Reading Vocabulary

Question 1

Figurative Language

Answer 1

Language meant to create imagery, comparison, or an association for the reader; usually a metaphor, simile, personification

Question 2

Metaphor

Answer 2

Comparison between unlike things without using “like or “as.”
Ex: Shanaya’s phone was a dinosaur, you are a clown (person is foolish), I’m drowning in work(helplessness), My mom has a heart of gold.

Question 3

Simile

Answer 3

Comparison between unlike things using, “like” or “as.”
Ex: The hurdler cleared the barriers as gracefully as a gazelle. Clean as a whistle, As busy as a bee.

Question 4

Personification

Answer 4

Giving human attributes to something nonhuman.
Ex: The gurney groaned under the weight of the injured wrestler. Alarm Clock yells, Door protested, the stars winked.

Question 5

Hyperbole

Answer 5

Literary and rhetorical device that involves using exaggeration to create emphasis or effect.
Ex: Mile-high ice cream cone, He’s running faster than the speed of light, So hungry I could eat a horse, I told you people a million times.

Question 6

Alliteration

Answer 6

Occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent words. Consonant in 2 or more neighboring words. Ex: “Sweet birds sang” “Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.” “Leapin Lizards,” “Taco Tuesday” “She sells seashells by the seashore”.

Question 7

Informative Writing

Answer 7

a type of nonfiction writing that aims to inform readers about a topic without expressing personal opinions or views. Includes facts, utilizes text features, does not give opinions.

Question 8

Persuasive writing

Answer 8

Argues in favor of a position includes facts, opinions, can include a call to action, can use emotional, logical, ethical language.

Question 9

Entertaining writing

Answer 9

Includes fiction or anectdotes can use action, drama, humor. Includes the elements of story telling: plot, conflict, setting, characterization, and theme.

Question 10

Descriptive Writing

Answer 10

Uses sensory details to create vivid mental pictures for readers. Tells about people, places, things, and events of all kinds.

Question 11

Expository Writing

Answer 11

Explains how to do something. Utilizes text features, particularly numbered steps. Is a type of writing that is used to explain, describe, and give information and uses evidence, details, and facts to support the topic. An example of expository writing is found in many news articles where the writer is presenting information without taking a side or giving their opinion.

Question 12

Theme

Answer 12

A theme is a broad concept or universal concern that an author addresses through a given medium.
Ex: Theme is resilience can help one overcome challenges. Truth or message about life.

Question 13

Social Commentary

Answer 13

Social commentary is the act of using rhetorical means to provide commentary on social, cultural, political, or economic issues in a society. This is often done with the idea of implementing or promoting change by informing the general populace about a given problem and appealing to people’s sense of justice. EX:Songs by Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé, Public Enemy, and Bob Marley are examples of social commentary music. She Said is a movie based on the true story of sexual abuse allegations against Harvey Weinstein, which led to the #MeToo movement.

Question 14

rhetorical devices

Answer 14

Appeals used in arguments to persuade readers emotionally, morally, and intellectually. Ex: Analogy, Hyperbole, Alliteration, Simile, Metaphor,

Question 15

peer reviewed journal

Answer 15

Publish writings that have been analyzed by experts in the field.

Question 16

Primary Source

Answer 16

firsthand document created at the time of an event or direct experience or created at that time. Ex: Letters, diaries, speeches, photographs, interviews, govt. documents.

Question 17

Secondary Source

Answer 17

Secondhand account of events. Secondary source often created by someone who did not experience the events firsthand or participate in them. Ex: Document, image, text, books, essays, reviews, encyclopedia.

Question 18

Tertiary source

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Compilation of primary and secondary sources. Tertiary sources are collections of information that summarize and synthesize other sources, usually secondary sources. dictionaries and encyclopedias, almanacs, fact books, bibliographies, directories, guidebooks, manuals, handbooks, textbooks, and indexing and abstracting sources

Question 19

Footnote

Answer 19

A comment at the bottom a page that refers to something within a text.

Question 20

Search Term

Answer 20

Search terms are words used to find information via a search engine

Question 21

anecdote

Answer 21

A short story that illustrates a concept or point and creates a connection between the author and the reader.

Question 22

Authorial intent

Answer 22

the reason the author creates a text; also called the authors purpose.

Question 23

connotation

Answer 23

An implied meaning of a word or idea is created by the emotions and assumptions attached to it.

Question 24

denotation

Answer 24

An explicitly stated meaning of a word or idea

Question 25

Delineate

Answer 25

Describe precisely or set forth accurately in detail.

Question 26

implicit

Answer 26

Describes the idea subtly without specifically stating it.

Question 27

index

Answer 27

A text feature usually found in the back of the book that includes an alphabetized list of key details and concepts and the page numbers where info can be found.

Question 28

glossary

Answer 28

Text feature found in the back of the book that includes alphabetized list of key terms and their definitions

Question 29

main idea

Answer 29

The thesis, claim, or message that an author states or expresses about the topic of a text; the central point of the paragraph.

Question 30

query function

Answer 30

A feature in digital texts that allows readers to search for key words and topics within a text

Question 31

superscript

Answer 31

Small characters, usually numbers set slightly above a line of text; used to refer readers to a footnote or endnote that provides additional info about a topic.

Question 32

Side bar

Answer 32

Text feature that is set apart from the main body of a text, often includes additional info; charts, graphs, images

Question 33

scale

Answer 33

ratio of distance . can be found on a legend or map