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Gr 5 Reading Brain
5th Grade Reading Brain Game Vocabulary Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the term used to describe the usage of a word or phrase that means the exact opposite of its normal meaning? | Irony |
| What is a figure of speech that compares two different things without using a comparison word such as "like" or "as"? | Metophor |
| What is a figure of speech in which an idea, object, or animal is given the quality of a person? | Personification |
| What term identifies a word or phrase used in a way that gives it a funny twist? | Pun |
| What term describes praise that actually means the opposite and is meant to put someone down? | Sarcasm |
| What term identifies a figure of speech that makes a comparison using either "like" or "as"? | Simile |
| Identify the figure of speech shown in this statement: The streetlight was my security guard. | Metaphor |
| Identify the figure of speech shown in this statement: A gentle summer wind feels like a soft cotton sheet. | Simile |
| What figure of speech is shown by this statement? The rock refused to move. | Personification |
| Which part of a book tells the name of the book, the author, and the publisher? | Title Page |
| Which part of a book lists the units or chapters and the selections? | Table of Contents |
| Which part of a book is like a small dictionary? | Glossary |
| Which part of a book is a listing of all the topics of the book arranged in alphabetical order? | Index |
| What is the name of a resource book that contains facts about all kinds of topics and is published every year? | Almanac |
| What is a book of maps? | Atlas |
| What is a book that gives definitions, parts of speech, and word origins? | Dictionary |
| "Newsweek" and "Time" are examples of what kind of resource? | Magazines |
| What resource contains articles about important day-to-day events and may be printed daily? | Newspaper |
| What resource is a list of information, usually on a single topic? | Directory |
| What genre of literature is a play? | Drama |
| What genre of literature is a made-up story set in the past? | Historical Fiction |
| What genre of literature is a book a person writes about his or her own life? | Autobiography |
| What genre of literature is a story using animals with human qualities to illustrate a lesson? | Fable |
| What is the name for a book a person writes about someone else's life? | Biography |
| What is a traditional story passed down from generation to generation orally? | Folk Tale |
| What term identifies the lesson in a fable? | Moral |
| What resource is a very short booklet that tells about only one topic? | Brochure or Pamphlet |
| What is the first step to do when following directions, as in a recipe? | Read all the way through the directions once before you begin |
| Where is a footnote located? | At the bottom of the page |
| What is the effect in this sentence? He made an A on his test because he had studied. | He made an A on his test |
| What is the term for a narrator who is a character in the story? | First-person narrator |
| What is the term for a description or explanation of a picture? | Caption |
| What is the term for the location and time of a story? | Setting |
| What genre of literature has plots which are usually associated with theology or ritual? | Myths |
| What genre of literature records deeds of past heroes and is presented as being true? | Legend |
| What author's technique describes the interruption of story sequence to focus the reader's mind on an event from the past? | Flashback |
| What genre of literature has plots with elements of suspense? | Mystery |
| What is the term for an author's technique in which the reader is given hints or indications of what may occur in the future? | Foreshadowing |
| What is the name given for hints in a passage to help with understanding the meaning of an unfamiliar word? | Context Clues |
| What is the term for the reading strategy of glancing or studying a passage quickly to look for the general subject or main idea? | Skimming |
| What is the term for the reading strategy of looking quickly at a passage to find key words, without actually reading the passage? | Scanning |
| What term identifies talking or conversation between characters in a story? | Dialogue |
| What is the term that identifies the action of the story? | Plot |
| Would the author's purpose be to inform, persuade, or entertain in a biography? | Inform |
| Identify the cause in this statement: He was proud of his accomplishments because he had worked very hard. | he had worked very hard |
| Identify the term for the feeling, such as sad or peaceful, that a reader gets from a story. | Mood |
| Identify the term for the author's feeling, such as serious or angry, about a piece of writing. | Tone |
| Would the author's purpose be to inform, persuade or entertain in a humorous poem? | Entertain |
| Which literature genre would describe "Paul Bunyan" and "John Henry"? | Tall Tale |
| Would the author's purpose be to inform, persuade, or entertain in a newspaper editorial? | Persuade |
| Identify the figure of speech used in this statement: Tara's feet began working like bicycle pedals. | Simile |
| Identify the effect in this statement: The ice was left in the hot sun; consequently it melted. | it (the ice) melted |
| Identify the effect in this statement: Cathy got a sunburn because she stayed at the beach too long. | Cathy got a sunburn |
| Is this statement a fact or opinion? I believe sweet potatoes have an awful taste. | Opinion |
| Is this statement a fact or opinion? I like water skiing better than snow skiing. | Opinion |
| Is this statement a fact or opinion? Boats are a form of transportation. | Fact |
| Is this statement a fact or opinion? Winter is a dreary time of year. | Opinion |
| Is the appropriate title for this class or category of words "directions" or "timepieces"? Sundial, Clock, Watch, Stopwatch | Timepieces |
| Which word does not fit in this class? Iron, Nickel, Ocean, Copper | Ocean |
| Which word does not fit in this class? Lion, Tiger, Cheetah, River, Panther | River |
| Which word does not fit into this class? Biography, Fiction, Music, Autobiography | Music |
| Identify the poetry term that describes the repetition of beginning consonant sounds in words like awful, apple, alligator | Alliteration |
| Which type of poetry tells a story in chronological order, usually with a fast plot and humor? | Narrative |
| Identify the kind of poetry in which the verses have 5 lines, with the last line ending in a surprise twist. | Limerick |
| Identify a Japanese poem with only 3 lines, usually written about a topic from nature. | Haiku |
| Identify a kind of poetry with 5 lines that follows a particular syllable pattern such as 2-4-6-8-2. | Cinquain |
| Identify the poetry term that describes identical or very similar final sounds in words, usually at the ends of lines. | Rhyme |
| Identify the cause in this statement: He felt sick after he ate so many green apples. | he ate so many green apples |
| Identify the genre of literature of a true story written about Michael Jordan's life. | Biography |
| Would the author's purpose be to inform, persuade, or entertain in an encyclopedia article on engines? | Inform |
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