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PSSA Reading Review
4th grade reading terms review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as" | simile |
| A comparison between two unlike things WITHOUT using "like" or "as" | metaphor |
| A group of words that start with the same beginning sound | alliteration |
| The reason an author writes a story or passage | author's purpose |
| When the author's purpose is to persuade or inform, the text is usually ________________ | nonfiction |
| When the author's purpose is to entertain, the text is usually __________________ | fiction |
| two words that sound the same but have different meanings | homophones |
| the lesson or message you can learn from a story | theme |
| Two words that mean the opposite of one another | antonym |
| Two words that have the same (or almost the same) meaning | synonym |
| giving an object that isn't living PERSON like characteristics | personification |
| the ending of a story; or what you can determine at the end of a passage, paragraph, or story | conclusion |
| using story details + what you already know about something allows you to make an ___________________ | inference |
| a good written response always needs to be supported with SPECIFIC ______________ from the passage or story. | details |
| the category of a story is called its ____________________ | genre |
| a short story that teaches and states a lesson; usually has animal characters | fable |
| a story from a specific culture that teaches a belief of their culture | folktale |
| the "paragraphs" in a poem are called _____________________ | stanzas |
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jmorone
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