Reading SOL Terms Review

A word part added to the beginning of the word which changes the word’s meaning is called:

• root word
• prefix
• suffix
• affixes

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The word part added to the end of a word which changes the word’s meaning is called:

• root word
• prefix
• suffix
• affixes

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The name for prefixes and suffixes is:

• root word
• prefix
• suffix
• affixes

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which term means "using surrounding words in the text to figure out a word’s definition"?

• inference
• context clues
• guessing
• drawing conclusions

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which reference source is a book used to look up definitions, pronunciations, origins, forms, and parts of speech or a word  

• glossary
• table of contents
• dictionary
• thesaurus

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Which reference source is a book used to look up words with similar and opposite meanings (synonyms and antonyms)

• glossary
• table of contents
• dictionary
• thesaurus

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which reference source is a short dictionary found in the back of a textbook or other reference material

• glossary
• table of contents 
• dictionary
• thesaurus

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which reference source is found at the beginning of a textbook to give you an overview of what is found within the text

• glossary
• table of contents
• dictionary
• thesaurus

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Which term means "repetition of the beginning sounds in words that are next to or near each other"?

• alliteration
• onomatopoeia
• imagery
• hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which term means "the use of a word whose sound suggest or imitates its meaning"?

• hyperbole
• personification
• metaphor
• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3