- 1. To find the meaning of an unfamiliar word in a story, one can look for:
A) visual imagery B) context clues C) predictions D) the author's purpose
- 2. A word that means the same or nearly the same as another is a (an):
A) suffix B) homophone C) antonym D) synoymn
- 3. A ______________ is a word that has the same sound as another, but a different meaning:
A) simile B) metaphor C) homophone D) synonym
- 4. If you are asked to read quickly over a paragraph for key words, you would be:
A) estimating B) diagramming C) skimming D) sequencing
- 5. A small portion or part of a book is called a (an)
A) phrase B) glossary C) passage D) novel
- 6. You would find the _______________ at the back of many textbooks with a list of words and their meanings.
A) thesaurus B) table of contents C) glossary D) index
- 7. A group of words that do not complete a thought or is missing the subject, is called a :
A) paragraph B) hypothesis C) phrase D) sentence
- 8. Most non-fiction books have an alphabetized list of topics and the page number it can be found on, located at the back of the book. This is called the :
A) index B) introduction C) glossary D) table of contents
- 9. If you read two different books by the same author and then made a list of how the books were alike and how they were different, you would be :
A) comparing and contrasting B) sequencing C) paraphrasing D) prediction
- 10. To find the page number of a particular story in your reading book, you would use the :
A) table of contents B) glossary C) title page D) story
- 11. A word that means the opposite or nearly the opposite of another word is a (an) :
A) prefix B) antonym C) homophone D) synonym
- 12. The attitude or outlook of a narrator or character in a piece of literature is called the :
A) author's purpose B) point of view C) plot D) summary
- 13. The reason(s) that a writer chooses to write a selection is the :
A) summary B) point of view C) author's purpose D) conclusion
- 14. An informal form of communication that includes a heading, greeting, body, closing and signature is a :
A) narrative B) business letter C) friendly letter D) poem
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