Vocabulary+Quizzes

Vocabulary words

1. verse- same as a stanza, another form of a paragraph in a poem. 2. stanza- In a poem you use stanza instead of paragraph. ( the same as a paragraph) 3. tone- The way the author feels. Ex: The tone was funny. 4. alliteration- alliteration is when the beginning of the words start the same.The words are near each other. Ex: F lickity, f lockity, f lick 5. imagery- imagery is when you can imagine something throughout reading. 6. repetition- repetition is when a phrase repeats itself more than 1 time in a poem or an article (passage). Ex: Isabel, Isabel didn't scream or scurry...,Isabel Isabel didn't scream or scurry... ( from the poem in poetry folder.) 7. personification- when you give objects or animals human traits. Ex: The clouds were crying so loud this morning. 8. hyperbole- hyperbole is a big exageration. Ex: I was the happiest person in the entire world. 9. onomatopoeia- onomatopoeia is like what it sounds like. Ex: woosh, zipper, pop, etc. 10. metaphor- a metaphor //never// uses the words //like// or //as//. Ex: " a sea of troubles." 11. simile- a simile uses //like// or //as,// Ex: She was as fast as a cheetah.
 * Second Semester Week 2 Vocabulay Quiz ( February 23)**

1. fact- It's something true. Ex: Obama won the election and know he is president. 2. opinion-Your way of thinking about something. Ex: Six Flags is the best place in the world. 3. persuade- You're trying to convince someone about something. 4. source- Place where you get information from. It can be a book, person, article, newspaper, and etc. 5. excerpt- Like a piece of a passage, maybe a quote. 6. passage- It's a section of some sort of reading. A newspaper, article, online, and etc. 7. pamphlet-It's like a booklet. 8. implies- It's to suggest or infer something ,but not saying it directly. 9. support- Proof of something. 10. Internet keywords-Google 11. keyword entry-Google 12. begin an online search-The same as google.
 * Week 17 Vocabulary Quiz (Friday, January 16)**

Spelling 1. your- It means it belongs to you. Ex: I love your sweater. 2. you're- It is short for you are. Ex: You're my best friend. 3.there- It means a location. Ex: She's over there with your mom. 4. their- It means it belongs to some one else. Ex:That's their book. 5. they're- Short meaning for they are. Ex: They're going to the movies on Saturday.
 * Week 15 Vocabulary and Spelling Quiz (Friday, December 12)**

Vocabulary 6. caption- The writing under a picture. 7. factual report- A report with facts. 8. book review- When you give your opinion about the book, (it can include a summary.) 9. business letter- It's when you're writing to some one that's not your friend, it's for business.You put a colon. Ex: (Dear Sir or Madam:) 10. personal letter- When you're writing to a friend, it can also be known as a friendly letter. You put a comma. Ex: (Dear Bella,) 11. personal narrative- It's when you write about a personal experience you have had.

1. news magazine- Magazine that has news. 2. editorial page- Where the author writes his/her it's opinion. 3. editorial- Where the writer gives his/her opinion. 4. letter to the editor- Where readers say what they think about the news. They write it to the editor. 5. business news- Anything having to do with money. $$$$$$ 6. classified advertisements- Small advertisments. Little ads. 7. local news- News about neighborhood, city, or state. 8. front page- Main section of newspaper, not really news. 9. opinion page- Columns where different columnist write. Most of the time it's experts.
 * Week 14 Vocabulary Quiz (Friday, December 5)**

1. expository writing- It's real stuff. (patterns of organization) 2. chronological order- By time order. 3. spatial order- Where something happened. 4. compare and contrast- Different and alike. 5. comparison- alike and different (synonms) 6. order of importance- Putting things in order by importance. 7. cause and effect- Why something happens, then the results. 8. problem and solution- When there's a problem then you solve it.
 * Week 12 Vocabulary Quiz (Friday, November 21)**

1. historical fiction- Real people, or made up events. 2. topic sentence- Main idea of a paragraph. 3. thesis statement- The main idea of the passage. 4. supporting detail- The details that give proof for the main idea. 5. evidence- Proof. 6. assertion- A positive statement. 7. citation- Quote, the prove of an assertion. 8. inform- Verb, expository. 9. novel- A fiction book.
 * Week 11 Vocabulary Quiz (Thursday, November 13)**

1. first person narrator- Characters telling their own story. I, me, etc. 2. third person narrator 3. plot 4. autobiography / autobiographies- When you write about yourself. 5. biography / biographies- When someone else writes about another person. 6. support- It's the proof. 7. quotation- It's out of the passage, book, newspaper, ect.
 * Week 4 Vocabulary Quiz (Friday, September 26)**

1. short story 2. myth 3. theme 4. plot- events that happen in a story 5. qualities 6. first person- using words like I, my, me 7. third person-using words like them, he, she 8. narrator- a person who tells the story 9. fiction- a made up story 10. fictional-
 * Week 3 Vocabulary Quiz (Friday, September 19)**

1 character 2 climax 3 conflict 4 events 5 plot-events that happen in a story 6 resolution- How the problem gets solved. 7 theme 8 short story
 * Week 2 Vocabulary Quiz (Friday, September 12)**
 * characteristics of fiction**