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state reading assessment terms
study guide for reading terms
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Language - English
7th Grade
01/14/2010

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Term
simile
Definition
Compares using "like" or "as".
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metaphor
Definition
Compares by renaming.
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personification
Definition
Giving human like qualities to an object or animal.
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hyperbole
Definition
Extreme exaggeration.
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idiom
Definition
Phrase that the meaning can't be understood from words in it.
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sequence
Definition
Order.
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theme
Definition
Author's message.
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plot
Definition
Sequence of events.
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setting
Definition
Where and when the story takes place.
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resolution
Definition
The problem in the story is worked out.
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conflict
Definition
Struggle between two forces.
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summarize
Definition
Tells who, what, when, where, why, and how.
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main idea
Definition
The big picture (tells what all the sentences are about).
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details
Definition
Small pieces of information.
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climax
Definition
Point at which conflict is the greatest.
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stereotype
Definition
Making generalizations about a person or group.
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conflict clues
Definition
Words around unfamiliar word.
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cause
Definition
Makes something happen.
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effect
Definition
What happens.
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compare
Definition
Tells how things are the same.
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contrast
Definition
Tells how things are different.
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bias
Definition
Prejudice.
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onomatopoeia
Definition
A word imitating a sound.
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analogies
Definition
Determining the similarities or differences in items that may not be similar
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inference
Definition
A guess what is happening.
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predict
Definition
A guess what will happen.
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