Final Reading Exam Q1 Flashcards
(35 cards)
Historical fiction
Characters who live in the past
Realistic fiction
Story with events like real life
Fable
A story that teaches a lesson through animals
Myth
Stories that involve gods and goddesses
Folktale
Humorous stories that are exaggerated
Legend
Characters and events retold some much. Extraordinary
Short story
Shorter then a novel; you can read it in one sitting
Science-fiction
Story that takes place in the future
Tall tale
Culture handed down from generations
Rhyme
Final sounds that are similar
Punctuation
A system of marks to make meanings clear
Word choice
Also selection of words in his or her work
Alliteration
Reporting consonant sounds at the beginning
Rhythm
Pattern of rising sounds
Obomatopoeia
Imitating natural sounds
Repetition
Active repeating words to cause an effect
Almanac
Book of calendars that covers the cycles of nature
Atlas
Book of maps
Dictionary
A book of words and fair meetings
Encyclopedia
A book covering a wide range of subjects with articles arranged alphabetically
Thesaurus
The book of synonyms and antonyms
Plot
Conflict/series’s of events In a story
Setting
When or where the story takes place (time and place)
Character
People or animals in a story