Reading SOL Practice 1

"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!" is an example of...

The people for whom an author writes a text.

Which tool might be used to compare and contrast two characters?

Comparing two things using "like" or "as"

Giving human-like qualities to something that is not alive.

Determining what happened, and what will happen because of it.

A central message or lesson of a literary work.

Which word has a prefix meaning, "not"

Words with opposite or nearly opposite meanings.

A list of sources cited in a research paper.

The words spoken by a character.

Events organized by the time in which they occurred.

A short retelling of a text.

Letters added to the beginning of a root word.

Looking at the similarities and differences of two or more things.

Which tool would you use to find a current map of Reston, VA?

To find the definition of an important word, readers must turn to the...

If you wanted to find a better word for "happy," what would you use?

What research tool would you use if you needed long articles about cheetahs?

Extreme exaggeration.

A title or short explanation of what is shown in a picture.

The turning point in a plot where the character has to face the main problem.

Which word has a prefix meaning "again"

Letters added to the end of a root word.

The words, phrases, or sentences surrounding a word that helps you understand its meaning.

Which word would be a synonym for mad?

The location and time in which a story or other literature takes place.

A first-hand account of an event.

Which word has a suffix meaning, "full of"

The prefix pre- means...

Which word would come first in the glossary... Bird, birch, burly, bottom

Two words that sound the same but are spelled differently.

Which word has a prefix meaning "below"

An educated guess based on evidence in the text.

The author's attitude toward a topic.