5th Grade Reading Skills Review

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What is a hyperbole?

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An exaggeration.

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What is Personification?

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Giving human qualities to non-humans.

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What does a cast list for a play include?

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The characters.

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What do stage directions in a play tell the actors?

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What to do/act.

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What is the setting of a story?

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When and where a story takes place.

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What is a simile?

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A comparison of two things using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is a metaphor?

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A comparison of two things saying one thing is another.

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What is the theme of a story?

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The main idea or lesson of the story.

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What is a plot?

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The sequence of events in a story.

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What is a character in a story?

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A person, animal, or figure in a narrative.