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