'Writer's Audience' means...

what the writer must write about

What is a 'central idea'?

The point that the author wants you to remember most

What does 'Author's Point of View' mean?

The author's opinion on a topic

The types of words an author uses

What does 'to compare' mean?

To see how things are different

To find both differences and similarities

What does 'contrast' mean?

The differences between two or more items

To find both differences and similarities

What does 'conclude' mean?

to arrive at an opinion by reasoning

What does 'plot' mean?

The major problem that needs to be solved

What does the word 'symbolism' mean?

Something that represents something more meaningful

A comparison of two different things

What does the word 'determine' mean?

To come to a decision about something

To ask a question about something

important details from the text

the topic of a nonfiction article in one sentence

the theme or moral of a narrative

the long paragraphs of the story

a discussion that switches from one person to another

the most important idea about a topic

What is 'author's purpose'?

To persuade, inform, or entertain the reader

What does 'summarize' mean?

To restate the important ideas in the text in a few sentences

To restate as much as you can remember from the text

To give your honest opinion of the text you read

What does 'research' mean?

To lookup information or discover more about the subject

To reread a text to understand it better

To make up information that would fit with the subject you read about

What does the word 'revise' mean?

To keep things exactly as they are

To read the text for the first time

What does the word 'previous' mean?

An important event in the story

Both when and where the story takes place

An important event in the story

How can you summarize a topic?

Retell key details of what happened

What does 'NON-FICTION' mean?

Writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people

Writing that is based on imagination and creativity

Writing that has made-up characters and storylines

Writing that could never happen in real life

A group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning

A group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning

Letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning

Letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning

A phrase whose meaning has nothing to do with the words

A phrase that makes sense once you break down the separate words

A phrase which uses 'as' or 'like'

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

'To show something' is to...

give the purpose

develop a theme

change the structure

reveal it

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CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

'Background information that helps us to understand something' is...

setting

mood

evidence

context

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The word 'synonym' means...

a word that has the same/similar definition

a word that has the opposite definition

a word that has more than one definition

a word that doesn't have a clear definition

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The word 'emphasize' means...

to repeat

to end something

to make something less important

to give importance to something

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

'To give evidence or to back something up' means to...

support

develop

emphasize

explain

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does a 'statement' mean?

something communicated by writing or speaking

an argumentative essay

a realistic story

an article

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.8.4A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does 'Mood' refer to?

how the audience feels when reading something

how the author feels when writing something

the general atmosphere of a place

the tone of a conversation

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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'Background information that helps us to understand something' is...

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