In the Spotlight

The fear of speaking (or trying to speak) in public is?

• arachnophobia

• glossophobia

• confidence

• claustrophobia

The most important idea an author wants the reader to know is called?

• anecdote

• aggression

• supporting details

• central or main idea

Words, phrases or sentences that tell more about an important idea or topic is called?

• supporting details

• main idea or topic

• ambush

• example

Hiding then attacking prey when it comes near, to take someone by surprise is called?

• distract

• aggression

• ambush

• fact

Angry, violet behavior or action is called?

• distract

• aggression

• simile

• confidence

To believe in yourself, your abilities or ideas mean to have?

• distract

• aggression

• statistic

• confidence

If you pull attention away from something or someone you are ___________them.

• ambush

• opinion

• distract

• anecdote

A statement that can be proven as true is a ?

• opinion

• fact

• statistic

• infer

A statement that expresses a person's feelings, beliefs or thoughts is an?

• opinion

• fact

• anecdote

• prefix

A specific instance that helps to explain an idea is an?

• suffix

• example

• opinion

• queasy