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the intended goal of a piece of writing; the reason it was written
author's purpose
entertain
author's reason
persuade
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photographs, diagrams, charts, tables, graphic organizers, illustrations, graphs...
graphic features
grocery list
instructions
sensory language
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a word with a SIMILAR / SAME meaning as another word
synonym
antonym
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whether the narrator/speaker of a selection is 1st or 3rd person, the perspective
biography
point of view
character
problem
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poetry that deals with amusing happenings (ha ha ha!)
lyrical
humorous
free verse
narrative
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Elements of a fictional story include...
materials & steps
characters and plot
picture captions & photographs
rhyme & stanzas
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a word part placed AFTER the root word that changes the meaning of the word
word
prefix
affix
suffix
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This kind of text can include biographies, autobiographies, diaries, and letters.
literary nonfiction
boring
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A FICTIONAL STORY is written in _________ order.
beginning, middle, end
sequential
happy
chronological
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support the main idea by telling how, when, what, where, why, how much and how many
details
inferences
text features
summaries
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captions, italics, sub titles, table of contents, glossary, index, title, heading...
text features
names of librarian's kids
forms of torture
in alphabetical order
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tells a story to entertain
all of the above
story
fictional text
narrative
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they form of poem that tells a story to entertain
humorous
lyrical
narrative
free verse
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the overall message of a text or paragraph
fact
main idea
detail
plot
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words that SOUND THE SAME, but are NOT spelled the same (ex: bear/bare, week/weak)
antonyms
synonyms
homophones
vocabulary words
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the central idea of a fictional text; what the author wants you to learn; the moral
setting
solution
plot
theme
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the basic sequence of events in a story, including problem and solution
correct letter form
plot
steps in the procedure
cause & effect
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words that make the reader think of 1 of the 5 senses (sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste)
sensory language
rhyming words
similes
vocabulary words
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the result of an event (the second event); it happens because of the cause
effect
cause
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identical/similar FINAL sounds in words
homophones
alliteration
sensory language
rhyme
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brief sentences that communicate they key information in logical order, main ideas from B, M, E
inference
nonfiction
ouch, my brain hurts
summary
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short poems expressing personal feelings; may be set to music; regular meter
humorous
lyrical
narrative
free verse
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an idea based on clues from the text (clues from the text + background knowledge
inference
wrong answer
wild guess
multiplication
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an event (the 1st event); something that makes another event happen
effect
cause
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The purpose of texts such as NEWSPAPER ARTICLES and TEXTBOOKS is...
to inform
to entertain
to persuade
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the life story of a person as told by himself/herself (1st person point of view)
narrator
biography
story
autobiography
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a word that means the OPPOSITE of another word
Marshall rocks
synonym
antonym
homophone
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poetry composed of rhymed or unrhymed lines that have NO SET PATTERNS; causal/irregular rhythm
narrative
free verse
humorous
lyrical
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A genre of text that is written with the purpose of explaining STEPS in a PROCEDURE. (recipe)
persuasive text
nonfiction text
fictional text
procedural text
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reduce large sections of text to their essential points and main idea.
middle
end
beginning
summary
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the true story of a real person's life written by another person (3rd person point of view)
story
play
text book
biography
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a word that has more than one meaning (ex: trunk, bat)
multiple meaning word
confusing
spelling
opposite
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A genre of text that is written to give the reader facts and information.
expository
informational
nonfiction
all of the above
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details found in text that support my inference (help you prove that your answer is correct)
reading
text evidence
guess
details
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a word part placed BEFORE the root word that changes the meaning of the word (dis-, un-, pre-)
afix
suffix
base word
prefix
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A genre of text with the purpose to PERSUADE/CONVINCE the reader of something.
persuasive text
procedural text
fictional text
nonfiction text
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Which one is NOT a possible PURPOSE that an author might have for writing a selection?
to make you bored
to entertain
to persuade
to inform
