MAP 191-200

Question 1

Analogy

Answer 1

a comparison of 2 different things that are similar in some way.

Question 2

Caption

Answer 2

text describing the contents of a picture.

Question 3

Climax

Answer 3

the turning point in the story.

Question 4

Drama

Answer 4

a story that is written to be acted out in front of an audience.

Question 5

Entertain

Answer 5

to interest and amuse.

Question 6

Essay

Answer 6

a short piece of nonfiction writing that examines a single subject.

Question 7

Infer

Answer 7

to use available evidence to form a conclusion- an educated guess.

Question 8

Memoir

Answer 8

type of biography that covers a short period of time in an author’s life.

Question 9

Rising Action

Answer 9

the series of conflicts or struggles that build a story toward the turning point.

Question 10

Stanza

Answer 10

a group of lines in a poem.

Question 11

Synonym

Answer 11

a word that has the same meaning of another word.

Question 12

Reports

Answer 12

a written, spoken description of a situation.

Question 13

Author’s Focus

Answer 13

understanding why an author writes a text.

Question 14

Character Relationships

Answer 14

how the main character interacts with the secondary character.

Question 15

Claim

Answer 15

an idea or opinion.

Question 16

Conflict

Answer 16

the problem in the story.

Question 17

Context

Answer 17

words, events, or circumstances that determine the meaning.

Question 18

Contrast

Answer 18

differences

Question 19

Definition

Answer 19

the meaning of a word

Question 20

1st Person

Answer 20

a character in the story that is telling the story themself/

Question 21

Homophone

Answer 21

a word that has the same sound but a different meaning.

Ex: right & write

Question 22

Index

Answer 22

a listing of names and topics with the page number.

Question 23

Lead

Answer 23

the beginning of the story.

Question 24

Headline

Answer 24

a heading at the top of the page.

Question 25

Resolution

Answer 25

end of the story where the problem is solved.

Question 26

Subheadings

Answer 26

after the heading, giving more details.

Question 27

Secondary Characters

Answer 27

involved in the story, but not the main character.

Question 28

Table of Contents

Answer 28

in the front of a nonfiction book, telling you the chapters.

Question 29

Title

Answer 29

the name of a book

Question 30

Cause & Effect

Answer 30

the reason something happens and the result of it happening.

Question 31

Central Idea

Answer 31

main idea`

Question 32

Characterize

Answer 32

to describe the character and qualities.

Question 33

Detail

Answer 33

the small part of something.

Question 34

Main Idea

Answer 34

what the writing is mainly about.

Question 35

Reinforce

Answer 35

to make stronger with new materials or support.

Question 36

Supporting Details

Answer 36

details that support the main idea.

Question 37

Foreshadowing

Answer 37

the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen next.

Question 38

Flashback

Answer 38

a scene that is set in a time earlier than the main story.