Vocabulary
Story Elements
Text Structure
Figurative Language
Reading Terms
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"So many bargains!" she exclaimed. "A little bit of money can buy a lot in this store!" A bargain is something that A. is fancy B. doesn't cost much C. was used before D. has many colors
What is b. doesn't cost much?
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The way that a story makes you feel.
What is MOOD?
100
The author arranges the passage by telling how two or more ideas, people, or things are alike and how they are different.
What is Compare and Contrast?
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Paul was as white as a ghost, he was so scared. "White as a ghost" is an example of a(an): A. Metaphor B. Personification C. Simile D. Hyperbole
What is C. SIMILE?
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Strategy used to help a reader better understand a passage.
What is PFCM (Preview, Focus, Chunk and Mark it up)?
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"Look at this fancy thing- isn't it elegant?" what does elegant mean? A. old B. heavy C. smooth D. beautiful
What is D. beautiful?
200
In a land far, far away there sat a castle surrounded by a moat of murky water. The sentence depicts the ______________ of the story.
What is the SETTING?
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The author included signal words such as first, next, then, last, later, and finally.
What is Sequence of Events?
200
Reading is a piece of cake. This sentence is an example of a(an): A. Idiom B. Simile C. Personification D. Metaphor
What is D. METAPHOR?
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A story that is not true, made up.
What is FICTION?
300
Then she acted all gloomy, pretending that her fish had just died and she was burying him. In this sentence gloomy means A. sad B. tired C. silly D. excited
What is A. sad?
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This is the turning point of the story.
What is CLIMAX?
300
Amy and Jason had one hour to play together. Amy wanted to go outside and play tag, but Jason wanted to stay in and play video games. Neither wanted to give up what they wanted to do. Then, Jason had an idea, "lets play video games for the first 30 minutes and then we can go outside and play tag for the next 30 minutes. How is the text organized?
What is problem and solution?
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The stars danced in the night sky. This is an example of: A. A hyperbole B. An idiom C. Personification D. A Metaphor
What is C. PERSONIFICATION?
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An author includes these things along with written text to help the reader better understand nonfiction text.
What are TEXT FEATURES?
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In 1839, pedals were added to the bike. But the new bike was too heavy. People needed to rethink the design. If think means "to figure out" what does rethink mean A. stop figuring out B. figure out too much C. begin figuring out D. figure out again
What is D. figure out again ?
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This story element is what happens in the story.
What is the Plot?
400
Making nachos can be easy. First, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Next, place tortilla chips on a cookie sheet. After that, put refried beans on top of the chips. Next sprinkle with grated cheese. Finally bake the until the cheese is melted. Serve with salsa and enjoy! The author organized the text by
What is sequence of events or steps in a process?
400
When the author uses specific words to express a characters feelings such as "beamed with delight" "beamed with delight" is an example of: A. An idiom B. Personification C. A Simile D. mood
What is D. MOOD?
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Words around an unknown term that can help the reader to understand what the term means.
What is CONTEXT CLUES?
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Which word has the same base word as the word unexpectedly? A. freely B. existing C. unclean D.
What is D. expecting?
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This story element can be a person, animal or another kind of being in a story.
What is Character?
500
The author arranges the passage by explaining why something happened and what made it happen.
What Cause and Effect?
500
The storm was unending!! It was raining cats and dogs out there!! "Raining cats and dogs" is an example of: A. A Hyperbole B. An Idiom C. Personification D. A Metaphor
What is B. IDIOM?
500
The strategy used when the reader connects what they know and what the author writes about in a passage.
What is AN INFERENCE (or INFERENCING)?
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