English Flashcards

prelim

1
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facts provided by something or someone

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information

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2
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heading at the top of the article

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headline

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3
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informs the reader of the most important aspects of the story

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lead paragraph

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gives more details and provides more information

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body

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5
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contains less impotant information

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tail

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6
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parts of the headline

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subject verb object

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7
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refers to formal address or discourse

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speech

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8
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tend to educate the audience

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informative talks

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helps the speaker accurate mental pic

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descriptive

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10
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describes how to perform an action

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demonstrative

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11
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explains the state of the topic

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explanatory

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12
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explains a concept or theory regarding a topic

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definition

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12
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a live or virtual discussion

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panel discussion

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13
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provides direct or first hand information

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primary source

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14
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offers an analysis or restatement of primary source

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secondary source

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15
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lists, compiles of indexes primary and secondry information sources

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tertiary source

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16
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refer to non textual elements helps readers understand content of the text

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textual aids

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17
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are visual display of key content information to facilitate ideas

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graphic organizers

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18
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commonly used in comparing and contrasting

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venn diagram

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19
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used to illustrate cause and effect relationships

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cause and effect diagram

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20
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type of organizer that shows specific events in sequence

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timeline

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21
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a visual representation of knowledge

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concept map

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22
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consider text with visuals or graphs

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nonlinear illustrations

23
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arrangement of information in rows and columns

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table

24
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displays information in an easy to read pie slice

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pie chart

25
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chart that uses bars to show comparisons between categories and information

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bar graph

26
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tells us what kinds of facts are listed

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labels

26
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tells what the graph is about

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title

27
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shows the facts

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bars

28
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are used to create the scale

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grid lines

29
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shows quantity for a particular category

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categories

30
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dictionary definition literal meaning of word

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denotation

31
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emotional meanings of a word

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connotation

32
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end the story

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resolution or denoument

33
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introduces characters and setting

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exposition

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provides solution to the problem

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falling action

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excites the story

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climax

36
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introduces problem of the story

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rising action

37
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are stories about gods and goddess and heroes paased from one generation to another

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myths

38
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allows you to take a journey into a exciting mysterious world

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myths

39
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name comes from the origin “amphis” which means ‘both ways’

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amphisbaena

39
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knows as hippocentaus and one of the most popular mythological creatures

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centaurs

40
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winged horse in greek mythology

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pegasus

41
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most popular is medusa

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gorgons

42
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born in new york city,lives in briancliff manor,

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alice low

43
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ancient story

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myths

44
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a poet and musicians in greek myth who almost rescue his wife

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orpheus

45
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beloved wife of orpheus

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eurydice

46
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god of the dead and the underworld

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hades

47
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daughter of zeus and demeter who have been abducted by hades to reign with him over the underworld

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persephone

48
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ruler of olympus and all gods and goddess

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zeus

49
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greek goddes of memory and mother of the muses by zeus

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mnemosyne

50
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mother of orpheus greek muse of heroic poetry gave her son great talent in music

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calliope

50
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legendary king of corinth repeat roll a rock

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sisyphus

51
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legendary king of lydia stand to chin in pod of water in the place of hades

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tantalus

52
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three headed dog

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cerberus