Reading Skills

Question 1

Article

Answer 1

A complete piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine

Question 2

Specific

Answer 2

Anything of a particular kind

Question 3

Previewing

Answer 3

Using information you already know to guess what information is likely to follow

Question 4

Fiction

Answer 4

A story that’s the product of the author’s imagination rather than factual information

Question 5

Nonfiction

Answer 5

Writing that refers to real events and factual information

Question 6

Scanning

Answer 6

a process that involves running your eyes quickly over lines, looking for specific information

Question 7

Passage

Answer 7

a part of an article or a portion of a book

Question 8

Proper Nouns

Answer 8

The names of specific persons, places , and things

Question 9

Elements that commonly stand out when scaning

Answer 9

1. proper nouns
2. capital letters
   3. numbers

Question 10

Context

Answer 10

the way a word is used in a sentence or paragraph

Question 11

multiple meanings

Answer 11

when words have more than one meaning

Question 12

synonym

Answer 12

a word witht he same or similar meaning as another word

Question 13

antonym

Answer 13

a word with the opposite meaning of another word

Question 14

thesaurus

Answer 14

a reference that provides both synonyms and antonyms

Question 15

details

Answer 15

small facts that present information about a topic

Question 16

topic sentence

Answer 16

the main idea of a particular paragraph

Question 17

stated idea

Answer 17

when the writer says specifically what he or she means

Question 18

implied idea

Answer 18

when thw writer hints at what he or she means

Question 19

introduction

Answer 19

the first paragraph of an essay , where the author presents tha main idea of the essay

Question 20

conclusion

Answer 20

the last paragraph of an essay, where the author summarizes the idea toand details of the essay

Question 21

paragraph

Answer 21

a group of sentences that relate to the central or main topic

Question 22

fact

Answer 22

information that can be proved to be either true or false

Question 23

opinion

Answer 23

what someone believes or thinks that can’t be proved

Question 24

source

Answer 24

the person or group making a claim or a statem

Question 25

furtive

Answer 25

secretive or sly

Question 26

body

Answer 26

the second , third , and fourth paragraphs of an essay, where the author discusses supporting details to prove the main idea

Question 27

supporting details

Answer 27

bits of information that elaborate on the main topic

Question 28

compare

Answer 28

to show how things are alike

Question 29

contrast

Answer 29

to show how things are different

Question 30

general idea

Answer 30

an idea that can be applied to other more specific ideas

Question 31

3 ways readers benefit from organized paragraphs

Answer 31

1. they can compare and contrast 2. they can see the order of events 3. they can see cause and effect

Question 32

Sentence Organization

Answer 32

when ideas in a sentence are arranged in a way that makes them easier to understand and read

Question 33

Explanation

Answer 33

tells you why something is happening in a sentence

Question 34

cause

Answer 34

why something happens

Question 35

effect

Answer 35

what happens as a result of a cause

Question 36

clue words

Answer 36

words that help the reader spot. comparisons and contrasts

Question 37

chronological order

Answer 37

a way to organize your writing: tells events or ideas in the order in which they occured

Question 38

indirect causes

Answer 38

a cause that produces an effect , which causes another effect

Question 39

conclusion

Answer 39

what you decide based on evidence or opinion

Question 40

fact

Answer 40

information that can be proved with evidence

Question 41

influence

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to try to convince someone of something

Question 42

neutral

Answer 42

a word or statement that isnt meant to make readers feel a strong emotion

Question 43

opinion

Answer 43

what someone thinks or believes about something

Question 44

evidence

Answer 44

information that supports a conclusion

Question 45

vivid

Answer 45

a word That produces a stronger clear impression on the senses

Question 46

Stanza

Answer 46

two more lines of poetry that create divisions within a poem

Question 47

literal meaning

Answer 47

The meaning of a word that's the same as his dictionary meaning

Question 48

Poetry

Answer 48

A form of writing that use imagery to make his reader feel certain things

Question 49

Imagery

Answer 49

A literary tool that suggests mental pictures of sites, sounds, smells, taste, feelings, and actions; also conveys emotions and moods

Question 50

Rhyme

Answer 50

Similarities in the sound of the ends of words

Question 51

Figure of speech

Answer 51

suggest meaning or effects that go beyond the literal meaning of a word or phrase

Question 52

Simile

Answer 52

 The comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as

Question 53

Metaphor

Answer 53

The comparison of two unlike things without using the words like or as

Question 54

short story

Answer 54

a tale with a fully developed theme,which can be in one setting

Question 55

novella

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a tale thats longer than a short story but shorter than a novel

Question 56

novel

Answer 56

a lengthy fictional story

Question 57

protagonist

Answer 57

the main character in a story

Question 58

abbé

Answer 58

a member of the French clergy

Question 59

petrified

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turned to stone