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