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Semester Test Review
6th Grade Reading
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of an initial consonant sound in three or more words of a phrase, sentence, or line of poetry. |
| analyze | to study in detail in order to learn the essential meaning. |
| autobiography | a story of a person's own life, or part of it; written by that person. |
| biography | a story of a person's life, or part of it; written or told by a different person |
| cause and effect | action or event that makes something else happen, the action or events and its consequences |
| character | persons or animals appearing in the story |
| character motive | the reason a character thinks, does, or says what he/she does |
| character traits | are parts of a character's personality. |
| chronological order | arranged in order according to time of occurrence |
| cinquain | a five-line stanza with an ababb rhyme scheme; an unrhymed poem of 22 syllables with five lines of 2,4,6,8,2 syllables respectively |
| climax | the high point of interest or suspense in a literary work |
| compare/contrast | alike/different |
| conflict | problem that must be solved or met to get to the end of the story |
| contrast | to tell the differences |
| diamante | a seven line poem, shaped like a diamond that uses a specific order of words and contrasting nouns on first and last lines |
| drama | a genre or class of literature that is written in dialogue form with stage directions |
| draw a conclusion | to make a decision based on information. |
| effect | the result of an action or event. |
| entertain | to amuse, please, interest, or relax the reader. |
| expository text | a reading or writing selection which explains, defines and interprets. |
| external conflict | a situation in which a character is in conflict with something outside of himself, such as with another person or the forces of nature. |
| fable | a simple story that teaches a lesson. |
| fact | thing known to be true or to have really happened; a statement that can be proven |
| falling action | after the climax, is the part of the story where the author unravels and tells how all the conflicts will end |
| fiction | a made-up story of imaginary events and characters, not real; also a genre. |
| figurative language | writing or speech not meant to be taken literally |
| folktale | stories composed orally and then passed from person to person by word of mouth. |
| free verse | a style of poetry that has no fixed pattern or rhyme. |
| functional text | performs an important function in real life situations |
| generalization | condensing the details into a general idea or statement; a summary |
| genre | a category of literature. |
| goal | the intention of the characters, what a character is working toward |
| graphic organizer | a method for visually organizing a complex body of information; includes charts, graphs, outlines, clusters, tree diagrams, and Venn diagrams |
| historical fiction | combines historical fact with fiction. |
| hyperbole | an obvious and deliberate exaggeration ("He died a thousand deaths.") |
| idiom | an expression that does not mean what it lliterally says ("to have the upper hand" has nothing to do with the hands) |
| image | using a vivid description of figurative language to create mental pictures. |
| imagery | the use of words to create images or pictures |
| implicit point of view | occurs when the narrator directly states his attitude. |
| infer | going beyond the written details and seeing more meaning then the passage actually states |
| inference | a conclusion derived by reasoning from facts, evidence, or past experiences |
| inform | to supply with knowledge, facts or information. |
| internal conflict | having a problem with one's self or mind, (difficult decisions, unable to decide or follow through) |
| main idea | the gist of a passage; central thought. |
| mystery | tightly woven plots have elements of suspense, danger, or intrigue; plots are fast-paced and frequently involve foreshadow or flashback |
| myth | stories that are seen as true in the represented society; plots are usually associated with theology or ritual; accounts frequently explain natural phenomena (Greek, Roman, Norse mythology) |
| narrative text | a reading or writing selection which tells a story |
| nonfiction | information is factual and may be presented by detailed descriptions or examples; organization follows a logical pattern and may include textual aids |
| novel | a long fictional story whose length is normally somewhere between one hundred and five hundred book pages |
| onomatopoeia | the formation or use of words that suggest by their sounds the object or idea being named (bow wow, bang, buzz, crackle, clatter, hiss, zoom) |
| opinion | something which cannot be proved; what someone believes |
| outline | includes the main points of a subject, usually listed by headings and subheadings |
| paraphrase | a summary that tells in the simplest form what happens |
| patterned poetry | poetry defined by its shape |
| personification | giving human thoughts, feelings, and characteristics to animals or objects such as nature |
| persuade | to change someone's mind or point of view. |
| plagiarism | stealing someone's published words; the use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and using them in your own work |
| plot | the series of events or happenings the main character uses to accomplish something |
| poetry | poems usually written in lines or stanzas; often follow some kind of rhythmic or rhyming set of rules |
| point of view | the vantage point from which an author presents the actions and characters in the story |
| predict | to guess what might happen based on current information or previous experience |
| prior knowledge | the knowledge the reader brings to the story; knowledge from personal experience |
| problem/solution | a problem is identified and solved within the text of fiction and nonfiction |
| resolution | solution of the problem |
| rhyme | word with the same last sound (bat/cat, chair/stair) |
| rising action | refers to all of the conflicts in a story that work together to build suspense |
| sequential order | events happening in order of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. |
| setting | the time and the place of action in the story |
| short story | a brief work of fiction, having a simple plot and setting |
| subgenre | a type or class that is below a genre; categories of a genre (fables, biography, sports, mystery, adventure, myths) |
| summarize or summary | a brief statement giving the main points |
| supporting detail | a small piece of information which verifies or adds to the main points of a written selection |
| symbolism | use of one thing to suggest something else, specifically the use of symbols to represent ideas in concrete ways; the implied meaning of a literary work |
| theme | the main subject or idea presented in a story or a book. |
| characterization | the way the author gives the main persons or objects their personality, appearance, actions, thoughts, and personal traits |
| legend | stories of amazing heroes of the past presented as true but probably over stretching the actions |
| tall tale | a story about an impossible or exaggerated happening related in a realistic, matter-of-fact, and often humorous way (Paul Bunyan) |
| almanac | a book of various lists of facts and statistics |
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