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Question 1

Genre

Answer 1

A category of literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content

Question 2

Author’s Purpose

Answer 2

The reason for writing: to entertain, inform, or persuade.

Question 3

Point of View

Answer 3

The perspective from which something is written.

Question 3

Tone

Answer 3

The mood or emotions that come across in an author’s writing.

Question 3

Theme

Answer 3

The message, moral, or lesson learned from a text.

Question 4

Main Idea

Answer 4

The most important information that tells what the text is about.

Question 5

Supporting Details

Answer 5

Provide information from the text to clarify, prove, or explain the main idea.

Question 6

Descriptive
Language

Answer 6

Using detailed words or phrases to create a picture in the reader’s mind.

Question 7

Imagery

Answer 7

Using detailed words or phrases to create a picture in the reader’s mind that connects to one or more of the five senses: sight, sound, taste, smell, and touch.

Question 8

Textual Evidence

Answer 8

A piece of information from a text that is used to support your answers, ideas, opinions, and arguments.