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9. Topic 1 Question for 5 Points What does antonym mean?
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10. Topic 1 Answer for 5 Points opposite
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11. Topic 1 Question for 10 Points What does synonym mean?
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12. Same, or almost the same thing
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Same, or almost the same thing
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13. What are words that sound alike, but have different meanings?
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What are words that sound alike, but have different meanings?
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14. Homophones or homonyms
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Homophones or homonyms
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15. Topic 1 Question for 20 Points
What are words that are spelled alike, but have different meanings and sometimes pronunciations?
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16. Topic 1 Answer for 20 Points homographs
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17. How do you use context clues?
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How do you use context clues?
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18. Topic 1 Answer for 25 Points
Use the words or sentences around an unknown word to help you figure out its meaning.
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19. Topic 2 Question for 5 Points
What is the title, or name of part of the reading, in a nonfiction selection called?
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20. Topic 2 Answer for 5 Points Heading or subheading
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21. What is usually the purpose for reading nonfiction textbooks?
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What is usually the purpose for reading nonfiction textbooks?
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22. Topic 2 Answer for 10 Points To get information
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23. Topic 2 Question for 15 Points
In the sentence, “The tires had better traction, or grip.” Which word helps define traction?
Grip
Sneakers
Lighter
soles
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24. Topic 2 Answer for 15 Points grip
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25. Topic 2 Question for 20 Points
In which of the following chapters would you find information on when a camera was invented?
The Mechanics of the Camera
The Origin of the Camera
Camera Techniques
Advanced Techniques
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26. b. The Origin of the Camera
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b. The Origin of the Camera
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27. What are you including in summary of a nonfiction selection?
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What are you including in summary of a nonfiction selection?
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28. The main ideas and most important facts
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The main ideas and most important facts
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29. Topic 3 Question for 5 Points
What are you describing if you are telling the time period and where a story takes place?
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30. Topic 3 Answer for 5 Points setting
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31. Topic 3 Question for 10 Points
What are you describing if you say that someone in the story is responsible?
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32. A character trait or characteristic
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A character trait or characteristic
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33. What do you call what happens in a story?
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What do you call what happens in a story?
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34. Topic 3 Answer for 15 Points The plot
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35. What describes the author’s lesson or message?
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What describes the author’s lesson or message?
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36. Topic 3 Answer for 20 Points The theme of the story
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37. Topic 3 Question for 25 Points
What do we call language that is not taken literally to create a picture in a reader’s mind?
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38. Topic 3 Answer for 25 Points Figurative language
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39. Comparing two things using like or as
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Comparing two things using like or as
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40. Topic 4 Answer for 5 Points simile
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41. Comparing two unlike things
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Comparing two unlike things
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42. Topic 4 Answer for 10 Points metaphor
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43. Giving human qualities to nonhuman things
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Giving human qualities to nonhuman things
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44. Topic 4 Answer for 15 Points personification
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45. What type of figurative language is this?
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What type of figurative language is this?
The bookshelf held the books proudly in a warm embrace.
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46. Topic 4 Answer for 20 Points personification
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47. What type of figurative language is this?
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What type of figurative language is this?
The man was a rock, solid and strong.
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48. Topic 4 Answer for 25 Points metaphor
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49. What are you doing if you’re guessing what will come next in a story?
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What are you doing if you’re guessing what will come next in a story?
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50. Topic 5 Answer for 5 Points Making a prediction
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51. Topic 5 Question for 10 Points
What are you doing if you are thinking about how texts are alike and different?
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52. Comparing and contrasting
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Comparing and contrasting
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53. Topic 5 Question for 15 Points
What are you determining if you are thinking about what the text is mainly about?
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54. The main or central idea
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The main or central idea
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55. Topic 5 Question for 20 Points
What are you doing if you are using story clues and background knowledge to make a good guess about something?
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56. Topic 5 Answer for 20 Points Making an inference
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57. What are the purposes for reading?
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What are the purposes for reading?
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58. Topic 5 Answer for 25 Points Persuade Inform Entertain
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59. The "Big Points"
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60. What should you include in a summary of a fictional narrative?25 10 9 11 12 14 13 8 7 3 2 4 5 15 6 1 17 26 24 27 28 30 29 16 23 18 22 19 20 21
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What should you include in a summary of a fictional narrative?
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61. Big Points Answer for Big Points
Include the characters, setting, problem, solution and main events in sequential order.
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