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You use this when you try to figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word. a. context clues b. main idea c. sequence
c. context clues
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A ______ is a word part added to the end of a base word. a. prefix b. suffix c. root word
b. suffix
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_______ are words that have opposite meanings. a. homophones b. synonyms c. antonyms
c. antonyms
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__________ are words that have almost the same meaning. a. antonyms b. synonyms c. homophones
b. synonyms
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Which word has the same base word as cloudy? a. closer b. clothes c. cloudier d. clueless
c. cloudier
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A writer's reason for writing something is called the ______. a. main idea b. theme c. author's purpose
c. author's purpose
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What do the letters "P I E" stand for?
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
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What is a synonym for the word persuade? a. inference b. convince c. sequence
b. convince
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The _________ is what an article or story is mostly about. a. main idea b. setting c. problem
a. main idea
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When you take clues from a passage and put them together with your background knowledge, you are making an _____. a. antonym b. inference c. affix
b. inference
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A _______ is the reason something happens. a. cause b.effect c. contrast
a. cause
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The _______ is what happens because of the cause. a. cause b. effect c. compare
b. effect
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Compare/Contrast, Cause/Effect, and Sequence are all examples of __________ that authors use when writing. a. themes b. inference c. text structures
c. text structures
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Words that have more than one meaning are called _____.
multiple meaning words.
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A _______ is the lesson or message the author wants the reader to learn from the passage. a. prefix b. main idea c. theme
c. theme
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When you tell how things are alike, you are ________. a. comparing b. contrasting c. inferencing
a. comparing
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When you tell how things are different, you are _______. a.comparing b.contrasting c. inferencing
b. contrasting
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________ are the people and animals in a fictional story.
characters
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An author may write an article about sharks to ______ the reader. a. persuade b. inform c. entertain
b. inform
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The __________ is when and where the story takes place.
setting
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The ______ is what happens in the story. a. setting b. problem c. plot
c. plot
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Titles, captions, headings, and text boxes are all examples of _________. a. text features b. text structures c. resolutions
a. text features
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A text box is also known as a _________.
side bar
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If the author includes a moral at the end of a story, then he probably wants to _________ the reader. a.persuade b. inform c. entertain
c. entertain
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The problem in a story is also known as a _______. a. setting b. character c. conflict
c. conflict