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Fiction
Non-Fiction
Vocabulary
Literature
Test Strategies
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Fiction means this
What is not true, fake, or made up.
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Another term for "main idea" in a text is called...
What is Central Idea
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Breaking a word up into these can help figure out what a word's meaning is
What is parts
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The exposition of a story includes these 2 things
What are characters and setting.
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When reading (especially Non-Fiction) texts you should stop after each paragraph and
What is summarize/reflect on the main points
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A fiction text that has a plot that could happen in real life.
What is realistic fiction
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The words that describe a picture in a NF text are called this
What is a caption
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This is a word part that is placed BEFORE a root word or base, to change a term's meaning.
What is prefix
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"The moon was as bright as a diamond ring on a woman's finger" is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is simile
200
I can read these first to get an idea of what I will be asked
What is read the questions
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This is the diagram used to tell the sequence of events that happen throughout a story.
What is Plot Diagram.
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When answering questions about a NF text, you may need to go back to a section and re-read. (True or False)
What is True
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An affix that follows the element to which it is added Examples: -ly in kindly -ed in learned
What is suffix
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"Baby you're a firework!" Is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is metaphor.
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I would skim a text before reading in order to
What is: identify what it is about, identify what type of text it is (NF or F),
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This is the moral, or life lesson a text teaches us
What is theme?
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Another name for Non-Fiction texts
What is Informational Text.
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If I am stuck on a vocabulary question that I don't know on an exam, I can do this:
Answers will vary Eliminate ones I know aren't right and make an educated guess Insert each word into the sentence to see which one fits
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character vs. nature, character vs. self, character vs. character, character vs. society, are all types of this.
What is (literary) conflict.
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If I am unsure of an answer on a multiple choice test I should try to _______________ answers I know are incorrect
What is eliminate
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The 5 parts of a plotline in order are
What is introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
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Compare and Contrast, Chronological Order, Cause and Effect, and Problem and solution are all examples of this:
What is text structure
500
Using these can help figure out what an unknown word means
What are context clues
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First Person, second person, 3rd person limited, and 3 person omniscient are all examples of this.
What is Point of View
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There are two very important things to do before a test (HINT: the night before, and the morning of)
What is get a good night's sleep (go to bed early) and eat breakfast!