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Reading And Writing Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A tendency to favor one side; a prejudice
Bias
Focus
Synonym
Author's Viewpoint
2. Having an opposite meaning to the word
Organization
Antonym
Bias
Effect
3. A judgment based on reasoning rather than a direct or explicit statement
Homophone/Homonym
Inference
Conventions
Jargon
4. One of the five domains of writing: staying on topic
Focus
Story Elements
Genre
Organization
5. Words pronounced the same but have a different meaning and spelling
Stanza
Resolution
Rhyme
Homophone/Homonym
6. A writing piece that tells a story that has a beginning - middle - and end; has characters - setting - problem & solution
Narrative Writing
Simile
Cause
First Person Point of View
7. A comparison of two things without like or as
Effect
Metaphor
Climax
Text Organization
8. The similarities
Compare
Idiom
Focus
Alliteration
9. Technical language of a particular group
Metaphor
Jargon
Stanza
Opinion
10. The introduction of a past event into a story
Conventions
Flashback
Excerpt
Simile
11. How the author thinks or feels about a particular topic
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12. A category used to classify literary works: drama - historical fiction - fantasy - mystery - realistic fiction - etc.
Genre
Style
Author's Viewpoint
Flashback
13. What someone thinks or feels and can be argued
Synonym
Hyperbole
Author's Purpose
Opinion
14. A comparison of two things using like or as
Foreshadowing
Resolution
Plot
Simile
15. The turning point in a story
Climax
Story Elements
Autobiography
Personification
16. How the author organizes the information in the story: by main ideas and details - by sequence of events - or by cause and effect - etc.
Foreshadowing
Text Organization
Summarize
Personification
17. Having a similar meaning to the word
Setting
Synonym
Genre
Fact
18. The result; happens second
Dialogue
Nonfiction
Effect
Compare
19. One of the five domains of writing; transition words - paper has a flow to it; beginning - middle - and end; sequencing
Homophone/Homonym
Generalization
Fact
Organization
20. One of the five domains of writing: detailed examples - sophisticated sentences; etc.
Content
Simile
Plot
Persuasive Writing
21. Using surrounding words or phrases to help you understand the meaning of a word
Context Clues
Jargon
Stanza
Character Traits
22. Personalities of a character: honest - determined - loyal - etc.
Rhyme
Summarize
Autobiography
Character Traits
23. Sources which are taken from an original work; example: books
Organization
Biography
Secondary Sources
Idiom
24. Text or first-hand account of an event; example: interview
Fiction
Contrast
Primary Sources
Poetry
25. Identical or very recurring final sounds in words usually at the end of the lines
Generalization
Rhyme
Fact
Third Person Point of View
26. An exaggeration or overstatement
Autobiography
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Alliteration
27. A writing piece that informs or explains something
Informational Writing
Focus
Main Idea
Third Person Point of View
28. The story of a person's life written by someone else
Genre
Secondary Sources
Focus
Biography
29. The story is relayed by a narrator who is also a character in the story; uses 'I' throughout the story
Paraphrase
Conventions
Setting
First Person Point of View
30. One of the five domains of writing: adding figurative language - buzz words - sentence variety and your voice into your writing
Main Idea
Style
Compare
Metaphor
31. The author's intent: to persuade - to entertain - to inform or teach
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32. A writing piece where the writer is trying to convince or persuade the reader to agree with him or her
Main Idea
Text Organization
Persuasive Writing
Metaphor
33. Story that is true; a product of factual information
Nonfiction
Foreshadowing
Jargon
Inference
34. Stating in your own words the important things you have read
Contrast
Summarize
Inference
Style
35. A repetition of beginning sounds of two or more words
Secondary Sources
Organization
Jargon
Alliteration
36. A phrase or expression that means something different from what the words actually say
Main Idea
Compare
Idiom
Persuasive Writing
37. A story that is not true; a product of imagination
Autobiography
Text Organization
Informational Writing
Fiction
38. The author's central thought; the overall idea in a paragraph or passage
Effect
Main Idea
Plot
Contrast
39. Each character in the story is referred by the narrator as 'he' or 'she'
Personification
Focus
Foreshadowing
Third Person Point of View
40. The story of a person's life written by himself or herself
Informational Writing
Conventions
First Person Point of View
Autobiography
41. The components of a narrative story: setting - characters and plot (problem and solution)
Informational Writing
Simile
Flashback
Story Elements
42. Sound effect words
Onomatopoeia
Focus
Dialogue
Informational Writing
43. The differences
Compare
Contrast
Author's Viewpoint
Autobiography
44. A statement that is true and can be proven
Setting
Fact
Context Clues
Persuasive Writing
45. The action or event - happens first
Resolution
Cause
Effect
Primary Sources
46. The structure of a story; includes the problem and solution
Fiction
Author's Purpose
Plot
Context Clues
47. The authors hints or clues about what is going to happen in the story
Metaphor
Rhyme
Personification
Foreshadowing
48. A conclusion drawn from specific information that is used to make a broad statement about a topic
Organization
Idiom
Simile
Generalization
49. A verse of a poem
Narrative Writing
Stanza
Opinion
Alliteration
50. Time and place in which a story unfolds
Dialogue
Content
Setting
Text Organization