Genres
This genre contains fact and details about a real person's life - written by another person.
A. Autobiography
B. Realistic Fiction
C. Legend
D. Biography
D. Biography
This type of poem doesn't follow the rules; it usually doesn't rhyme.
A. Free Verse Poetry
B. Lyrical
C. Narrative
D. Shaped
A. Free Verse Poetry
Which word means to build again?
A. prebuild
B. rebuild
C. building
D. buildable
B. rebuild
If you don't know what a word means, you should -
A. ask the person sitting next to you.
B. ask the teacher what it means.
C. look it up in the dictionary.
D. just guess.
C. look it up in the dictionary.
What do you call words that sound the same but are spelled differently?
A. synonyms
B. antonyms
C. homophones
D. onomatopeias
C. homophones
This type of text is true and gives you facts about a topic.
A. Science Fiction
B. Realistic Fiction
C. Nonfiction
D. Historical Fiction
C. Nonfiction
What is comparison of two unlike objects using like or as?
Example: He moves as slow as a snail.
A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Personification
D. Hyperbole
B. Simile
Which word means not common?
A. commonless
B. recommon
C. uncommon
D. common-place
C. uncommon
The night before the test, you should -
A. stay up late studying.
B. go to bed early.
C. eat lots of junk food.
D. play lots of video games.
B. go to bed early.
What do you call two words that have similar, or almost the same, meanings?
A. synonyms
B. antonyms
C. homophones
D. onomatopeias
A. synonyms
This genre is a story that is made up but could happen in real life.
A. Nonfiction
B. Realistic Fiction
C. Biography
D. Myth
B. Realistic Fiction
What is it called when you make something that's not a person act or think like a person?
A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Personification
D. Hyperbole
C. Personification
Which word means without care?
A. careless
B. uncare
C. careful
D. caring
A. careless
What should you do when you come to a word with a line under it while you are reading?
A. Ignore it because it's not important.
B. Skip it if it's hard to read.
C. Write what you think the meaning is.
D. Draw a picture.
C. Write what you think the meaning is.
What do you call something that someone thinks or believes about a subject? (Someone else might think or believe something different.)
A. fact
B. dialogue
C. purpose
D. opinion
D. opinion
This type of text has a cast of characters, scenes, and stage directions.
A. Poetry
B. Nonfiction
C. Drama
D. Myth
C. Drama
What is a comparison of two unlike objects that does not use like or as?
Example: She's a walking dictionary.
A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Personification
D. Hyperbole
A. Metaphor
Which word means to behave wrongly?
A. unbehave
B. behaveless
C. behavior
D. misbehave
D. misbehave
If you have a questions like this:
In paragraph 3, the word drought means:
Which strategy should you use?
A. Pick a word that rhymes with drought.
B. Pick a word that also starts with "d".
C. Try using the meanings in place of the word drought.
D. Play Eenie, Meenie, Miney, Mo.
C. Try using the meanings in place of the word drought.
What are the words spoken by characters in a fiction story called?
A. talking
B. dialogue
C. purpose
D. opinion
B. dialogue
This genre is written in lines and stanzas. Many types of this genre have a rhyme scheme.
A. Drama
B. Realistic Fiction
C. Fable
D. Poetry
D. Poetry
A group of lines in a poem is called a _______.
A. Paragraph
B. Rhyme
C. Stanza
D. Scene
C. Stanza
Which word means not able to forgive?
A. forgivable
B . unforgive
C. unforgivable
D. forgiving
C. unforgivable
After reading the passage, what should you do before answering each question?
A. Look around the room to see what everyone else is doing.
B. Lay your head down and take a nap.
C. Nothing, just go with your best guess.
D. Go back and highlight or underline your text evidence.
D. Go back and highlight or underline your text evidence.
The reason why someone writes a text is called _______________.
A. main idea
B. author's purpose
C. theme
D. genre
B. author's purpose