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Reading And Writing Vocab

Subject : english
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The story of a person's life written by someone else






2. A passage taken out of a book






3. Sound effect words






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






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






6. The differences






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






8. A verse of a poem






9. The action or event - happens first






10. The turning point in a story






11. Technical language of a particular group






12. A writing piece that informs or explains something






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






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






15. The author's intent: to persuade - to entertain - to inform or teach

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






17. The authors hints or clues about what is going to happen in the story






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






19. One of the five domains of writing; transition words - paper has a flow to it; beginning - middle - and end; sequencing






20. Conversation between two characters in a story






21. The similarities






22. A tendency to favor one side; a prejudice






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






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






25. Having a similar meaning to the word






26. What someone thinks or feels and can be argued






27. Having an opposite meaning to the word






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






29. An exaggeration or overstatement






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






31. A comparison of two things without like or as






32. To restate the information in your own words






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. A comparison of two things using like or as






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






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






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






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






44. The solution in the story






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






46. The result; happens second






47. The introduction of a past event into a story






48. The components of a narrative story: setting - characters and plot (problem and solution)






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






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

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