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Reading And Writing Vocab

Subject : english
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Having a similar meaning to the word






2. Words pronounced the same but have a different meaning and spelling






3. The story of a person's life written by someone else






4. A writing piece where the writer is trying to convince or persuade the reader to agree with him or her






5. A story that is not true; a product of imagination






6. One of the five domains of writing: detailed examples - sophisticated sentences; etc.






7. An exaggeration or overstatement






8. A category used to classify literary works: drama - historical fiction - fantasy - mystery - realistic fiction - etc.






9. Stating in your own words the important things you have read






10. A tendency to favor one side; a prejudice






11. A phrase or expression that means something different from what the words actually say






12. Sources which are taken from an original work; example: books






13. The turning point in a story






14. A writing piece that tells a story that has a beginning - middle - and end; has characters - setting - problem & solution






15. Personalities of a character: honest - determined - loyal - etc.






16. The similarities






17. Having an opposite meaning to the word






18. The author's central thought; the overall idea in a paragraph or passage






19. A statement that is true and can be proven






20. An idea - object - or animal given the characteristics of a person






21. Each character in the story is referred by the narrator as 'he' or 'she'






22. One of the five domains of writing: adding figurative language - buzz words - sentence variety and your voice into your writing






23. A comparison of two things without like or as






24. The effects of rhythm; the use of meter - imagery; examples: haiku - cinquain - etc.






25. How the author thinks or feels about a particular topic


26. Time and place in which a story unfolds






27. The differences






28. To restate the information in your own words






29. A repetition of beginning sounds of two or more words






30. The story of a person's life written by himself or herself






31. A judgment based on reasoning rather than a direct or explicit statement






32. One of the five domains of writing: staying on topic






33. A passage taken out of a book






34. The structure of a story; includes the problem and solution






35. The result; happens second






36. How the author organizes the information in the story: by main ideas and details - by sequence of events - or by cause and effect - etc.






37. A verse of a poem






38. A comparison of two things using like or as






39. The solution in the story






40. The story is relayed by a narrator who is also a character in the story; uses 'I' throughout the story






41. Conversation between two characters in a story






42. Sound effect words






43. What someone thinks or feels and can be argued






44. Identical or very recurring final sounds in words usually at the end of the lines






45. Using surrounding words or phrases to help you understand the meaning of a word






46. A conclusion drawn from specific information that is used to make a broad statement about a topic






47. One of the five domains; capitalization - punctuation - complete sentences - spelling - etc.






48. The introduction of a past event into a story






49. Technical language of a particular group






50. Story that is true; a product of factual information