This phrase signifies what the passage is all about, best described in a sentence or two.
What is the main idea?
100
This word signifies the predominant emotion of a text.
What is mood?
100
These are the four main purposes of writing.
What are: to inform, to persuade, to entertain, to explain?
100
This is where the story takes place.
What is the setting?
100
This is a synonym for the word "coaxed" based on the meaning from this sentence: She coaxed him to come up in front of the class to give his presentation.
(different answers will be accepted) What is convinced, persuaded, talked into, gently forced...
200
This is the central idea or life lesson the reader can take away from the story.
What is the theme?
200
This is what you do if you come to a word that is unfamiliar in order to figure out the meaning.
What is use context clues and/or process of elimination?
200
This is also included in an author's purpose statement: for instance, the author's purpose is not simply to inform, but to inform the reader of _____________ .
What is the main idea? Example: to inform the reader about an amazing dog that can smell if a human has cancer.
200
When there are no personal pronouns in a story and the narrator is removed, it is called __________________ .
What is third-person point-of-view?
200
Read the following question:
What caused Nicholas Brozovic and his fellow geologists to first believe that glaciers influence the height of mountain ranges?
This is an example of what type of question?
What is cause-and-effect?
300
These are specific words and phrases from the text that can help you understand the main idea.
What are supporting details?
300
This word signifies a strong opinion by the author of a text that is not necessarily based on truth or evidence.
What is bias?
300
Name possible ways authors could organize or structure a passage for the reader (at least two).
What are cause and effect, compare and contrast, chronological order, question and answer, etc...
300
This word indicates a problem that a character has to deal with within himself/herself throughout the course of the story, i.e. the Narrator feeling guilty about his negative feelings toward his brother.
What is internal conflict?
300
This is what an author does when they tell what is alike about two or more things.
What is to compare?
400
A story is composed of several different parts (setting, plot, characters, etc). These parts of a story are also called...
What are plot, or literary elments?
400
In the sentence:
They are all, somehow, one plant, each with a share of communal knowledge.
The word communal means:
What is joint, community or common?
400
Name the two types of texts you may read on the FCAT.
What are informational and literary texts?
400
This is the point in the story when the tension is at its highest point...i.e. when the Narrator runs ahead and leaves Doodle behind.
What is the climax?
400
This is someone's thought or belief on a topic. It can not be proven.
What is opinion or argument?
500
These items aid understanding by adding structure, clarity, and formatting to the text. Some examples are charts, graphs and headings.
What are text features?
500
"It's petals raised themselves to the sun..." is an example of this literary device.
What is personification?
500
This particular type of literary text includes figurative language to create images and sensory words.
What is poetry?
500
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This french word means 'introduction.'
What is "Exposition?"
500
Name the two words that are most similar in meaning:
Unspoiled, Majestic, Seasonal, Extraordinary, Remarkable