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Non Fiction Terms

Quiz by David Peckrill

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17 questions
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  • Q1
    a label or brief explanation that goes with a photograph or an illustration
    caption
    30s
  • Q2
    to report the exact words of an author that are always surrounded by quotation marks
    direct quotation
    30s
  • Q3
    the title of an article in a newspaper or magazine that is generally in larger type than the rest of the text
    headline
    30s
  • Q4
    A main point that the author is making (also called a main idea).
    central idea
    30s
  • Q5
    a short statement or paragraph that tells what an article is about and does not include your opinions
    objective summary
    30s
  • Q6
    to reword or rephrase something written or spoken by someone else
    paraphrase
    30s
  • Q7
    a short article placed alongside a longer article and containing additional information
    sidebar
    30s
  • Q8
    the heading or title of a section of a text and is sometimes called a subtitle
    subhead
    30s
  • Q9
    information used to support an argument or a claim
    supporting evidence
    30s
  • Q10
    supporting evidence that comes from the text in the form of a direct quotation or a paraphrase
    text evidence
    30s
  • Q11
    parts of an article that help you better understand what you read such as photographs, captions, maps, sidebars, headlines, subheads, charts, graphs, etc
    text features
    30s
  • Q12
    the way an author organizes information in a text
    text structure
    30s
  • Q13
    includes details to help you picture or get to know a person, place, thing or idea
    description/list
    30s
  • Q14
    describes events in the order they happen; also called chronological order
    sequence of events
    30s
  • Q15
    presents a problem and explains how it is solved
    problem and solution
    30s

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