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What is Author's Point of View?
The setting of the story
The plot of the story
The author's opinion or feelings about the topic
The characters' emotions
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What is a Phrase?
A group of words with a subject and verb
A group of words that express a complete thought
A single word in a sentence
A group of words that add meaning but don't have a full thought
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What does it mean to Justify something in writing?
To ignore all opposing views
To show or explain why something is right
To summarize the text
To present random facts
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What is a Motive in literature?
A setting detail
A type of flashback
The reason a character acts a certain way
A kind of resolution
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What is Relevant Supporting Evidence
Examples that support your main point
A direct quote that contradicts the theme
Unrelated information
Information that does not help your argument
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What is Elaboration of Ideas in writing?
To explain your ideas with more detail
To provide a conclusion without evidence
To ignore the main topic
To write a very short summary
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What is Style in writing?
The structure of the text
How the writer expresses themselves (formal, funny, serious, etc.)
The sequence of events
The amount of detail provided
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What is a Heading in a text?
A picture or diagram
The title of a section in a text
A type of punctuation
The last word in a paragraph
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What is Voice in writing?
The sequence of ideas presented
The formal structure of the text
The tone of the text
The unique sound of the writer's words
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What is Inclusion in writing or media?
Ending a story without a conclusion
Adding information or examples
Removing unnecessary information
Skipping details
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What does it mean to Conclude / Conclusion / Conclusion Drawn?
To start writing the introduction
To summarize the text and provide a final decision based on the information
To introduce a new topic
To present the evidence without analysis
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What is a Claim in an argument?
The conclusion of the essay
A statement that supports the counterclaim
The main point or opinion in an argument
The evidence used to support the argument
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What is a Blog?
A type of dictionary
A physical book with facts
A printed newspaper article
An online journal or article
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What does it mean to Acknowledge / Address Opposing Viewpoint?
To criticize the other side without understanding it
To completely ignore the other side
To only present your viewpoint and not respond to others
To show you understand the other side and respond to it
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What is Point of View?
The time and place of a story
The type of conflict in a story
Who is telling the story (1st person, 3rd person)
The last part of the story
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What are Concrete Details / Words / Phrases?
The opinions of the author
General statements about the text
Specific information that helps prove your point
The emotional tone of the story
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What is the Purpose for Writing?
The conclusion of the argument
The opinion of the writer about a topic
The title of the essay
The reason for writing, such as to inform, argue, or entertain
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What is an Explanatory Essay?
Writing that argues a claim
Writing that entertains
Writing that summarizes a story
Writing that explains something
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What is an Argumentative Essay?
Writing that only describes a place or event
Writing that only informs without taking a side
Writing that tells a story
Writing that presents a claim and supports it with evidence
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What does it mean to Summarize a text?
To tell the main points in your own words
To memorize the exact text
To rewrite the story with your own ending
To write a new chapter of the story
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What does it mean to Address Potential Counterarguments?
To attack the person who disagrees with you
To ignore any opposing views
To present only one side of the argument
To think about what others might say against your claim and answer it
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What is Author's Intent / Author's Message?
What the author is trying to make you think or feel
The time period in which the author wrote
The historical background of the story
The length of the text
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What is an Interaction in literature?
A specific dialogue between two people
A long flashback
How people, ideas, or events affect each other
A chapter title
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What is a Website?
A place on the internet with information
A television program
A kind of magazine
A printed reference book
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What is a Clause?
A group of words without a subject and verb
A punctuation mark used in a sentence
A single word that expresses a full thought
A group of words with a subject and a verb
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What are Global Notes?
Specific details about characters
Ideas for the conclusion of the text
Quotes from the text
General ideas or comments about a whole piece of writing
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What are Reference Sources?
Fiction books and novels
Social media apps
Books or tools like dictionaries, encyclopedias, or informational websites
Songs and podcasts
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What is a Stanza?
The ending sentence of a chapter
A group of lines in a poem
The topic of the story
A paragraph in a story
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What are Transitions / Transition Words / Phrases / Clauses?
Words that repeat the same idea
Words that connect ideas (e.g., however, then, also)
Words that describe a place
Words that introduce a new character
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What is a Root Word?
The base form of a word
A suffix added to a word
A word with a prefix
A group of words without a subject and verb
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What is Tone in writing?
The amount of evidence used in the text
The writer's attitude (happy, serious, excited, etc.)
The topic of the writing
The writer's unique style
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What are Conventions in writing?
Rules for grammar, punctuation, and spelling
Rules for spelling only
The type of words used in writing
The subject and verb of a sentence
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What does it mean to Visualize while reading?
Highlight all the long words
Only read the headings
Skip reading the descriptive parts
Create a picture in your mind of what you read
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What is Author's Purpose?
The reason the author writes the text
The setting of the story
The conclusion of the story
The time and place the story occurs
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What does it mean to Clarify Claim/Counterclaim
To make your argument or the other side's argument clearer
To make the claim or counterclaim harder to understand
To present a new argument
To ignore the counterclaim entirely
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What is an Introduction in a text?
The part where the author's viewpoint is ignored
The beginning of a text that introduces the topic
The section where the conclusion is drawn
The middle section where examples are given
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What is the Central Idea of a text?
The setting of the story
The author's personal opinion
The conclusion of the story
The most important point the text is about
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What is Grammar Usage?
Writing without punctuation
Using correct grammar
Using informal language in writing
Using abbreviations in formal writing
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What are Trustworthy or Credible Sources?
Sources that are reliable and tell the truth
Sources written by anonymous authors
Sources that don't list facts
Sources that use only opinions
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What is an Editorial?
A short article that shares an opinion, usually in a newspaper or blog
A report on scientific findings
A detailed research paper
A creative story with fictional characters
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What is an Inference?
A direct quote from the text
The exact meaning of a word
A smart guess based on clues in the text
A summary of the story
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What does it mean for something to be Relevant?
Not important to the topic
Only a minor detail
Unrelated to the theme
Related to the topic
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What is a Theme in a story?
The setting where the story takes place
The characters in the story
The plot of the story
The message or lesson in the story
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What is Conflict or Tension in a story?
A type of setting
A happy ending
The resolution of the plot
A problem or struggle between characters or forces
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What does Focus mean in writing?
To stay on the topic and main idea
To write in a playful tone
To use many different writing styles
To add extra details unrelated to the topic
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What is an Essay?
A novel that tells a story
A long report on a scientific topic
A type of research paper
A short piece of writing about one topic
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What is Text Structure?
How a text is organized (e.g., compare/contrast, cause/effect)
The emotions the writer feels
The number of pages in a text
The author's perspective on a topic
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What is a Draft?
The section where you provide evidence
The part where you revise your work
The final version of your writing?
The first version of your writing?
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What is the Plot of a story?
The place the story takes place
The moral of the story
The conversations between characters
The events that happen in a story
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What does it mean to Compare / Contrast?
To predict what will happen next in the story
To wrote about the theme
To write about the theme
To show how things are alike or different
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What is Evidence in a text?
The main character's actions
The author's personal opinions
Facts, quotes, or examples that support your ideas
The setting of the story
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What is Plagiarism?
Using a dictionary to define a word
Writing in your own words
Giving credit to the original author
Copying someone else's work without credit
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What is an Affix?
A prefix or suffix added to a word (like un- or -able)
A group of words that add meaning
The base form of a word
A word with a subject and a verb
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What is an Antonym?
A word that means the same as another
A word that means the opposite of another word
A word that describes a synonym
A word that has a similar spelling to another word
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What is Precise / Concise Language / Word Choice?
Using the best, most exact words
Using as many words as possible
Repeating words to emphasize ideas
Using long and complex words
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What is a Flashback?
The main setting of the story
A future event in the story
A moment that describes what a character is doing right now
A scene that shows something that happened in the past
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What does it mean to Establish a Claim?
To introduce a new argument in an unclear way
To acknowledge the counterclaim without responding
To argue without providing evidence
To introduce your main opinion or idea in a clear way
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What is an Excerpt?
The final sentence of the story
A direct quote from a character
A small part taken from a bigger text
A summary of the entire text
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What is Context in reading?
The number of pages in the book
The title of the text
The dictionary definition of a word
Words or ideas around a word that help explain its meaning
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What is a Shift in Narrator's Perspective?
When the storyteller's point of view changes
When the main character disappears
When the setting changes
When the story ends
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What is a Counterclaim?
The main point or opinion in an argument
The final version of your essay
The opposite viewpoint to your argument
The evidence that supports your argument
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What is the Topic of a text?
The conclusion drawn from the text
The author's personal opinion
The events in the story
The subject of the text
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What is Capitalization?
Using capital letters where needed
Writing the names of things in all lowercase letters
Writing the first word of every sentence in lowercase
Using italics to emphasize words
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What is Pre-writing?
Planning what you will write before you start
Revising your final draft
Editing your work
Writing the final version of the essay
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What is a Quotation?
Exact words taken from a text
A small part of a story told by a character
A summary of the text
A paraphrase of the main idea
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What is the Setting of a story?
Where and when a story takes place
The moral of the story
The theme of the story
The events that happen
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What is a Thesis / Controlling Idea in an essay?
A personal anecdote used in the essay
The main idea or opinion in the essay
The introduction of the essay
A summary of the counterclaims
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What is Punctuation?
Marks like periods, commas, etc., to make writing clear
The capitalization of a word
The subject of a sentence
A group of words that add meaning
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What are Observations in reading?
The background information of a story
The moral of the story
Something you notice, often in writing or analysis
The time period of the story
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What does it mean to Skim a text?
Quickly look over a text to get the main idea
Highlight every sentence
Read every word very slowly
Read backwards for better memory
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What are Sensory Details?
Words that appeal to sight, sound, touch, taste, or smell
Words that rhyme
Words that explain the author's opinion
Descriptions of how people talk
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What is a Resolution?
A major character's personality
How the story begins
The middle part of the story
How the conflict or problem is solved
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What does it mean to Revise your writing?
To add a conclusion
To create a final version of your writing
To change ideas or structure to make your writing better
To fix grammar, punctuation, or spelling
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What is a Synonym?
A word that has multiple meanings
A word used only in formal writing
A word that means the same as another
A word that means the opposite of another word
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What are Key Events in a story?
The parts that happen out of order
Important moments in the story
The parts with the most jokes
The boring parts
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What does it mean to Integrate Information / Ideas?
To present only one point of view
To summarize one idea
To ignore certain parts of the text
To combine information from different places
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What are Multiple Meanings?
When a word has only one meaning
When a word changes into another language
When a sentence is hard to read
When a word has more than one meaning
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What is Presentation in the context of writing?
A rough draft with errors
The first version of your essay
The counterclaim in your essay
The final version of your writing, ready to share
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What is Interpretation in reading?
A prediction about the ending
A summary of the text
A direct quote from the text
Your understanding of what something means
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What does it mean to Edit your writing?
To change the structure of the essay
To add new ideas
To write the first draft
To fix grammar, punctuation, or spelling
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What is Dialogue?
A list of the characters
The title of the story
A poem's rhythm
Conversations between characters
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What are Characters' Actions / Interactions / Relationships?
The way the story is written
What characters do and how they relate to each other
The use of sensory language
The events in the story
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What is Logical Progression / Sequence of Ideas or Events?
Ideas or events are in a clear, sensible order
Ideas or events are in a random order
Ideas or events are written in the conclusion
Events are only presented in the introduction
