5th Grade RED Words

Question 1

visually descriptive

Answer 1

Imagery

Question 2

descriptions that include touch, sight, taste, sound, and smell

Answer 2

Sensory details

Question 3

grow or cause to grow gradually

Answer 3

Develop

Question 4

a story or account of events, experiences, whether true or fiction

Answer 4

Narrative

Question 5

to read and mark any errors

Answer 5

Proofread

Question 6

give a brief statement of the main points

Answer 6

Summarize

Question 7

an illustration that uses circles to show the relationships among things

Answer 7

Venn diagram

Question 8

the attitude of a piece of writing

Answer 8

Tone

Question 9

the addition of more detail concerning what has already been said

Answer 9

Elaboration

Question 10

starting with the earliest and following the order in which they happened

Answer 10

Chronological

Question 11

to examine

Answer 11

Analyze

Question 12

arriving at a conclusion by reasoning from evidence

Answer 12

Infer

Question 13

the main reason the author has for writing

Answer 13

Author’s purpose

Question 14

uses information from an originating source or other texts to support a statement

Answer 14

Textual evidence

Question 15

a category of books (fiction, nonfiction, etc)

Answer 15

Genre

Question 16

the text or other work that provides the information that is being used

Answer 16

Source

Question 17

quality belonging typically to a person, place, or thing

Answer 17

Characteristics

Question 18

the narrator’s position in relation to a story being told

Answer 18

Point of view

Question 19

a struggle between opposing forces

Answer 19

Conflict

Question 20

a quotation from a text or speech

Answer 20

Quote

Question 21

what results from an event or condition

Answer 21

Effect

Question 22

a comparison which is not literally true

Answer 22

Metaphor

Question 23

the feeling that the writer is trying to evoke in their readers

Answer 23

Mood

Question 24

the conclusion of a story’s plot

Answer 24

Resolution

Question 25

set in a real place, during a culturally recognizable time

Answer 25

Historical fiction

Question 26

a thing that is known or proved to be true

Answer 26

Fact

Question 27

the narrator’s outlook or view on events, characters, and the world

Answer 27

Perspective

Question 28

a word or phrase that does not have its normal everyday, literal meaning

Answer 28

figurative language

Question 29

something that refers a reader or consulter to another source of information

Answer 29

Reference