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