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Amplify Unit 1 Week 1

Quiz by Heather Hill

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  • Q1
    What does 'parenthesis' mean?
    A type of sentence structure
    A pair of round brackets used to enclose information
    A style of writing
    A grammatical error
    30s
  • Q2
    What does 'pronunciation guide' mean?
    A summary of a text
    A list of definitions
    A type of writing style
    A tool that shows how to say words correctly
    30s
  • Q3
    What does 'text organization' mean?
    The main message of the text
    The author's name
    The tone of the writing
    The way in which information is arranged in a text
    30s
  • Q4
    What does 'excerpt' mean?
    A type of character
    A short portion or extract from a larger text
    The main theme of a story
    A complete book
    30s
  • Q5
    What does 'alike' mean?
    Unique and special
    Similar or having some characteristics in common
    Completely different
    Changing over time
    30s
  • Q6
    What does 'different' mean?
    Similar in nature
    Not the same as another or others
    Creating a copy of something
    Identical to something else
    30s
  • Q7
    What does 'compare and contrast' mean?
    To create a summary of a story
    To write a poem about one thing
    To choose the best option from many
    To look at how two or more things are similar and different
    30s
  • Q8
    What does 'verb' mean?
    A word that connects two ideas
    A word that describes an action or state of being
    A word that shows a place
    A word that describes a quality
    30s
  • Q9
    What does 'personal narrative' mean?
    A report on historical facts
    A story about a person's personal experiences
    A type of poem
    A fictional tale
    30s
  • Q10
    What does 'comprehension' mean?
    The act of writing a story
    The ability to understand what is read
    The style of writing
    The speed of reading
    30s
  • Q11
    What does 'text feature' mean?
    A part of a text that helps readers understand it better
    A type of author
    The main idea of a story
    The title of a book
    30s
  • Q12
    What does 'author's purpose' mean?
    The main character in a story
    The reason why an author writes a text
    The setting of a book
    The sequence of events in a story
    30s
  • Q13
    What does 'genre' mean?
    A type of character in a story
    A writing technique
    A type of punctuation
    A category of literature or art
    30s
  • Q14
    What does 'adjective' mean?
    A word that describes a noun
    A word that expresses a command
    A word that shows ownership
    A word that connects clauses
    30s
  • Q15
    What does 'noun' mean?
    A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea
    A word that shows emotion
    A word that connects two sentences
    A word that describes an action
    30s

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