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Which literary genre involves rhyme, rhythm, and figurative language: Poetry. Which literary genre involves characters, setting, plot, conflict, and theme: Fiction. Theme is described as the lesson or moral of a story: TRUE. Main Idea and Controlling Idea are roughly the same. They are the most important point in a topic: TRUE. Which part of the plot focuses on the protagonist finally solving the conflict: Falling Action. Conflict in a story is limited to character against another character ONLY: FALSE. Which part of the plot enables the readers to get to know the characters, setting, and the main conflict: Introduction. Third Person Limited Point of View allows the readers to know the thoughts and feelings of ONE character in a story: TRUE. Making Inferences allows the readers to draw conclusions based on the details in the text: TRUE. A Novel is an example of narrative fiction: TRUE. Informational Text is a subgenre under Nonfiction: TRUE. Which among the following can be found in a nonfiction text? Check all THREE that applies: Text Structure. Which part of the plot shows how the main character attempts to solve the problem but fails: Rising Action. Which among the following are major genres of literature? Check all that applies: Drama. What do you call the instructions for the actors, set, sound, and lighting on a stage play: Stage Directions. Which among the following is the speaker's stand or arguable statement backed up by evidence: Claim. Flashback is to Future as Foreshadowing is to Past: FALSE. Which among the following statements is true: A Biography is an account of a person's life written by someone else.. Which of the following defines an ALLITERATION: Repetition of Initial Consonant Sounds. Voice in Literature refers to which of the following: Speaker. MOOD is the emotional response evoked by the writer towards the READER of the literary piece: TRUE. Which part of the plot resolves the conflict of the story: Falling Action. "I Wandered Lonely as a CloudThat floats on high o’er vales and hills,"What figurative language is found in the lines above? : Simile and Imagery

Determine what you think will happen in the text: Predict. Create mental images of the settings, characters, and events in the text: Visualize. Stop and ask yourself questions to see if the text makes sense: Question. Think about what you already know about the text. Find ways to relate the text to yourself, other texts, and the world around you: Connect. Think about the text as a whole and form opinions about what you read: Evaluate. Stopping when you are confused to reread or look up a word you don't know: Clarify . When you give your opinion of a book or story, you are using the strategy: Summarize. Making pictures in your mind as you read is an example of ________: Visualization. Wondering about why a character acted in a certain way is using the comprehension skill of __________: Questioning. "This story reminds me of something I heard on the news," is an example of which strategy: Connection

Why do you need reading strategies: To help you understand what you are reading. What is activating and using background knowledge: Taking what information you already know to help you understand what you're reading before you read it. What kind of chart is most helpful to use for using and activating knowledge: . Which question is most likely to be a "Wonder" question in activating and using background knowledge: How do ants choose who their queen is?. What types of questions do you ask when you are generating questions: All of the above . What is the MOST important reason to generate questions: To make something more clear . How do you make an inference: . To make an inference you should...: All of the above. What is predicting: Using what you already know to determine what might happen in a story. What is summarizing a text: Telling only the most important parts of a story. In the SWBST chart used for summarizing, what is the "somebody" of the chart: Main Character. In the SWBST chart used for summarizing, what is the "but" of the chart: The problem. What is visualizing: Creating a picture in your head based off of what you read. What do you use to help visualize what is happening: Five Senses. Jimmy couldn't believe it! He had studied all week long and even had his brother quiz him. He had no idea what he was going to tell his parents, but he knew he would be in trouble.What can you INFER from the text: Jimmy failed a test. The title of the book is "Jenny's Long Walk Home". What would be an appropriate BEFORE question: Why was Jenny walking home?. If you are reading a story and you can relate to how a character is feeling, what type of connection are you making: Text to self. It was the biggest dog I had ever seen. It had black hair with a white circle around one of his eyes. He had a growl that reminded me of a bear, and teeth that reminded me of a shark. And it was walking right towards me.Which reading strategy would you most likely use for this text: Visualizing

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