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Reading Vocabulary-JMS

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Information that is true or can be proven

a)

Opinion

b)

Message

c)

Fact

d)

Tone

2.
the reason the author writes (persuade, inform, entertain)
a)
point of view
b)
author's purpose
c)
author's style
d)
fact
3.
position or perspective from which a story is told
a)
conclusion
b)
genre
c)
message
d)
point of view
4.

Lesson learned or message (heart <3 of the story )

a)

theme

b)

mood

c)

tone

d)

genre

5.

time and place of a story

a)

CHARACTER

b)

PLOT

c)

SETTING

d)

EXPOSITION

6.

person or animal in a story

a)

PROTAGONIST

b)

GIST

c)

ANTAGONIST

d)

CHARACTER

7.
a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; the bad guy
a)
PROTAGONIST
b)
SETTING
c)
ANTAGONIST
d)
GIST
8.
the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text
a)
ANTAGONIST
b)
PROTAGONIST
c)
CHARACTER
d)
SETTING
9.

the main problem in a story; struggle

a)

conflict

b)

excerpt

c)

author's purpose

d)

emphasize

10.

what does author's purpose mean?

a)

please excuse my dear aunt sally

b)

persuade, perform and inform

c)

inform, entertain and invite

d)

persuade, inform and entertain

11.
What does chronological mean?
a)
having to do with a watch
b)
to happen before
c)
out of order
d)
arranged in time order
12.
The conflict of a story is-
a)
the main idea
b)
beginning of the story
c)
the problem that the main character must overcome
d)
setting, where it takes place
13.
What is spoken conversation between 2 or more characters
a)
stage directions
b)
dialogue
c)
scene
d)
playwright
14.

foreshadowing

a)

a hint about what will happen later

b)

an event telling why something happens

c)

telling what happened earlier in the story

15.
Non-fiction is...
a)
true and informational
b)
not real
16.

The type or kind of story

a)

Informational

b)

Conflict

c)

Genre

d)

Fiction

17.

A story that is not true or is made up

a)

Informational

b)

Theme

c)

Genre

d)

Fiction

18.

Explaining the story you just read in a short way.

a)

Selection

b)

Evidence

c)

Summary

d)

Main Idea

19.

What the selection is mainly about.

a)

Selection

b)

Summary

c)

Evidence

d)

Main Idea

20.

What happens in the story.

a)

Setting

b)

Point-of-View

c)

Plot

d)

Conflict

21.

Telling the story from the way one character or person sees it.

a)

Setting

b)

Point-of-View

c)

Conflict

d)

Plot

22.

The time and place of the story.

a)

Setting

b)

Point-of-View

c)

Conflict

d)

Plot

23.
What text structure uses these key words?
before, in the beginning, to start, finally, during, in the middle, after
a)
problem/solution
b)
cause/effect
c)
compare/contrast
d)
sequence/chronological
24.
What text structure uses these key words?
similar, alike, same, both, just like, different, unlike, in contrast, on the other hand
a)
problem/solution
b)
cause/effect
c)
compare/contrast
d)
sequence/chronological
25.
What text structure uses these key words?
problem, issue, cause, since, consequently, therefore, as a result
a)
problem/solution
b)
cause/effect
c)
compare/contrast
d)
sequence/chronological
26.
What is the definition for 1st Person Point of View?
a)
An outside narrator tells the story
b)
The main character tells the story
c)
A character in the story that tells the story
d)
The reason why the author wrote the piece
27.
What is the definition of 3rd Person Point of View?
a)
An outside narrator tells the story
b)
The enemy of the main character
c)
Why something happens
d)
To tell
28.
What is an Antagonist?
a)
To judge
b)
the enemy of the main character
c)
a brother or sister
d)
exaggeration
29.
What is an Autobiography?
a)
The story of a person's life as told by someone else
b)
A story told by my mom
c)
A story about a person's life written by themselves
d)
A story passed down from generations
30.
What is a biography
a)
A story about a person's life written by themselves
b)
The story of a person's life as told by someone else
c)
A story that is made up
d)
The problem in a story
31.
Which list shows the plot elements in the correct order? 
a)
exposition, falling action, climax, rising action, resolution 
b)
exposition, falling action, rising action, climax, resolution
c)
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution 
d)
rising action, falling action, exposition, climax, resolution
32.
The exposition 
a)
happens at the beginning of a story
b)
happens at the middle of a story
c)
happens at the end of a story
d)
is another name for climax
33.
Characters and setting are introduced. Reveals or sets the stage for the conflict
a)
rising action
b)
exposition
c)
climax
d)
resolution
34.
Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?
a)
climax
b)
rising action
c)
falling action
d)
resolution
35.
Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?
a)
exposition
b)
rising action
c)
climax
d)
resolution
36.
Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?
a)
exposition
b)
rising action
c)
falling action
d)
resolution
37.
Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?
a)
climax
b)
exposition
c)
falling action
d)
resolution
38.

The most intense, exciting or important point of the story.

a)

Overview

b)

Exposition

c)

Resolution

d)

Climax

39.
Mufasa is the _________________ in The Lion King
a)
Scapegoat
b)
Protagonist
c)
Antagonist
d)
Most Awesome
40.
The hyenas are _____________ in The Lion King
a)
Good Guys
b)
Antagonists
c)
Misunderstood
d)
Heroes
41.
How you feel about something
a)
fact
b)
author's purpose
c)
opinion
d)
effect
42.
use what you already know and evidence from the text to figure something out
a)
text evidence
b)
summary
c)
passage
d)
inference
43.
two words that mean the opposite 
a)
metaphor
b)
synonym
c)
antonym
d)
simile
44.
telling how two or more things are alike
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
compare
d)
contrast
45.

Which sentence is an opinion?

a)

The capital of Virginia is Richmond.

b)

The Nile River provided soil, water, and transportation for the Egyptians.

c)

Ancient China had the oldest and best civilization in the world.

d)

The native language of ancient Rome was Latin, but the people spoke Greek as well.

46.
Synonyms are a type of context clue. What is a synonym?
a)
The unknown word is explained in the sentence.
b)
A type of sound that should be heard in a sentence.
c)
A word that has the opposite meaning as the unknown words in a sentence.
d)
A word that has the same meaning as the unknown word in a sentence.
47.
Found under pictures, diagrams, charts or photographs to help the reader better understand the picture of diagram.
a)
Illustrations
b)
Captions
c)
Glossary
d)
Chart
48.
Usually found at the end of a passage or the back of the book to help the reader understand the meaning of important words.
a)
Illustrations
b)
Captions
c)
Glossary
d)
Chart
49.
The purpose of graphics (such as graphs, tables, pictures, or maps) is to 
a)
Help the reader visualize important information 
b)
Describe what is found in a photo or illustration 
c)
Separate text into sections based on main ideas 
d)
Show information that occurs in a certain order 
50.
What text feature is used in the red boxes? 
a)
sidebar
b)
column
c)
white space
d)
subheading

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