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Quiz by Chad Bergstrom

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  • Q1
    something added to the beginning, middle, or end of another word
    affixes
    30s
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  • Q2
    an ending added to a word to change the part of speech (-ful)
    suffix
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  • Q3
    a beginning added to a word to change the meaning (un-)
    prefix
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  • Q4
    alphabetical list of words and meanings found in the back of a book
    glossary
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  • Q5
    a short description about a picture
    captions
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  • Q6
    the title for a paragraph, section, or page
    headings, subheadings
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  • Q7
    an alphabetical listing of topics, people, or titles at the end of a text and the location of where they are mentioned
    index
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  • Q8
    a diagram or table that shows detailed information
    charts/tables
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  • Q9
    a visual representation that shows all or part of the Earth's surface
    maps
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  • Q10
    the words, phrases, or sentences that come before and after a word that help explain its full meaning
    context clues
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  • Q11
    comparing something or someone with words without using the words "like" or "as" (poetry is a rainbow of words)
    metaphor
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  • Q12
    a comparison using "like" or "as" (as white as a sheet)
    similie
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  • Q13
    an expression that cannot be understood by the literal meanings of the words (it was a piece of cake)
    idiom
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  • Q14
    comparison between things that are similar in some way (win : lose :: stop : start)
    analogies
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  • Q15
    the reason the author wrote the passage, for example: explain, persuade, inform, entertain.
    author's purpose
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  • Q16
    the way the author sees a situation or the facts, objective or biased
    author's perspective/point of view
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  • Q17
    writing in first, second, or third person
    point of view
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  • Q18
    the traits of a character that are revealed to the reader throughout the text.
    character development
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  • Q19
    time and place of a story
    setting
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  • Q20
    a series of related incidents that build on one another as the story develops. Beginning, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.
    plot development
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