Reading 5Th Six Weeks Test

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form

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is the way words and lines are laid out on page

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line

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is the main of a poem

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stanzas/verse

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are like a paragraph

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Conventional or traditional

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forms follow fixed rules for lines or rhythm and rhyme

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Irregular or open forms

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have rhythm like everyday speech

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free verse

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is an open form, but does not have regular patterns of rhyme

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graphical elements

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help convey the meaning-position and appearance of words

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Rhyme

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is the repitition of sounds at the ends of words

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rhythm

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is the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line

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repetition

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is the use of a word, phrase or line more than once

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explict meaning

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fully and clearly expressed; learning nothing implied

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implict meaning

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implied or understand though not directly expressed

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drama

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a story that isintended to be performed for an audience, either on stage or before a camera

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script

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special written form of a play, motion picture or broadcst

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scene

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section presenting events that occur in one place at one time

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stage directions

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includes instrutions for director, the actors, and stage crew

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scenery

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items on stageto create the setting

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prop

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objects the actors use during the play

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monolouge

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extended speech in dram a or narrative that is presented by one character

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soliloquy

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a speech, usually given ALONE onstage, in which 1 character speaks aloud his or her thoughts

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shot

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a continous recording of a scene or image

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close-up-shot

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a close view of a person or object. It is often used to show a character's emotions or reactions

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reaction shot

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shows a character respondingin some way towhat he or she sees

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low-angle-shot

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a shot in which the camera looks up at the subject, can help create the impression of heightor distance

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editing

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the careful slection and arrangement of shots. Moviemakers put shots together in ways that help you follow the action of a story or show relationships between place and events

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sequence

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single shots, when put together, can form a sequnce

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character

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people or animals in a story

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main character

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the most important character in the story; the person or animal the story is mostly about

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minor character

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a charcter in the story , that supports the main charcter

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flat character

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a character with only one outstanding feature or trait

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round character

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a character that is complex and multi-dimensional

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dynamic character

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a character that undergoes a change during the story

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static character

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a character who does not change during the story

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protagonist

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hero in the story

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antagonist

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villian of the story

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characteristics

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details that showwhat a character is like, emotionaly and physically

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narrator/persona

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a voice or character representing a speaker or narrator

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dialogue

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the actual words tht a character speak

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setting

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is the time and place, in which the story took place

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plot

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series of realated events thta happen in a story

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Exposition (introduction or opening)

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the first part of the story. Introduced to the main/minor characters and learn the initial setting

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rising action

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begins with the confict abd continues until the climax

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conflict

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the problem in the story that the main character must face

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climax

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high point of the story

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falling action

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all events that take place after the climax, where all the outstanding questions are answered

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resolution

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the end of the story

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alliteration

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isthe repitition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

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onomatopoeia

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is the use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning

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imagery

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is words and phrases that appeal to the readers senses

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symbolism

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is a person, a place, an object, or an action that stands for something beyond itself

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personification

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the giving of human like qualitiesto an animal, object or idea

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simile

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a comparison of 2 unlike things using like or as

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metaphor

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is a comparison between 2 unlike things not using like or as

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idiom

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an exxagerationthat, taken literally, means something other than it does figuratively

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hyperbole

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an exxagerated or understatement used for effct

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flashback

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when the author refers back to something that already took place in the story. it usually gives background information that helps the reader understand the present situation

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foreshadowing

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when a author mentions, hints or gives clues to suggest what will happen later in the story

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mood

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the overall feeling created by the authors by the authors words

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tone

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the author's attitude toward hi subject

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fact

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a statement that can be proven true-You can verify by book, encyclopedia, internet search

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opinion

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expresses personal beliefs or feelings. Cannot be proven

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summary

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a short description of what a selection is about

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main idea

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the most important idea about a topic that a particular test or paragraph conveys

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author's purpose

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writers usually write for more than one purpose-persuade, inform and entertain

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theme

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a message about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader

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inferences

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educated guesses based on incomplete information

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conclusion

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means to have an idea about something this is not directly stated in the selection

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denotative

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the basic, agreed-upon definition of a word

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connotative

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is a word's extra meaning or sense it has when used in certain ways (slang)

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narrator

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every story has a narrator. the person who tells the story

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first person

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told by a person in the story. uses pronouns such as: I, me, myself, we and our

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third person omniscent

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all knowing point of view. a narrator who is an invisible observer and who is not a character in the story, but who sees and hears everything that takes place

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third person limited

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a narrator that is half way in-between: an invisible outsider, but able to describe the thoughts ONLY ONE of the characters

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biography

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*An account of a real person's life written by some else
*Tells important information about a person's life, including his or her achievements or talents
*Tells how a person talks, feels, and thinks about things
*Either may be about the person's whole life or part of their life
*Events are usually told in the order they occured

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mystery

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*Solving a puzzling event or situation
*Something unknown
*Solving a crime
*Centered around a person who investigates wrong doing
*Centered around a person or persons employed to obtain secret information

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autobiography

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*An account by a person about his or her own life
*Tells important information about their own life, including achievements or talents
*Tell how the person talks, feels, and thinks about things
*Either may be about the person's whole life or part of their life
*Events are usually told in the order they occurred

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historical fiction

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*Story is set in particular time and place in the past
*Story contains details that make the story more realistic
*Characters talk, dress, and act like people of that time period
*Story involves real people and actual events that happened in history

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science fiction

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*Characters solve problems and in a futuristic setting any where in the universe
*Humans, extraterrestrials, or members of other species
*Involve the effects of advance science and technology
*Stories blend fact and fiction

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expository text

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*Give factual and verifiable information about a specific subject
*Information presented can be checked using other sources
*Uses facts about real events and people
*Presents information in a clear way
*Gives events in the order in which they happen
*Writing organized by topics
*May use diagrams, photographs and other illustrations

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adventure

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*A story has characters who behave like real people and animals
*The settings are real or could be real
*The events could happen in real life
*The story has action or suspense, or both

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folk tales

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*A story that has been told and retold over generations
*Different countries have similar folk tales
*Folk talkes often begin with "once upon a time" or "long ago in a far away place"
*Characters can be animals or objects that can speak
*The story often teaches a lesson or moral
*Good or smart wins over evil or stupid
*The story is told using the words he, she or it
*Actions or words are often repeated
*The story has an exciting "high point" at the end

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horror

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*Supernatural
*Non-supernatural
*Provokes a response - emotional, psychological or physical
*Unreal figures (phantoms, mummies, vampires etc.)
*Real figures (seriel killers, stalkers, etc.)
*Real situations (crime scenes, divorce, inequality, drugs etc.)
*Antagonist provokes the fear, anger, or tension
*Many times ending is unresolved
*Unexpected events
*Dark, dismal, eerie, gruesome

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realistic fiction

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*Set in modern/current times
*Realistic characters
*Real world settings
*Every day language
*Themes dealing with basic truths or human nature
*Events are not true, but could really happen

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fantasy

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*Elements that are not real (unicorn, talking animals, characters with magical powers)
*Conflict between good and evil
*Alternative World
*Teaches a lesson or moral of a story
*Magic
*Medieval setting