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What a piece of informational writing is mostly about?
a) theme
b) central idea
c) point of view
d) summary
Gives the main idea and important details of a passage
a) summary
b) plot
c) theme
d) topic
A general statement about what the author wants you to learn about life
a) character
b) topic
c) summary
d) theme
A classification of literature such as fiction, nonfiction, drama, poetry, etc
a) topic
b) theme
c) genre
d) type
A type of literature that tells a made-up story
a) fiction
b) poetry
c) nonfiction
d) drama
A type of literature that tells about real-life people, places, events, etc..
a) drama
b) fiction
c) nonfiction
d) poetry
The dictionary definition of a word
a) meaning
b) connotation
c) denotation
d) mood
The emotions associated with a word, could be positive or negative
a) meaning
b) denotation
c) expression
d) connotation
The main problem the character faces in a story
a) issue
b) conflict
c) them
d) rising action
A piece of writing that is to be performed by actors
a) drama
b) poetry
c) biography
d) short story
Another name for nonfiction writing
a) informational text
b) graphs
c) chart
d) biography
Words, phrases, or sentences that give meaning to unknown words
a) definitions
b) phrases
c) context clues
d) texts
The sequence of events in a story
a) conflict
b) exposition
c) theme
d) plot
The use of one thing to stand for or represent another
a) oxymoron
b) symbolism
c) inference
d) simile
A strong prejudice for one side over another, favoring one side
a) propaganda
b) bias
c) tone
d) mood
Gives clues that suggest what might happen in the future
a) flashback
b) irony
c) foreshadowing
d) tone
The author's attitude towards a subject
a) tone
b) mood
c) feelings
d) bias
The feeling a reader gets from the story
a) expression
b) mood
c) tone
d) conflict
A reference to a well-known work of literature, art, music, etc...
a) theme
b) simile
c) oxymoron
d) allusion
Persuasion technics
a) propaganda
b) judgement
c) ononmatopoeia
d) bias
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