Parts of Speech
Writing Terms
Literary Terms
Test -taking Terms
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a person, place, thing, or idea
What is a noun
100
a sentence that states the main idea of a paragraph
What is a topic sentence
100
a person, animal, or imaginary creature in a literary work
What is a character
100
examine positive and negative features to form a judgement
What is to critique
100
a part of speech that connects
What is a conjuction
200
an action or state of being word
What is a verb
200
a group of sentences expressing the important ideas of an article
What is a summary paragraph
200
what happens in a story
What is the plot
200
state similarities between two or more ideas
What is to compare
200
a writing term that gives additional facts
What are details
300
takes the place of a noun
What is a pronoun
300
Using different words to express the same idea
What is to paraphrase
300
time and place in which a literary work takes place
What is the setting
300
locate specific information in the text
What is to identify
300
statements that support the topic sentence
What are reasons
400
describes a noun or a pronoun
What is an adjective
400
words or phrases that smoothly connect our ideas
What are transitions
400
The author's statement or main focus in a literary work
What is theme
400
express understanding of an idea or concept
What is to explain
400
state detailed information about an idea or concept
What is to describe
500
shows relationship in time or space
What is a preposition
500
a sentence that brings our paragraph to a good closing; it restates the topic
What is the conclusion
500
a kind of writing, such as a novel, short story, folktale, myth, poem, play, or nonfiction
What is genre
500
form an opinion after careful consideration
What is to judge
500
fortell new information from what is already known
What is to predict
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