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Unit 1 Vocabulary: Who am I and What is my Story?
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theme
The moral or life lesson shown in a story, poem, or play. The "big idea" (abstract concept) at the center of that moral or life lesson.
central idea
The most important idea or main point of a non-fiction or informational work. The idea that all of the details and evidence in the passage point to or support.
narrative
The art of storytelling; a story told about made-up or real-life characters and events.
narrator
The person or "voice" who tells the story. The narrator may be someone who is a character in the story (1st person narrator) or may be the "voice" of an outside observer of the story (3rd person narrator)
plot
The series of main events in a story. The overall structure of a story, starting with a conflict or problem, developing with complications and a turning point, and ending with a resolution to the problem or conflict.
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Read the following passage and then choose the best revision for the underlined portions of the paragraph. The questions will require you to make decisions regarding the revision of the reading selection. Some revisions are not of actual mistakes, but will improve the clarity of the writing. People, unlike most beasts, have the ability to sweat. Coupled with our hairless skin, sweating allows people to keep their body temperature down during long periods of effort. Our $\underline{\mathrm{cooling, \ ability, \ large \ knees, \ and \ elastic \ tendons,}}$ allow us to outrun a horse-in the long run, of course. That's right: over long distances, human beings can outrun almost every running mammal on earth. This ability might not have saved our ancestors from saber tooth tigers, but it provided them a distinct advantage while tracking the many tasty quadrupeds living on the plains. A. NO CHANGE B. cooling ability, large, knees and elastic tendons, C. ability to cool large knees and elastic tendons D. cooling ability, large knees, and elastic tendons
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From the list below, supply the words needed to complete the paragraph. Some words will not be used. deluge, pall, careen, fester, modicum, martial, beneficiary. Everyone anticipated the opening of the new state park, but not the strict, almost _____ rules and prohibitions that imposed fines for camping, cooking, swimming, or walking in unauthorized areas. Immediately after the park opened, the Department of Parks and Recreation received a[n] _____ of letters questioning who, exactly, the _____ of the new park were supposed to be, since the people who paid for the park apparently were not. Without at least a[n] _____ of freedom to explore the old forest, people complained, the park was simply private property. Most agreed that the park would be wonderful without the _____ of restrictions hanging over it.
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The government might mark certain classified information as being ______, to distinguish it from ordinary information. People who have the special information must use _______ in deciding who receives it because a leak could compromise national security.
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Write in the blank whether the sentence is simple or compound. _____ Magenta is Claire's favorite color, but Nora prefers turquoise.
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