Test Taking Terms, Part 1

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What is a simile?

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A comparison that uses 'like' or 'as'.

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What does it mean to summarize?

Back

To give the main points of a passage.

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What is the author’s purpose?

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The author’s reason for writing a text (like entertain, inform, persuade).

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What is the main idea/central idea?

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The most important thing a passage is about.

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What is Cause/Effect?

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The reason something happened/what happened as a result.

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What is a metaphor?

Back

A comparison that does not use 'like' or 'as'.

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What is an idiom?

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A phrase that means something different from its literal meaning.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words.

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What does it mean to draw a conclusion?

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To make a decision based on the information you have.

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What is an example?

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A specific case that illustrates a general idea.