What is the purpose of 'context clues' in a text?

To hint at the meaning of a difficult word or phrase

To describe the details of an event

What does the term "infer" mean in the context of reading and understanding text?

To draw a conclusion based upon what is read and what is already known

To describe in detail, giving important facts and ideas

To use descriptive language to paint a picture for the reader

What is the meaning of "imagery" in literature?

The use of descriptive language to paint a picture for the reader

A statement that can be proven true, a piece of evidence

A word or phrase used in a non-literal way

What does the term "inference" refer to in literature?

A conclusion reached by using evidence and known facts

A technique the author uses to create a story

The most important lesson or moral in a piece of literature

The timing of the text and how an author spreads out events or action

What is a "literary device"?

A technique the author/writer uses

A version of a story performed in the theater or on stage

A fictional book, story, or poem

What does "mood" in literature refer to?

How the text makes the reader feel

The character or voice who tells the story

The most important lesson or moral in a piece of literature

A comparison of unlike things which is not directly stated

What is the role of a "narrator" in a story?

The character or voice who tells the events/story

A lesson or moral mentioned briefly

The effect on the creation of something

What is personification in literature?

B) When an author gives human characteristics to a nonhuman thing

A) A specific line or group of lines from text

C) The location where the story or part of the story takes place

D) Connections between elements, ideas, or characters within a text

What does the term 'plot structure' refer to?

B) How the plot is organized, paced, and ordered

A) The series of events in the text

C) A piece of writing, written in specific form or verses

D) All action leading up to the climax which builds suspense or tension in a story

Which of the following best defines 'setting'?

C) The location where the story or part of the story takes place

A) The series of events in the text

B) Specific words chosen by the author to make things clear to the reader

D) A piece of literature written with parts and stage directions

What is the purpose of 'similes' in literature?

C) To compare unlike things by using words like 'as', 'or' than

A) To give human characteristics to nonhuman things

B) To create effect with repeated lines in poetry

D) To justify the writer's argument with evidence from the text

A word with the exact meaning as another word.

A word with the opposite meaning as another word.

A word with a similar meaning as another word.

A new word created by an author.

What is the purpose of transitional words in a story?

To signal a change from one idea to another

To introduce the main characters

To describe the setting in detail

To provide evidence for the theme

What does the term 'theme' refer to in a story?

The lesson or moral within the story

The background information about the characters

The sequence of events in the plot

The descriptive language used to create imagery

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What does the term "alliteration" refer to in the context of academic terms?

A detailed examination of the structure or elements of a text

The author's reason for writing or creating text

Repetition of consonant sounds

A word opposite in meaning to another

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

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The literal meaning of a word

A conversation between characters

What comes to the reader’s mind when a word, phrase, story is heard

The opposing claim to an argument

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

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Academic Terms

What does the term "alliteration" refer to in the context of academic terms?

Which term describes a comparison between two things to clarify meaning?

What is an "archetype" in literature?

What is meant by "author's purpose"?

What does "ineffective claims" mean?

What term is used to describe the highest point of action or tension in a literary or fiction text?

Which of the following best defines 'connotation'?

What is the purpose of 'context clues' in a text?

What does it mean to 'distinguish' something?

What term is used to describe words that are specific to a certain type of writing, such as informational, argumentative, or narrative?

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