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Reading And Writing Vocab

Subject : english
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Story that is true; a product of factual information






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






3. A passage taken out of a book






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






5. Text or first-hand account of an event; example: interview






6. An exaggeration or overstatement






7. Sound effect words






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






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






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


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






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






13. The introduction of a past event into a story






14. Technical language of a particular group






15. A tendency to favor one side; a prejudice






16. The turning point in a story






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






18. A writing piece that informs or explains something






19. A comparison of two things without like or as






20. Having a similar meaning to the word






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






22. A comparison of two things using like or as






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






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






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






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






27. The action or event - happens first






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






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






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






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






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






33. To restate the information in your own words






34. What someone thinks or feels and can be argued






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






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


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






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






39. Having an opposite meaning to the word






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






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






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






43. The result; happens second






44. The solution in the story






45. Conversation between two characters in a story






46. The similarities






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






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






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






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