english

Question 1

analogy

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a comparison that shows a
relationship between two sets of things

Question 2

author’s purpose

Answer 2

the main reason
an author has for writing a text, most
commonly to explain, express, inform, or
persuade

Question 3

body paragraph

Answer 3

groups of sentences
that provide more information about the
central idea

Question 4

cause

Answer 4

something that brings about an
effect or a result

Question 5

central idea

Answer 5

the most important idea in
a text

Question 6

chronology

Answer 6

the time order in which
events occur

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cite evidence

Answer 7

to point to examples in a
text that support the central idea or an
inference

Question 8

compare

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to look for similarities

Question 9

conclusion

Answer 9

the end of a piece of writing
that sums up the writer’s main points and
often provides a reflection; how a conflict
or problem is solved

Question 10

context clues

Answer 10

a word or phrase near an
unknown word that can help the reader
determine the unknown word’s meaning

Question 11

denotation

Answer 11

the dictionary definition of a
word

Question 12

effect

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the result of a cause

Question 13

figurative language

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a word or phrase
that means something other than its
dictionary definition, such as a simile, an
idiom, a metaphor, or personification

Question 14

inference

Answer 14

an educated guess based on
evidence in a text and what you already
know

Question 15

metaphor

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a type of figurative language
that makes a comparison without using
like or as

Question 16

personification

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a type of figurative
language that attributes humanlike
qualities to something that is nonhuman

Question 17

predict word meaning

Answer 17

to look at parts
of a word and nearby words to guess the
definition of an unknown word

Question 18

primary source

Answer 18

a document, speech,
image, or other piece of evidence created
by someone who experienced an event

Question 19

reference source

Answer 19

a source of
information, such as a dictionary, a
thesaurus, or a glossary, that can help
readers understand a text

Question 20

secondary source

Answer 20

a work created or
written about an event by a person
who was not present when the event
happened

Question 21

simile

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a type of figurative language that
compares two things or ideas using the
word like or as

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anecdote

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A short amusing story about a person or event

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introduction

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the beginning of a piece
of writing that captures the reader’s
attention and sets the scene

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point of view

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the perspective from
which a story or poem is told, most
commonly first person or third perso; the
writer’s perspective about a topic or issue

Question 25

precise language

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words that indicate exactly what the author wishes to convey, bringing images in a text to life

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pronoun

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a word that is used in place of a noun

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supporting details

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facts, statistics, explanations, data, and other evidence that help to convey the central idea of a text

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topic

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what a piece of writing is about

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transition

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a word or phrase that indicates the passage of time or order of events

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author’s technique

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the way an author relates information in a creative way to the reader

Question 31

connotation

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the emotion or judgment that a word expresses

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context clues

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hints found within a sentence, paragraph, or passage that a reader can use to understand the meanings of new or unfamiliar words

Question 33

contrast

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the state of being strikingly different from something else in juxtaposition or close association.

Question 34

Figurative Language

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A word or phrase that means something other then its definition.

Question 35

Inference

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A educated guess based on stuff you already know and details from the text.

Question 36

Poetic Content

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A message that a poem sends often ideas and feelings.

Question 37

Poetry

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A literary form written in verse that often contains rhyming words.

Question 38

POV

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The perspective a story is told by.

Question 39

Rhythm

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A repeated pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.

Question 40

Stanza

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A group of lines in a poem.

Question 41

Theme

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The message in a passage.