A figure of speech which compares two things with the words "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
100
Giving information on a topic, such as in a newspaper article.
What is to inform?
100
This benchmark will ask you to draw similarities and differences.
What is compare and contrast?
100
A writer will probably tell about a persons life using...
What is chronological order?
100
This is the first thing you should do when given your test...
What is preview the text and questions?
200
A statement that something "is" something else is called a...
metaphor
200
A written speech about how important it is to get an education is an example of...
What is to persuade?
200
This benchmark will ask you to determine the essential message of the passage.
What is main idea?
200
When an author writes about everything that happened in one day from beginning to end this is an example of...
What is sequence of events?
200
When reading the questions, use this strategy to focus on key words/phrases...
What is selective underlining?
300
A figure of speech which gives the qualities of a person to an animal, object, or an idea.
What is personification?
300
Another phrase for Author's Perspective.
What is point of view?
300
This benchmark will ask you to determine why the passage was written.
What is author's purpose?
300
When an author wants to explain why something happened, they use.
What is cause and effect?
300
This is where you should look for context clues.
What is...
in the word, in the sentence with the word, and in all sentences around the word.
400
Language that is an exaggeration that is not capable of happening....like,
It's raining cats and dogs...
is called an...
What is an idiom?
400
What a story, narrative, and fiction text is written for.
What is to entertain?
400
This benchmark will ask you to read between the lines and use your background knowledge combined with text clues while reading.
What is making an inference?
400
When writers show how things are the same and different.
What is compare and contrast?
400
This is what you should do as you read
What is selective underlining or margin notes?
500
(List the types of language used in order...)
1. "He's as old as dirt."
2. "You have a chip on your shoulder."
3. "He is a pig."
4. "The car coughed and sputtered when it started."
What is a:
Simile
Idiom
Metaphor
Personification
500
When an author shows their perspective, they are stating their...
What is opinion?
500
This benchmark will ask you to understand the reasons WHY something happens and the RESULTS.
What is cause and effect?
500
This pattern states a topic and then supports it with additional statements.
What is main idea/details?
500
What is the relationship between question and answers called?