Literature Key Terms

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5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A ________________ is repeating or writing out exactly what a source says, word for word. Quotes are always put inside quotation marks. (RL1)
theme
quote
chapter
text
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.1
CCSS.RL.5.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
_____________ texts are passages that are stories, dramas, or poems. (RL1)
Literary
Informative
Spelling
Math
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Making an ______________________ while reading is when you infer to come to a reasonable conclusion based on evidence found in the literary text. (RL1)
Inference
Theme
Metaphor
Simile
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.1
CCSS.RL.5.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
An ____________ idea or message is stated directly by the author. The author tells the readers exactly what they need to know. (RL1)
infererence
opinion
explicit
metaphor
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.1
CCSS.RL.5.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The __________ of a literary text is its lesson or message. For example, a story could be about two friends who like to do things together, and the theme might be the importance of friendship. (RL1, RL9)
main idea
summary
theme
main point
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
______________: To give the main events of a story in the order in which they happen. (RL2)
Summarize
Finalize
Realize
Exercise
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.2
CCSS.SL.5.2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
______________ vs _________________: Though similar, comparing is analyzing two things, such as characters or stories, in relation to each other, while contrasting is specifically analyzing the differences between two things, such as two different characters or stories. (RL3, RL9)
Fact vs Opinion
True vs False
Compare vs Contrast
Truth or Dare
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.9
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