Test Prep

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What is foreshadowing?

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Hints in a story about what may happen later.

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What is personification?

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Describing an inanimate object as if it is alive.

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What does summarizing mean?

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To tell or write what the text is mostly about.

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What is text structure?

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Structures used to organize information in a text (e.g., chronology, comparison, and cause and effect).

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What is suspense in literature?

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When an author builds excitement in a scene.

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What is irony?

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A contrast between expectation and reality.

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What is conflict in a story?

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A struggle between opposing forces, which can be internal or external.

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What is a theme?

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The central idea or message in a piece of writing.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech comparing two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.