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Academic Vocabulary Review

Quiz by Erin Mulligan

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  • Q1
    ________: a story, it may be spoken, written, or presented in images.
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    main idea
    narrative
    point of view
    120s
  • Q2
    _______: a true story from the author’s life.
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    point of view
    purpose
    personal narrative
    120s
  • Q3
    _______: person who recounts, or narrates, a story.
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    narrator
    exposition
    purpose
    120s
  • Q4
    ________: a play or story meant to be acted out in front of an audience.
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    biography
    first person narrative
    drama
    120s
  • Q5
    ____: the conversation in a drama (actor’s lines).
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    narration
    dialogue
    purpose
    120s
  • Q6
    ________: when an author’s words create a mental picture using the senses of sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell.
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    perspective
    mood
    imagery
    120s
  • Q7
    ______: the overall feeling a literary work causes a reader to feel.
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    climax
    mood
    imagery
    120s
  • Q8
    _______: the reason the author writes what they do.
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    purpose
    plot
    point of view
    120s
  • Q9
    The author's purpose is to _____ when they mainly provide facts and evidence.
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    reflect
    entertain
    inform
    120s
  • Q10
    The author's purpose is to _______ when they mainly write about their feelings, experiences, or beliefs.
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    inform
    persuade
    reflect
    120s
  • Q11
    The author's purpose is to ________ when they mainly try and convince you to buy, try, do, or believe something.
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    reflect
    persuade
    inform
    120s
  • Q12
    The author's purpose is to ______ when they try and keep the reader interested by being funny, dramatic, or captivating.
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    reflect
    inform
    entertain
    120s
  • Q13
    _______: the author’s perspective on the topic they write about.
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    narrator
    purpose
    author point of view
    120s
  • Q14
    _________: the most important point or central message of a text.
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    supporting detail
    main idea
    purpose
    120s
  • Q15
    _________: the start of a story - introduces the setting, characters, and plot.
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    resolution
    exposition
    climax
    120s

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