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- 1. Multiple ChoiceA word part added to the beginning of the word which changes the word’s meaning is called:root wordprefixsuffixaffixes
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe word part added to the end of a word which changes the word’s meaning is called:root wordprefixsuffixaffixes
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe name for prefixes and suffixes is:root wordprefixsuffixaffixes
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich term means "using surrounding words in the text to figure out a word’s definition"?inferencecontext cluesguessingdrawing conclusions
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich reference source is a book used to look up definitions, pronunciations, origins, forms, and parts of speech or a wordglossarytable of contentsdictionarythesaurus
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich reference source is a book used to look up words with similar and opposite meanings (synonyms and antonyms)glossarytable of contentsdictionarythesaurus
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich reference source is a short dictionary found in the back of a textbook or other reference materialglossarytable of contentsdictionarythesaurus
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich reference source is found at the beginning of a textbook to give you an overview of what is found within the textglossarytable of contentsdictionarythesaurus
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich term means "repetition of the beginning sounds in words that are next to or near each other"?alliterationonomatopoeiaimageryhyperbole
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich term means "the use of a word whose sound suggest or imitates its meaning"?hyperbolepersonificationmetaphoronomatopoeia
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich term means "a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?imagerysimilemetaphorhyperbole
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich term is using human characteristics for something that is an object?hyperbolesimileimagerypersonification
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich term means "extreme exaggeration"?simileimagerymetaphorhyperbole
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe main part of the word containing the meaning is called:root wordprefixsuffixaffixes
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich term means "use of the 5 senses to describe something in detail and description"?figurative languageimagerysimilepersonification
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich part of the plot is the event which starts off all the action in the story?ExpositionRising ActionInitiating eventFalling Action
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich part of the plot is the background information when the characters and setting are introduced?Rising ActionInitiating EventExpositionClimax
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich part of the plot is when the conflict is revealed and the events are building?Rising ActionFalling ActionResolutionExposition
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich part of the plot is considered the highest point of interest or the turning point?Falling ActionClimaxRising ActionResolution
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich part of the plot is when the conflict starts to resolve itself and the events slow down?ExpositionClimaxInitiating EventFalling Action
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhich part of the plot is considered the outcome or ending?ResolutionClimaxFalling ActionExposition
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich SOL term means "to guess what will happen next in the story based on the clues given"?HypothesisPredictSummarizeConclude
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhich SOL term means "use the given facts logically to determine what must be true"?ConcludeGuessContext CluesCause and Effect
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhich SOL term means "use your own experiences or background information from the passage to assume what must be true"?PredictInferContext CluesCause and Effect
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhich SOL term means "what happens as the result of another event"?Cause and EffectSummarizeConcludeInfer
- 26. Multiple Choice
Which term means "the feeling a word gives the reader"?
connotation
context clues
inferences
definition
- 27. Multiple Choice
What term means "the dictionary definition of a word"?
conclusion
summary
main idea
denotation
- 28. Multiple Choice
Which term is defined as "the overall message of a passage which is not specific to just one sentence but is related to the passage as a whole"?
supporting details
main idea
mood
tone
- 29. Multiple Choice
Which term means "the emotional message created by the passage that the audience feels while reading"
mood
summary
supporting details
theme
- 30. Multiple Choice
Which term means "the attitude the author has toward the subject/text"?
writing
main idea
tone
theme
- 31. Multiple Choice
Fill in the blank with the word which has a NEGATIVE CONNOTATION:
After school I have to go to my __________ and shower before practice.
home
residence
shelter
mansion
- 32. Multiple Choice
Fill in the blank with the word which has a POSITIVE CONNOTATION:
After school I have to go to my __________ and shower before practice.
mansion
shelter
residence
- 33. Multiple Choice
Fill in the blank with the word which has a NEUTRAL CONNOTATION:
After school I have to go to my __________ and shower before practice.
residence
mansion
shelter
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