Reading Terms

Question 1

Inform

Answer 1

Give facts

Question 2

EnTertain

Answer 2

Amuse

Question 3

Describe

Answer 3

Give detail

Question 4

Persuade

Answer 4

Convince

Question 5

Literary terms

Answer 5

Setting. Characters. Main character. Minor character. Plot. Conflict. Theme.

Question 6

Setting

Answer 6

Time and place action takes place

Question 7

Characters

Answer 7

Person or animal who takes part in the story

Question 8

Main character

Answer 8

Most important person in the story

Question 9

Minor character

Answer 9

Takes part but is not the center of attention

Question 10

Plot

Answer 10

Series of events that make up the story

Question 11

Conflict

Answer 11

Struggle or problem

Question 12

Theme

Answer 12

Lesson or moral of the story

Question 13

Other terms to remember

Answer 13

Compare. Contrast. Personification. Simile. Fable. Folk tale. Metaphor. Hyperbole. Alliteration. Idiom. Opinion. Fact. Foreshadow. Acronym. Index. Glossary. Relevant. Irrelevant.

Question 14

Compare

Answer 14

How things are alike

Question 15

Contrast

Answer 15

How are things different

Question 16

Personification

Answer 16

When an animal object or idea is given the characteristics of a human being. Example. The cat smiled at me

Question 17

Simile

Answer 17

Comparing two alike things using like or as Example My breath looked like smoke

Question 18

Fable

Answer 18

Few details Moral or lesson at the end

Question 19

Folk tale

Answer 19

Passed on verbally Bad are always punished no lesson written out

Question 20

Purposes of writing

Answer 20

Inform. Entertain. Describe. Persuade.