Based on FCAT Power Reading ISBN 987-1-56420-602-2
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Context Clues are words and phrases that provide hints to the meaning on unfamilar words | True!
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Word Parts are -prefixes, combining forms and roots | True!
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Suffixes are Word Parts | True! Suffixes are the elements of words that have meaning but cannot stand alone as words
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Figurative Language restates text in your own words | False! Figurative Language uses figures of speech for descriptive effect and is not meant to be taken literally.
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Previewing is skimming the main idea of a selection | True! "Previewing helps you to see what a text is about BEFORE you begin reading.
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Predicting is making an educated guess | True!
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Paraphrasing is briefly paraphrasing the main idea and details and details of a text | False! Paraphrasing is restating text in your own words.
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Summarizing is briefly paraphrasing the main idea and details of a text | True!
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The Main Idea expresses the most important points or points | True!
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Relevant Details are fact or examples | True! Elaborate upon the main idea
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The Author's Purpose is the author's reason for writing a particular piece. | True! Some common purposes are to inform, to entertain, to give an opinion , and to persuade
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Making Inferences is using details, experiences , and common sense to figure out the meaning of ideas that are stated indirectly | True! Be sure you can support them with facts , details, or examples from the text.
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Text Structure is the order in which written information is organized. | True! Informational Text is organized in certain patterns. One of the most common text structures is "General to Specific".
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When you Compare, you find ways in which two things are different. | False! You find ways two things are ALIKE.
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When you Contrast, you find ways in which two things are different. | True! Using a Venn Diagram or T Chart will help you keep track of the similarities and differences between two or three things.
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A Cause explains what happens as a result of an effect | False! A Cause explains why something occurs.
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Conclusions are informed generalizatons based on evidence. | True!
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Predictions are future events about conclusions. | False! Conclusions about future events.
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Propaganda consists of rumors, half-truths, unfair bias, or one-sidedness. | True! Propaganda is an unethical persuasive technique used by writers.
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Persuasive techiques include giving reasons supported by facts or expert opinion. | True! One example of a persuasive technique is appealing to the needs and interests of the reader.
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Facts can be proven by evidence. | True! A fact is a piece of information that can be verified, or proven, with evidence.
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Opinions are personal judgements. | True! Opinions are beliefs.
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When authors state their Point of View, they express their personal beliefs and feelings about subjects. | True! Types of nonfiction that express viewpoints are persuasive speeches and articles, editorials, and personal essays.
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Graphics are charts, graphs, and diagrams that take the place of or support informational text. | True!
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Author's Arguments are the reasons and supporting evidence the author gives to back up his or her opinions. | True! Always check to see if they are valid and supported by sufficient reliable evidence.
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Synthesizing from several sources creates a "big picture" by blending facts and ideas about one subject from different texts. | True! To make sense of what you read, formulate an overall picture of the facts and ideas by synthesizing.
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The Theme is the Main Idea. | True! Often, the Theme is a "life lesson" - wisdom gained through experience.
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Plot is the time and place in which the events in a story occur. | False! The plot is what happens in a story. It refers to the events ina work of fiction and the sequence in which they are arranged.
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Setting is the time and place in which events occur. | True! Setting includes the culture and customs of that time and place. Sometimes, events and what characters believe and do are influenced by the setting.
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Point of View is the relationship between the narrator and the story. | True! Two common points of view are first person and third person.
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A first - person narrator is a character who tells what happened as he or she views it. | True! You can identify this person with the pronoun "I" as in I can tell you the whole story...
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A third-person narrator is a character | False! It is NOT a character. It is A VOICE that tells what happned.
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Character Development refers to the methods authors use to reveal the personality traits of characters within a story or play. | True! This may be stated (described) or implied (by revealing what he or she does or thinks)
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Comparing is analyzing how two people , places, or things are alike. | True! When you compare, you find similarities between two people, places, or things.
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Contrasting is analyzing how they are different. | True! When you contrast, you find what's different between two people, places, or things.
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Conflict is the way in which the resolution is settled. | False! Conflict is a struggle between opposing forces. It can be internal or external.
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Resolution is the way in which the conflict is settled. | True! The resolution occurs when the conflict is resolved.
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The mood of a work is the feeling created in details of setting and plot. | True! Mood is the emotional feeling of a work conveyed in details of setting and plot.
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The tone is the author's attitude toward his or her subject matter. | True! Like mood, tone is described
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Imagery is descriptive details that appeal to the five senses. | True! Descriptive details (Imagery) help readers more clearly imagine what a person , place, thing, or experience is like.
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Symbolism is the use of a person, place , or thing to represent something else. | True! An example, a wedding ring represent love and fidelity.
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Sound in poetry refers to elements that make poetry musical , such as rhyme, rhythm, alliteration, repetition, and onomatopoeia. | True!
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Figurative Language consists of figures of speech such as similies, metaphores , and personification. | True!
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Elements of drama are special parts of a play. | True! For example- the cast of characters, dialogue, and stage directions.
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