40-60 Keystone

Question 1

Any visual cues on a page of text that offer additional information to guide the reader’s comprehension. Headings typically are words or phrases in bold print that indicate a topic or the theme of a portion of text; graphics may be photographs, drawings, maps, or any other pictorial representation; charts (and tablets and graphs) condense data into a series of rows, lines or other shortened lists.

Answer 1

Headings, Graphics and Charts

Question 2

An exaggeration or overstatement. (E.g. I had to wait forever)

Answer 2

Hyperbole

Question 3

Descriptive or figurative language in a literary work; the use of language to create sensory impressions.

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Imagery

Question 4

Though unexpressed in the actual text, meaning that may be understood by the reader; implied

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Implicit

Question 5

A judgement based on reasoning rather than on a direct or explicit statement. A conclusion based on facts or circumstances; understanding gained by ‘reading between the lines.’

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Inference

Question 6

Nonfiction written primarily to convey factual information. Informational texts comprise the majority of printed material adults read (e.g textbooks, newspapers, reports, directions, brochures, technical manuals)

Answer 6

Informational Text

Question 7

To give reasons through an explanation to convey and represent the meaning or understanding of text.

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Interpret

Question 8

The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or usual meaning; incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the expected result.

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Irony

Question 9

Points of information in a text that strongly support the meaning or tell a story. Statements that define, describe, or otherwise provide information about the topic, theme, or main idea.

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Key/Supporting Details

Question 10

Specific word choices in a text that strongly support the tone, mood, or meaning of the text.

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Key Words

Question 11

Tool used by the author to enliven and provide voice to the text (e.g. Dialogue, alliteration).

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Literary Device

Question 12

An essential technique used in literature (e.g. Characterization, setting, plot, theme).

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Literary Element

Question 13

The overall structure or shape of a work that frequently follows an established design. Forms may refer to a literary type ( narrative, short story) or to patterns of meter, lines, and rhymes (stanza, verse).

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Literary Form

Question 14

A trend or pattern of shared beliefs or practices that mark. And approach to literature (e.g. Realism, Naturalism, Romanticism).

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Literary Movement

Question 15

Text that includes literary elements and devices usually associated with fiction to report on actual persons, places, or events. Examples include nature and travel text, biography, memoir, and the essay.

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Literary Nonfiction

Question 16

The author’s central thought; the chief topic of a text expressed or implied in a word or phrase; the topic sentence of a paragraph.

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Main Idea

Question 17

The comparison of two unlike things in which no words of comparison (like or as) are used (e.g., The speech gave me food for thought).

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Metaphor

Question 18

An extended speech spoken by one speaker, either to others or as if alone.

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Monologue

Question 19

The prevailing emotions or atmosphere of a work derived from literary devices such as dialogue and literary elements such as setting.

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Mood

Question 20

A category used to classify literary works, usually by form, technique, or content.

Answer 20

Genre