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Interpreting Figurative Language
Informational Text Structures
Elements of Plot
Literary Non-fiction
Context Clues
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" I put the big jacket on. I zipped it up and down several times, and rolled the cuffs up so they didn't cover my hands. I put my hands in the pockets and flapped the jacket like a birds wings." The author's purpose for using this simile is to
a. demonstrate how much he loves his jacket b. to emphasize that the jacket was way oversized and he feels ridiculous in it c. illustrate that the Soto wants God to turn him into a bird, so he could fly far away from the ugly jacket.
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What is the name of an informational text structure that explains how to do something?
Procedural Text
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Three things authors usually include in the setting of a story.
Time, Place, and Environment
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What is the writer's point of view in an autobiography? a. 3rd person b. 2nd person c. 1st person
c. 1st person
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Name the five main types of context clues
synonym antonym definition example inference
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"Even the girls who had been friendly blew away like loose flowers to follow the boys in neat jackets" What does the author's use of simile show about Soto's feelings?
a. He is too young to be interested in girls yet. b. He is relieved that the girls aren't following him around. c. He is frustrated and the simile shows how easily the girls drifted away from him once he had an ugly jacket.
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Goosebumps make me shiver. First, I get cold. Then I shake all over. Why does the author use a sequence text structure?
a. to describe his goosebumps b. to compare goosebumps to not having goosebumps c. to pose a problem about goosebumps and then give a solution. d. to illustrate the order of events when he gets goosebumps
200
A good fictional summary should always include...
The characters, problem, and resolution
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"The Jacket" by Gary Soto is an example of literary non-fiction. What type of literary non-fiction is it? a. autobiography b. biography c. personal memoir
c. personal memoir
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Seth woke up late and left the house without breakfast. He spent part of the morning running errands. Then he came home to tidy up. By lunch, he was feeling both hunger and lethargy. He ate a healthy lunch then took a long nap. What does the word lethargy mean?
a. Hunger b. Exhaustion c. Uncertainty
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When Hannah broke up with her boyfriend, she cried a river of tears. What does the hyperbole from this sentence convey?
a. compares her feelings of being single to having a boyfriend. b. emphasizes how saw she was by exaggerating the amounts of tears she cried. c. show that she wishes she had a river she could skate away on
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Goosebumps make me shiver. I get little bumps on my skin. They look like sesame seeds. What is the purpose of organizing the text about goosebumps this way?
a. to illustrate the order of steps in getting goosebumps b. to compare people who get goosebumps with those that don't c. to show the reader characteristics of goosebumps.
300
The purpose of rising action is...
to create suspense about the conflict.
300
Mr. Stevens told his class that they would simulate a moon landing. Everyone walked funny and pretended they could jump higher than usual. They collected rocks he had placed out for them. They looked at a photo of Earth as it would be seen from space. What does the word simulate mean?
a. Watch b. Discuss c. Copy
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"He stared at the jacket like an enemy." Is this positive comparison or a negative comparison?
Negative
400
Have you ever had an ice-cream headache? That’s when a painful sensation resonates in your head after eating something cold (usually ice-cream) on a hot day. This pain is produced by the dilation of a nerve center in the roof of your mouth. The nerve center is overreacting to the cold by trying to heat your brain. Ice-cream headaches have turned many smiles to frowns. What is the text structure?
a. compare and contrast b. problem and solution c. sequence d. cause and effect
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How is the climax defined in fiction?
The point of greatest interest of the story.
400
Unknown word + clues from the text = ____________
Prediction or inference
500
She listens to the teacher and always seems to have the answers. Karen has a mind like a steel trap. What does this simile show us about Karen's mind?
a. It is so strong that it breaks sometimes. b. She is such a day dreamer that she needs to be caught and chained to her desk with a steel trap. c. She listens well and remembers everything.
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Why is it important to understand non-fiction text structures?
“Understanding the expository text structures give readers a better shot at determining important information when reading nonfiction. If students know what to look for in terms of text structure, they grasp the meaning more easily.”
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The overall message of a fictional text is called the...
central theme
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______ __________are "hints" within the text that good readers use to find the meaning of unknown words in a passage, story or text.
What are context clues?