WorksheetsAIR Test Vocabulary
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What is a writing prompt?
The format of the passage
A writing question; what you write about
The person that wrote the story
A story with characters, setting, a beginning, middle, and end
What does 'narrative' refer to?
The lesson, moral, or message of a story
A story with characters, setting, a beginning, middle, and end
The main idea of the story
The person that wrote the story
What is the meaning of 'perspective'?
The format of the passage
The lesson, moral, or message of a story
How the author or character feels about the topic; your opinion
A story or text to read
What is a 'statement'?
A writing question; what you write about
The format of the passage
A sentence, for example, "I like pizza" is a statement
The person that wrote the story
What does 'theme' refer to?
The format of the passage
A story with characters, setting, a beginning, middle, and end
The lesson, moral, or message; what did the character learn?
A writing question; what you write about
What is the 'main idea' of a story?
The format of the passage
The lesson, moral, or message of a story
The person that wrote the story
What the story is mostly about; the big idea often mentioned in the title or at the beginning of the passage
What is 'text structure'?
A writing question; what you write about
How the passage is organized; Cause and effect, sequence, description, compare and contrast
The lesson, moral, or message of a story
The format of the passage
What does 'explanation' mean?
The format of the passage
The person that wrote the story
To explain or give more information
A story with characters, setting, a beginning, middle, and end
What is a 'passage'?
The format of the passage
A story or text to read
The person that wrote the story
A writing question; what you write about
What does 'organized' refer to in the context of a passage?
The format of the passage
A writing question; what you write about
The lesson, moral, or message of a story
A story with characters, setting, a beginning, middle, and end
Who is the 'author'?
The format of the passage
A writing question; what you write about
The person that wrote the story
A story with characters, setting, a beginning, middle, and end
What does the term "Detail" refer to in the context of a text?
The person speaking or talking in the story
A small part of the passage that supports the main idea
The order of events; first, next, then, last
An answer
What is an "Excerpt"?
The beginning, middle, and end of a story
Part of a sentence
Part of the text
To show or explain
What is meant by "Evidence" in a text?
The person speaking or talking in the story
An answer
To tell or communicate
Often referred to as "text evidence"; it is taken from the text
What does "Response" mean?
The order of events; first, next, then, last
An answer
To show or explain
Part of a sentence
What is a "Phrase"?
Part of the text
Part of a sentence
The beginning, middle, and end of a story
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What does it mean to "Describe" something?
To tell or communicate
The order of events; first, next, then, last
To show or explain
Explain or add detail
Who is the "Speaker" in a story?
The person speaking or talking in the story
Part of the text
An answer
A small part of the passage that supports the main idea
What does "Conveyed" mean?
Part of a sentence
The beginning, middle, and end of a story
To tell or communicate
An answer
What constitutes the "Plot" of a story?
The order of events; first, next, then, last
The person speaking or talking in the story
The beginning, middle, and end of a story
Part of the text
What is "Sequence" in the context of a story?
Part of a sentence
To tell or communicate
The beginning, middle, and end of a story
The order of events; first, next, then, last
What is the definition of "cause and effect" as mentioned in the vocabulary list?
A type of figurative language
Words that mean the opposite
Why something happens and what happens as a result
Expressions that shouldn't be taken literally
What does the term "metaphor" mean according to the vocabulary list?
Using "like" or "as" to compare two things
Drawing a conclusion based on evidence or reasoning
Saying one thing is another
Words that mean the same
Which vocabulary term refers to words that mean the opposite of each other?
Synonyms
Antonyms
Idiom
Inference
What are "synonyms" as defined in the vocabulary list?
Words that shouldn't be taken literally
Words that mean the same
A conclusion based on evidence or reasoning
Words that mean the opposite
According to the vocabulary list, what is a "simile"?
A type of idiom
Words that have similar meanings
Using "like" or "as" to compare two things
A conclusion based on reasoning
What does "idiom" refer to in the vocabulary list?
A type of figurative language
Expressions that shouldn't be taken literally
Words that mean the same
Drawing a conclusion based on evidence
What is "figurative language" as described in the vocabulary list?
Language that is based on evidence or reasoning
Words that mean the opposite
Language that uses figures of speech such as similes, metaphors, and idioms
Expressions that should be taken literally
What does "inference" mean according to the vocabulary list?
A type of figurative language
Words that mean the same
Drawing a conclusion based on evidence or reasoning
Expressions that shouldn't be taken literally
What does the term "Narrator" refer to in a story?
The main character of the story
The person telling the story
The author of the story
The antagonist in the story
What is the meaning of "Contrast" as used in literature?
To describe the setting of a story
To tell how two things are the same
To tell how two things are different
To create a new character
What is an "OREO" in the context of writing?
A type of cookie
A narrative technique
A method for solving math problems
A structure used to write an opinion paragraph
What does "Author's purpose" mean?
The title of the author's book
The reason the author is writing
The summary of the story
The main character's goal
What is a "Hamburger Paragraph"?
A paragraph about food
A paragraph with exactly five sentences
A structure used to write an informational paragraph
A paragraph that is circular in structure
What does the term "5 finger retell" refer to?
A method of counting to five
A type of glove
Characters, setting, problem, events, solution, sometimes the author’s message
A hand gesture used during storytelling
What is a caption?
A title for a book
Words that explain a photograph; usually in nonfiction texts
A summary of a story
The main character in a story
What is the purpose of a glossary?
To tell a story
To provide synonyms for words
To provide definitions of words
To list all the characters in a book
What is a folktale?
A new story written by a contemporary author
A scientific report
A type of dance
A fiction story that has been passed down from generation to generation through storytelling
What are characters in a story?
The setting of the story
The letters used in a story
The people or animals in the story
The moral of the story
What is a heading?
A direction in which a story progresses
A title at the head of a page or section of a book
The ending of a story
The main idea of a paragraph
What does a myth mostly include?
Realistic events that could happen in everyday life
The adventures or events of supernatural beings like the story of Hercules
A detailed history of a real person
Instructions on how to perform a task
What is a title?
The first sentence of a story
The name of a text; for example, "The Three Little Pigs" is a title of a book
A character's nickname
The conclusion of a story
What is the setting of a story?
The plot twists in a story
The emotional tone of a story
Where the story takes place
The time period in which the author wrote the story
What is a fable?
A factual text that is nonfiction
A story with magical events and creatures
A fictional story that often has talking animals that teach a lesson
A drawing, painting, or photograph
What is a diagram?
A transitional phrase used to explain with evidence
A nonfiction text
A fictional story that is not real
A photograph that has labels; usually found in nonfiction
What is a fairytale?
A nonfiction or factual text
A story that tells of magical events and creatures in a make-believe world
A transitional phrase used to provide a fact about a topic
The end of something
What is an illustration?
A transitional phrase used to provide a reason
A drawing, painting, or photograph
A fictional story that is not real
A photograph that has labels
What does the term "conclusion" refer to?
A transitional phrase used to explain with evidence
The end of something
A nonfiction text
A story that often has talking animals
What is expository text?
A story that tells of magical events and creatures
A drawing, painting, or photograph
A nonfiction, or factual, text
A fictional story that is not real
What does the phrase "for example" signify?
A transitional phrase used to provide a reason
The end of something
A transitional phrase used to explain with evidence
A fictional story that is not real
What is fiction?
A nonfiction, or factual, text
A story that tells of magical events and creatures in a make-believe world
A drawing, painting, or photograph
A fake story, not real
What does the phrase "one reason" indicate?
A transitional phrase used to explain with evidence
A transitional phrase used to provide a reason
The end of something
A factual text
What does "identify" mean?
To figure out or show something
A story with magical events and creatures
A transitional phrase used to explain with evidence
The end of something
What does the phrase "one fact is" suggest?
A transitional phrase used to provide a reason
A drawing, painting, or photograph
A transitional phrase used to provide a fact about a topic
A fake story, not real
What does the word "Fantasy" refer to in the context of stories?
Non-fictional stories that are realistic
Fictional stories that could never occur in real life
Biographies of famous personalities
Historical accounts of events
What is an "Opinion"?
A fact that can be proven
What someone thinks, and it is not a fact
A transitional word used in writing
A word used to compare things that are alike
What does the word "Different" imply?
A word used to compare things that are alike
A word used to explain sequential order
A word used to contrast or tell how things are unlike each other
A word used to guess what will happen next
What is the purpose of the word "First"?
To predict what will happen next
To prove a fact
To compare things that are similar
To explain sequential order
What does it mean to "Predict"?
To compare things that are similar
To guess what will happen next
To explain sequential order
To write a sentence with correct spelling
What is a "Fact"?
A story that is fake but takes place during a time in history that is real
A word used to compare or tell how things are alike
Something that can be proven
A transitional word used in writing
What does "Similar" mean?
A word used to contrast or tell how things are unlike each other
A word used to compare or tell how things are alike
A word used to guess what will happen next
A word used to explain sequential order
What does "7CUPS" stand for?
A type of historical fiction
A method to predict future events
A set of guidelines used to write a sentence, including correct spelling and punctuation
A transitional word used in writing
What is "Historical fiction"?
A story that is true and takes place during a time in history that is real
A story that is fake but takes place during a time in history that is real
A factual report of historical events
A biography of a historical figure
What does the prefix in the word "dislike" stand for?
Not
Like
Opposite of
With
What is the root word in "wonderful"?
Full
Wonder
Wonderment
Ful
What is the suffix in the word "believable"?
Believe
Believ
Able
Ive
What are context clues?
What is the moral of a story?
What are character traits?
What is a multi-paragraph essay?
What does it mean to conclude?
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Which of the following is NOT a story element?
Characters
Setting
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