Vocabulary Definitions

What is the term for the repetition of a sound at the beginning of a word?

• Allusion

• Alliteration

• Analogy

What is a brief, usually indirect reference to a person, place, or event—real or fictional?

• Alliteration

• Analogy

• Allusion

What is the term for similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar?

• Analogy

• Allusion

• Alliteration

The term 'analyze' means:

• to examine in detail

• to ignore

• to create

• to destroy

An 'argument' is defined as:

• a fight or disagreement between people

• a reason or set of reasons given to support a claim

• a mathematical function

• a type of literary device

How would you define 'articulate'?

• Expressing oneself easily and clearly

• Having artistic skills

• Being physically flexible

• Understanding complex concepts

The definition of 'author's purpose' is:

• The reason an author writes a text

• The main character in a story

• The setting of a story

• The plot of a story

'Bias' refers to:

• A tendency to favor one thing over another

• An unbiased opinion

• A random choice

• A scientific fact

Explain the concept of 'cause and effect'.

• Cause and effect is a relationship between events where one is the result of the other.

• Cause and effect is a type of mathematical equation.

• Cause and effect is a form of artistic expression.

• Cause and effect is a historical analysis method.

Fill in the blank: The central idea is the ______ conveyed in a text.

• Broad idea or message

• Specific detail

• Author's biography

• Historical context