify?

Antisocial means...

"Mia moves as fast as lightning on the soccer field." This is an example of

The following are NOT features of text that help the reader understand a text topic and theme

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

The engine coughed up smoke

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

You should do all of the following for context clue questions on the test EXCEPT:

When comparing and contrasting something, you are finding

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

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

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

"The ice cream called my name" - What type of figurative language is this?

Jack fought hard against the tornado's fury.

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

The gymnast could not do a cartwheel...

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

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

When sequencing a story's plot, you are...

Mood is to reader as tone is to...

I am the main character in a story.

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

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

If two answers COULD be correct, what should you do?

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

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

Wordlessly, Big Darrell handed over one of the suitcases... 

Which type of figurative language is this?

Textual evidence requires details that provide _________________________ for your answer.

Identify the root word in IRREPLACEABLE 

Typewriters became obsolete with the development of personal computers.

When you are finished with your MAP test, the first thing you should do is...

Cinderella's role in "Cinderella"

What are the supporting details helpful for?

The dictionary meaning of a word...

Facts that are updated each year can be found in a....

The long hike up to the top of the mountain was extremely grueling.

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

Which statement is a fact?

Resolution occurs at the...

On the MAP Test, what can you do if you get to the end and have no idea what you just read?

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

Perspective where the narrator is not part of the story.

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

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

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

What is dialogue?

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

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

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

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

If an author doesn't tell you something, but gives you hints and clues, you can make a(n)...

I am the opposite of a hyperbole...

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

If you don’t know a word in a test question, what do you do?

What type of figurative language does this picture show?

He was a prominent member of congress. Everyone knew of him. In this sentence prominent means?

Figurative language that appeals to the five senses

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