Vocabulary Quiz November 2nd

a type of writing that tells about real people, places, things, and events

• Nonfiction

• Fiction

• Drama

• Poetry

something an author has written about the life of another person

• Autobiography

• Biography

• Genre

• Point of View

something an author has written about his/her OWN life

• Genre

• Author's Purpose

• Biography

• Autobiography

nonfiction text written to inform, explain, or describe

• Expository Text

• Fiction

• Genre

• Drama

a statement that can be proved to be true

• Opinion

• Idiom

• Fact

• Simile

a statement that cannot be proved (it’s what someone THINKS or FEELS)

• Fact

• Opinion

• Idiom

• Metaphor

clues from the text that support inferences and conclusions made by the reader

• Prediction

• Text Evidence

• Fact

• Opinion

the reason the author wrote the story or article

• Point of View

• Prediction

• Summary

• Author's Purpose

the organization the author uses to show how his ideas are connected

• Text Feature

• Text Structure

• Prediction

• Fact

ways that a writer gives the reader information (used in non-fiction); extra things that are added to the story to help us understand it better

• Text Structure

• Opinion

• Fact

• Text Features