Literary Concepts and Terms

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What best describes an 'expository text'?

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A text that explains facts about a topic.

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Which genre is a made-up story where characters, settings, and events could exist in real life?

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Realistic fiction

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What type of text provides facts and examples to support an opinion?

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Argumentative text

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What is a key feature of a 'drama'?

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It includes a list of characters, dialogue, and stage directions.

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When you 'compare' two things, you are:

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Looking at how things are alike.

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Which of the following is the 'contrast' between two things?

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How they are different.

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The 'plot' of a story is:

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The series of events that take place in the story.

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What does the 'problem' in a story refer to?

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What the characters want to do, change, or find out.

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The 'solution' in a story refers to:

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How the problem in the story is solved.

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The 'main idea' of a passage is:

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The most important idea or point that an author presents.