- 1. To find the meaning of an unfamiliar word in a story, one can look for:
A) context clues
B) the author's purpose
C) visual imagery
D) predictions
- 2. A word that means the same or nearly the same as another is a (an):
A) antonym
B) synoymn
C) suffix
D) homophone
- 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) skimming
B) diagramming
C) sequencing
D) estimating
- 5. A small portion or part of a book is called a (an)
A) glossary
B) novel
C) passage
D) phrase
- 6. You would find the _______________ at the back of many textbooks with a list of words and their meanings.
A) thesaurus
B) index
C) glossary
D) table of contents
- 7. A group of words that do not complete a thought or is missing the subject, is called a :
A) hypothesis
B) phrase
C) sentence
D) paragraph
- 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) introduction
B) table of contents
C) index
D) glossary
- 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) sequencing
B) comparing and contrasting
C) paraphrasing
D) prediction
- 10. To find the page number of a particular story in your reading book, you would use the :
A) glossary
B) title page
C) story
D) table of contents
- 11. A word that means the opposite or nearly the opposite of another word is a (an) :
A) homophone
B) synonym
C) prefix
D) antonym
- 12. The attitude or outlook of a narrator or character in a piece of literature is called the :
A) plot
B) author's purpose
C) point of view
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) poem
B) business letter
C) friendly letter
D) narrative
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