NAME: ________________________
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5 Written Questions
5 Matching Questions
- irony
- thesis
- literary elements
- antonym
- context clues
- a The essential techniques used in literature (e.g., characterization, setting, plot, theme).
- b a word opposite in meaning to another
- c information from the reading that helps the reader to identify the meaning of an unknown word
- d Basic argument by a speaker or writer
- e incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs
5 Multiple Choice Questions
- the perspective from which a story is told
- to restate in other words
- Writing or speech that is used to create vivid impressions by setting up comparisons between dissimilar things, [examples are metaphor, simile, and personification.
- diagram or pictoral device that shows relationship
- two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear)
5 True/False Questions
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self-monitor → the study of language meaning
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idiomatic language → Writing or speech that is used to create vivid impressions by setting up comparisons between dissimilar things, [examples are metaphor, simile, and personification.
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syntax → A word that means the same as another word
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meter → The repitition of stressed and unstressed syllables
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synonym → A word that means the same as another word
Regenerate Test