Reading Vocabulary
A retelling of story events in the order they happened.
What is a summary?
In paragraph 4 of the article “U.S. Currency Has a Rich History,” the word portrayal means
D an artistic likeness
41. What change, if any, should be made in sentence 9?
D No change is needed.
The comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
The time and place where the action of a story occurs.
What is setting?
What the story is mostly about.
What is main idea or controlling idea?
What is the controlling idea of the article “Coins and Change”?
C Coins have been made from different types of metals over the years.
39. What change should be made in sentence 5?
B Change otherwise to instead
The main reason an author writes something—to Persuade, Inform, or Entertain.
What is Author's Purpose?
The main message or universal truth about life presented in a story, often inferred by the reader.
What is Theme?
Providing information in an essay.
What is informational?
Read paragraph 9 of the article “U.S. Currency Has a Rich History.”
“What chemists were looking for was a way to create an ink that could not be erased,” Noll said. “And so one chemist in the 1840s came up with this ink that couldn’t be removed and has a special chemical layer. It happened to be green.”
In the paragraph, which choice does the author of the article “U.S. Currency Has a Rich History” make that the author of the article “Coins and Change” does NOT make?
C The choice to quote an expert to help explain why currency was made in a certain way
40 What change should be made in sentence 7?
B Change did to Did
When the narrator uses "I" and "me," sharing only what they know and experience.
What is First Person POV?
A word that has the opposite meaning of another word.
What is an antonym?
To look at the similarities and differences.
What is comparing and constrasting?
What is SIMILAR about the organizational structures in the articles “U.S. Currency Has a Rich History” and “Coins and Change”?
D They both have chronological structures documenting events relating to changes made to United States currency over time.
38. What is the correct way to write sentence 2?
A. After a few minutes, I was pleased to see fluffy whipped cream.
The giving of human qualities or characteristics to inanimate objects or animals (e.g., "The wind whispered secrets").
What is Personification?
The author's unique attitude or feeling about the subject matter.
What is Tone?
To convince some to believe or do something.
What is persuasive?
Which statements express ideas found in BOTH the article “U.S. Currency Has a Rich History” and the article “Coins and Change”?
A. The process of making the first coins presented some challenges.
D. Silver and gold were replaced by less expensive materials for creating money
36. Anthony wants to provide some additional support for the ideas in the fifth paragraph (sentences 22–28). Which sentence can BEST follow sentence 28 and help accomplish this goal?
A But after just a few weeks, most people who exercise will notice that they feel a little stronger and a little more physically fit.
A text structure that describes things in the order they happened, using words like first, next, and finally.
What is chronological order?
Introduction, Body Paragraphs, Conclusion.
What are the parts of an essay?