Vocabulary
When an author/poet uses the same words or phrases over and over
Repetition
This is the feeling created in the reader.
Mood
Time and place of a story.
Setting
What does the word divulge mean as used in the following sentence?
The city would not divulge what the new restaurant would look like until the great unveiling at the town meeting.
A - Conceal
B - Disclose
C - Trust
D - Encourage
B
According to the passage, what is the cause of the common cold?
Cause of Colds
The common cold is caused by a virus, which travels through the air into the nose. There are more than 100 types of cold viruses! The most common is the rhinovirus.
Viruses
What means the repetition of sounds at the ENDS of the words that appear close to each other in a poem
Rhyme
The attitude of the author in a text.
Tone
The sequence of events in a story. It is composed of the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
Plot
What does the word flout mean as used in the following sentence?
The athletes tried to flout the rules of the soccer match, but quickly realized that they would receive a red card for scoffing at the referees.
A - To ignore in a disrespectful way
B - compete
C - instruct
D - compliment
A
What causes Amelia to audition for school plays, sign up for acting classes, and subscribe to an acting magazine?
Because Amelia was determined to be a famous actor one day, she auditioned for every school play, signed up for after-school acting classes, and subscribed to a special magazine for actors.
Her determination to be a well-known actor.
When something is described very clearly and without vagueness
Explicit
The lesson or moral message of a story is called...
Theme
To search very closely for information or details
Analyze
Using context clues, define the word inquiries as it is used in the sentence.
When the other moms heard about how Charlene had won the baking contest, her email was flooded with inquiries for her award winning muffin recipe.
Asking for information
What is the effect of Suri's fall?
Suri and Dawson are rock climbing. Suri decides to attempt a new skill she has learned. At first, she is successful, but then she loses her grip and falls. Suddenly, the safety ropes catch her, but she smashes her hand on the rock.
Suri smashes her hand.
A narrative device in which a storyteller gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story
Foreshadowing
A literary device that appeals to the five senses.
Imagery
What the characters say; often portrayed with quotation marks.
Dialogue
Using context clues, define the word melodramatically as it is used in the sentence.
When Kiki got a tiny cut on her pinky finger, she began melodramatically sobbing and demanding a doctor.
Being exaggerated or overemotional.
According to this passage, which of the following is caused by storm water runoff?
One reason streams become polluted is storm water runoff. When rain or melted snow runs off, it carries trash from sidewalks and streets with it. These pollutants flow into storm sewers or directly into a lake, stream, or river. Then, bacteria from the trash spread to create health hazards. The trash itself can choke and suffocate ducks, fish, turtles, and birds. Used motor oil, paint, and insecticides can poison fish.
Trash chokes ducks, fish, and turtles.
When a text is referring to something not described clearly or directly stated, it should be understood or assumed.
When the narrator interrupts the flow of the story to jump back to earlier events.
Flashback.
When the events are in order from first to last or told by the sequence they occurred it is called this.
What is chronological order.
Using context clues, define the word perched as it is used in the sentence.
The children were perched on the edge of the sofa arms, waiting to hop off and land on the next unlucky passerby.
A resting place or vantage point
Based on this passage, what is the initial cause of some forest fires?
Forest fires sometimes begin through natural events. Very little rainfall and dry forests are ideal situations for fires to start. All it takes is a lightning strike, sparking a fire that can destroy the entire forest. Often, forest fires are so large that firefighters can't stop them, and these fires sometimes threaten homes and businesses. Then, people are forced to flee the fire and hope that their property isn't destroyed.
What is a lightning strike?