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Nonfiction Terms Glossary

Authored by Heather Dwyer

English

6th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 32+ times

Nonfiction Terms Glossary
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do you call a label or brief explanation that accompanies a photograph or an illustration?

headline

caption

sidebar

subhead

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do you call the main point an author is making or what the reading is mainly about?

direct quotation

headline

caption

central idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a report of the exact words of an author or speaker? It can also be when you copy exact words from a source.

direct quotation

headline

objective summary

paraphrase

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the title of an article in a newspaper, magazine, or website called?

subhead

sidebar

caption

headline

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do you call a short statement or paragraph which only tells the facts and main points or ideas of something. It can not contain personal feelings or opinions.

objective summary

direct quotation

paraphrase

central idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

To put someone else's writing into your own words is to...

summarize

describe

persuade

paraphrase

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a short article placed alongside a longer article and contains additional or contrasting information called?

sidebar

headline

caption

subhead

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

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