Vocabulary
Text Structures
Reading Skills
Figurative Language
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100

What is the purpose of learning prefixes, suffixes and Greek/Latin roots?

We use them to help determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.

100

Name all 5 text structures.

Cause & Effect. Compare & Contrast. Description. Problem & Solution. Sequence

100

Define theme

The message, moral or lesson the author wants you to learn from the text

100

Give an example of the use of alliteration

Answers may vary


100

Name 3 text features

Title, heading, caption, map, chart, timeline, bullet, highlighted, diagram, etc.

200
The prefix re- means...



Again

200

Which text structure is this paragraph?


Linux and Windows are both operating systems.  Computers use them to run programs.  Linux is totally free, so users can improve or otherwise modify the source code.  Windows is proprietary, so it costs money to use and users are prohibited from altering the source code.

Compare & Contrast

200

A summary of a text should always include...

the main idea and key details
200

What type of figurative language is used to convey extreme exaggeration?

Hyperbole

200

Define the terms homophone and homographs and give examples of both

Homophones- Words that sound identical but have different meanings and usually different spellings

Homographs- Words that are spelled the same but have different meanings. They may or may not be pronounced the same  

300
Break down the word unbelievable into its prefix, suffix and root word. Then explain the meaning of the word

Un + believe + able


Not able to be believed

300

Which text structure?

Thousands of people die each year in car accidents involving drugs or alcohol.  Lives could be saved if our town adopts a free public taxi service. By providing such a service, we could prevent intoxicated drivers from endangering themselves or others

Problem & Solution

300

What can you expect to occur during the exposition of any fiction genre?

Explanation of the setting, characters and background information

300

Idiom or Metaphor? Then explain why it is NOT the other type of figurative language

The lackadaisical dog was a lump of coal


The answer is metaphor because the dog is being compared to a lump of coal which literally does nothing. The metaphor means the dog is being lazy.


Idioms are cultural and phrases you have to already know in order to understand them

300

Which viewpoint should you use to switch between character's perspective and be able to tell each character's feelings and actions?


1st or 3rd

3rd person allows the narrator to tell the reader what different people think

1st person only allows the reader to know what the main character thinks and feels. 

400

The cubs nestled together to keep warm during the cold weather.

A. an animal’s shelter made of twigs and leaves

B. to lay closely or next to

B

400

Which text structure?

It is fun to read about chimpanzees. All wild chimpanzees live in Africa. They live mostly in thick rain forests and in woodlands. There are two types, or species, of chimpanzees—the common chimpanzee and the bonobo, also known as the pygmy chimpanzee.

Description

400

What is the difference between character traits and character development?

Character traits are the qualities and attributes a character has. (How a character is)

Character development is how a character changes over time in a story.

400

Name and define all the figurative languages of "ISHAMPOO" except the last "O"

Idiom, Simile, Hyperbole, Alliteration, Metaphor, Personification, Onomatopoeia, 

400

What are the three "E" words that all figurative language is used for?

Emphasis, exaggeration and effect


I'll accept entertainment or engagement

500

Alex pondered whether he should diminish the cost of his new laptop by making it more manageable and paying monthly installments over the next year. 


Define the term installment.

Payments to be made over time.
500

Which text would MOST likely be constructed with a sequential text structure?

A. Informative brochure

B.  Historical fiction

C. Instruction manual

D. Scientific fiction

C. Instruction manual because directions must be followed in order


Sequential has the root word sequence.

500
Author's perspective can be found the same way as this reading skill...

Main/Central Idea

500

There are two other types of figurative language not mentioned in "ISHAMPOO". What are they?

Proverbs and Adages


500

Name 4 elements of drama

Script, dialogue, characters, lines, stage directions