Figurative Language
"The chocolate candy in the cupboard called to me".
What is personification
A story that follows the elements of a plot.
What is fiction
What is it called when the author expresses his opinions and views? a. entertainment b. point of view c. argument
What is b - point of view?
The author gives detailed information to paint a clear picture.
What is description
Quickly looking over the text before ever reading it.
What is identify the genre
"Birds of a feather flock together"
What is an idiom
The main idea or lesson the author wants readers to understand after reading.
What is the author's message
The author uses _______ to show events in the order they happen.
What is chronological order
Writing everything you know and understand on your notebook paper before reading the text.
What is genre dump?
"I've repeated myself a million times"
What is a hyperbole
A text that gives facts, explains ideas, or teaches something true about the real world.
What is nonfiction or informational
The author's purpose for using text features.
What is to understand and find information more easily
To show how one event leads to another, one must understand the relationships between events.
What is cause and effect?
I do this if I do not understand the question as it is written.
What is reword the question in more simple terms or analyze the questions.
Helps readers understand by comparing to something familiar.
What is a simile or a metaphor
A text that tries to convince or persuade the reader to agree with the author’s point of view.
What is argumentative
The most likely reason the author uses a cause-and-effect text structure. a) to explain/tell b) to inform c) to suggest
What is a - to explain/tell?
Helps readers understand similarities and differences between two or more things.
What is compare and contrast
The importance of reading the questions and answer choices before reading the text.
What is to understand the text or know what information is important?
A creative phrase or expression whose meaning is different from the literal meaning of the words.
What is an idiom
A text that tells a story through action, dialogue, and scenes.
What is drama
The most likely reason an author includes imagery.
What is to visualize or feel using the 5 senses?
The way informational text is organized.
What is text structure
It is important to figure out unknown words and identify misspelled words in the editing portion of the test.
What is the dictionary