Voacbulary Study Guide

Question 0

Main Idea

Answer 0

The most important idea(s) in a non-fiction piece.

Question 1

Prefix

Answer 1

A syllable or group of words added to the beginning of a word, root, or stem which changes the meaning of the word.

Question 2

Autobiography

Answer 2

A writer’s account of his or her own life, written from the first-person point of view.

Question 3

Title

Answer 3

Name by which a specific thing is identified, known, or referred to, such as a book, painting, poem, song, etc. It may or may not indicate the topic of the text.

Question 4

Thesaurus

Answer 4

A book that lists synonyms and antonyms.

Question 5

Essay

Answer 5

A short written composition on a written subject.

Question 6

Suffix

Answer 6

A syllable or group of words added to the end of a word, root, or stem which changes the meaning or form to a new word.

Question 7

Nonfiction

Answer 7

Prose works, based on real situations, persons, or events

Question 8

Pronoun

Answer 8

A word used a a a substitute for a noun phrase- meaning a person, place, or thing, without naming it.

Question 9

Description

Answer 9

Statements that help us imagine someone or something, usually by appealing to our sense of sight .

Question 10

Biography

Answer 10

The story of a person’s life written by someone else. It is told in third person.

Question 11

Fiction

Answer 11

Prose works, such as novels and short stories, that tell about wholly or partly imaginary characters and events.

Question 12

Novel

Answer 12

A prose story which is usually fairly long and has a detailed plot.

Question 13

Narrator

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Person who tells the story or relays events within the text.

Question 14

Heading

Answer 14

Words or phrases used to break the text of an article into sections. They often signal change in the main points of the text.

Question 15

Subtitle

Answer 15

A secondary title that tells more about the article by clarifying or enhancing the title.

Question 16

Illustration

Answer 16

Drawings, photos, maps, graphs, and tables to you pictures something described in an article and to provide more information.

Question 17

Caption

Answer 17

Brief explanations that may accompany an illustration.

Question 18

Table of Contents

Answer 18

A page at the front of a magazine or book, that lists contents by articles or chapters in an organized way, and tells you the pages where they are located.

Question 19

Heritage

Answer 19

Tradition that is handed down from previous generations or from the past.