Vocabulary Review

4. If a writer sets a story in an old house near the ocean, which details would be the most useful in helping you picture the setting?

• A FOR SALE sign on a lawn; cars moving slowly in a rain storm
• A garden filled with blooming flowers; shoes drying on a sunny porch
• Stars sparkling at night; a long, curving driveway
• Peeling paint; birds circling over an empty beach

Which of the following phrases contains alliteration?

• friendly fox
• lost dog
•  pale moon
• green seeds

When a story is told from the first-person point of view, the reader —

• knows only what the narrator knows
• must guess who the narrator is
• does not learn about the characters in the story
• views the characters as friends

Historical fiction is based on —

• the experiences of several generations of a family
• real people and events from the past
• situations and ideas that seem outdated today
• stories that have been told throughout the ages

The theme of a literary work is best described as —

• what happens in the work
•  the truth or insight the writer reveals about life
• the topic or subject
• the time and place of the action

to form an idea, assess

• evaluate
• argue
• criticize
• define

to tell how and why

• explain
• cite
• analyze
• state

to communicate information

• convey
• Identify
• list
• respond

to find the similarities and differences in the text

• Compare and Contrast
• Summarize
• Illustrate
• Cause and Effect

to quote from the text as an example

• cite
• express
• list
• show