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Reading Skills
Fiction
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Nonfiction Text
Testing Strategies
100
The "voice" of a work; the narrator's perspective
What is point of view?
100
the character or force in conflict with a main character
What is antagonist?
100
grouped lines in a poem
What is a stanza?
100
a statement that cannot be proven true or false
What is opinion?
100

Once the teacher has finished reading the instructions and says you may begin the test, what should you do first?

What is a create writing strategy graphic organizer?

200

This is the author’s reason for writing a text. Write the top 3 commonly used.

What is the author’s purpose? To Persuade, Inform, or Entertain (PIE)

200
the overall, worldly lesson that can be learned from the story; a repeated idea or lesson in a literary text and often deals with abstract questions, beliefs, or truths
What is theme?
200

This literary device uses descriptive language that appeals to the reader’s five senses to create a vivid picture in the mind.

What is imagery?

200

In a nonfiction text, this is the main idea the author wants the reader to understand, supported by key details and evidence throughout the text.

What is a central idea?

200

a resource/tool you should use when you come across a word that you do know or understand

What is the online dictionary?

300
the narrator is an observer, but can also zoom in on the thoughts and emotions of any character
What is third person omniscient?
300
written conversation between two or more characters and identifiable by quotation marks
What is dialogue?
300
words used in an imaginative way to express ideas that are not literally true
What is figurative language?
300

a statement expresses the author’s main idea, opinion, or argument about a topic

What is a claim?

300

After finishing your essay, this step is important to check for spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors before submitting your work.

What is proofreading?

400

how the author creates the passage and puts it together (ex. cause and effect, sequencing, problem-solution, etc.)

What is organizational pattern?

400

short text that describes the original text, only included the main idea/important elements of the story, written in your own words

What is a summary?

400
the feeling or atmosphere created in the reader by a literary work or passage
What is mood?
400
Name at least two things you need to consider and notice when reading an expository text.
What are graphics/figures, sidebars, subtitles, and bolded/italicized words/phrases?
400

When creating a short constructed response, writers must _______________ and __________________.

What is a answer the question and provided text evidence?

500
a reflection of a writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject of a poem, story, or other literary work
What is tone?
500

Name all parts of the plot diagram, in order

What is exposition, rising action, climax, falling action esolution?

500

This type of language uses strong, emotional words to influence how the reader feels about a topic or idea.

What is loaded language?

500

These are facts, examples, or quotes from the text that support the author’s claim.

What is evidence?

500

writing strategy used when responding to an extended constructed response (ECR)

What is I.B.B.B.C or T.E.E.C.C?