Vocabulary Quiz

What is a root or base word?

• A) A complex word with multiple prefixes and suffixes

• B) A basic word with no prefix or suffix

• C) A word that means the opposite of another word

• D) A word that supports the main idea of a text

What is the purpose of a prefix?

• A) To change the meaning of the base word by adding letters to the beginning

• B) To tell the story

• C) To support the main idea of a paragraph

• D) To describe where and when the story takes place

What is a synonym?

• A) A word that means the opposite

• B) A basic word with no prefix or suffix

• C) A word that means the same or almost the same meaning as another word

• D) The person telling the story

What does the term 'main idea' refer to?

• A) The person telling the story

• B) The place where the story occurs

• C) What the passage or paragraph is mostly about

• D) A conclusion based on clues and reasoning

What is a key detail?

• A) A word that means the opposite of another

• B) The main problem in a story

• C) A sentence that supports the main idea

• D) A short statement of the main points of a story

What is the role of the narrator in a story?

• A) To write the story

• B) To solve the problem in the story

• C) To tell the story

• D) To change the meaning of words in the story

What is an inference?

• A) A basic word with no prefix or suffix

• B) A word that means the same as another word

• C) A conclusion reached based on clues, evidence, and reasoning

• D) The main idea of a paragraph

What is included in a summary?

• A) Every detail of a story

• B) The opposite meaning of the story

• C) Only the important details of a story

• D) The person who writes the story

What is a conflict in a story?

• A) The main idea of the story

• B) The person telling the story

• C) The thing that goes wrong in the story

• D) A word that supports the main idea

Who is the author of a story?

• A) The person who tells the story

• B) The person who writes the story

• C) The main character in the story

• D) The person who solves the problem in the story