DWES 4th Lang Arts Vocabulary
- 1. To find the meaning of an unfamiliar word in a story, one can look for:
A) context clues
B) predictions
C) visual imagery
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) synoymn
D) antonym
- 3. A ______________ is a word that has the same sound as another, but a different meaning:
A) metaphor
B) simile
C) synonym
D) homophone
- 4. If you are asked to read quickly over a paragraph for key words, you would be:
A) sequencing
B) skimming
C) estimating
D) diagramming
- 5. A small portion or part of a book is called a (an)
A) novel
B) glossary
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) glossary
C) table of contents
D) index
- 7. A group of words that do not complete a thought or is missing the subject, is called a :
A) hypothesis
B) sentence
C) paragraph
D) phrase
- 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) glossary
B) table of contents
C) index
D) introduction
- 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) prediction
B) sequencing
C) paraphrasing
D) comparing and contrasting
- 10. To find the page number of a particular story in your reading book, you would use the :
A) story
B) glossary
C) table of contents
D) title page
- 11. A word that means the opposite or nearly the opposite of another word is a (an) :
A) synonym
B) antonym
C) prefix
D) homophone
- 12. The attitude or outlook of a narrator or character in a piece of literature is called the :
A) point of view
B) author's purpose
C) summary
D) plot
- 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) friendly letter
C) business letter
D) narrative
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