FSA READING STUDY SET GRADED A+ WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2024

cite textual evidence - answer-to quote information from the text to support your claim text - answer-a written document, an image, a video, a speech, a work of art, etc. evidence - answer-proof; information that you use to prove your claim explicit - answer-clearly and directly stated implicit - answer-not directly stated, you have to make an inference thorough - answer-complete, very carefully done theme - answer-the author's message or life lesson (abstract phrase) objective - answer-impartial, based on facts and not influenced by personal feelings or opinions inference - answer-an educated guess or logical conclusion made by "reading between the lines" complex characters - answer-characters that have different personality traits, change during the story and are similar to real people summary - answer-a retelling of the most important parts of a tex (key details), including the main idea and the most important details figurative meaning - answer-when the words mean something other than their common or literal meaning connotation - answer-the ideas or feelings that a word suggests denotation - answer-the basic definition or dictionary meaning of a word claim - answer-to make a statement that expresses a personal view or interpretation and is open to challenge argue - answer-express your opinion and support it with reason and evidence argument - answer-a statement of opinion supported by reasons and evidence support - answer-prove what you say, use textual evidence or examples conclude - answer-make an educated guess based on evidence synthesize - answer-combine two or more ideas motif - answer-an idea or image that repeats throughout a text flashback - answer-a structural technique in which the writer moves backwards in time in order to reveal events that happened prior to the main timeline of the story excerpt - answer-a part of a whole work (such as a book, speech or film) tone - answer-the attitude a writer has toward the audience, a subject, or a character mood - answer-the feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader diction - answer-choice of words; the actual words an author uses rhetorical question - answer-a question asked only for effect, because the answer is not expected; a question that has an obvious answer motivation - answer-the reason why a character behaves or speaks in a certain way significance - answer-importance of something; why something matters point of view - answer-the perspective from which a story is told bias - answer-a particular preference or point of view that is personal and may cause prejudice hierarchy - answer-a classification based on rank or importance metaphor - answer-a comparison between two unlike things not using like or as simile - answer-a comparison between two unlike things that uses like or as close reading - answer-the act of reading for deeper understanding level 1 close reading - answer-the explicit level of close reading; the answers to level 1 questions can be found directly in the text level 2 close reading - answer-the implicit level of close reading; the answers to level 2 questions are "between the lines," and may require the reader to make inferences, compare and contrast, predict, or interpret figurative language level 3 close reading - answer-the abstract level of close reading; the answers to level 3 questions are open-ended, and require the reader to draw connections between the text and outside ideas. There are no right or wrong answers, but all ideas must be backed up with evidence from the text, usually in the form of quotes. personification - answer-the giving of human traits to non-human things alliteration - answer-the repetition of letters or sounds at the beginnings of words in close proximity to one-another hyperbole - answer-an exaggeration, not meant to be taken literally, used for impact or effect euphemism - answer-a word or phrase substituted for one considered too harsh idiom - answer-a commonly understood word or phrase of figurative meaning, used casually or colloquially analyze - answer-to break down (like a D.J.!) compare - answer-to identify the similarities between two or more things contrast - answer-to identify the differences between two or more things predict - answer-to say what will happen before it occurs suspense - answer-A feeling of uncertainty about what will happen next in a story; a key structural element in fiction and drama curiosity - answer-a structural technique in which the writer reveal some information but not all, causing the reader to want to learn more surprise - answer-an unexpected event, piece of information, etc; a structural device that allows a writer to keep his or her audience engaged plot - answer-A series of related events in a story, each connected to the next. exposition - answer-A narrative device, often used at the beginning of a work that provides necessary background information about the characters and their circumstances. rising action - answer-the series of conflicts or struggles that build a story toward a climax. climax - answer-That point in a plot that creates the greatest intensity, suspense, or interest and is a major turning point in a plot. falling action - answer-the part of a literary plot that occurs after the climax has been reached and before the final resolution resolution - answer-Closing of the story that ties everything together chronological - answer-Arranged in order of time of occurrence causal - answer-implying a cause-and-effect relationship setting - answer-The context in time and place in which the action of a story occurs. conflict - answer-A struggle between opposing forces symbol - answer-a concrete thing (person, place, or thing) used to represent an abstract idea in a work of literature imagery - answer-Description that appeals to any of the five senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) allusion - answer-A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. analogy - answer-A comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification. onomatopoeia - answer-A word that imitates the sound it represents. anaphora - answer-A rhetorical figure of repetition in which the same word or phrase is repeated in (and usually at the beginning of) successive lines, clauses, or sentences. oxymoron - answer-A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. man vs. man - answer-conflict of one person against another man vs. nature - answer-A dramatic struggle between a character and something that is caused by nature man vs. self - answer-where the main character of the story has a problem or struggle with him or herself man vs. society - answer-A character has a conflict or problem with some element of society - the school, the law, etc. genre - answer-A category or type of literature (or of art, music, etc.) characterized by a particular form, style, or content. poetry - answer-A type of literature that expresses ideas, feelings, or tells a story in a specific form (usually using lines and stanzas) fiction - answer-Literature in the form of prose, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people. nonfiction - answer-Prose writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or history. drama - answer-A genre of literature meant to be performed by actors on a stage or screen. folktale - answer-A genre of literature that includes fables, fairy tales, myths, legends, and other short, generally older narrative forms. syntax - answer-sentence structure irony - answer-A contrast or discrepancy between what is stated and what is really meant, or between what is expected to happen and what actually does happen. dramatic irony - answer-Irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play. situational irony - answer-Irony involving a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended, so that the outcome is contrary to what was expected. verbal irony - answer-Irony in which a person says or writes one thing and means another, or uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning. dialogue - answer-Conversation between two or more characters dialect - answer-A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation. code switching - answer-the practice of alternating between two or more languages or varieties of language in conversation speech act - answer-an utterance considered as an action, particularly with regard to it's intention, purpose, or effect narrator - answer-The person telling the story (used for prose). speaker - answer-the narrator of a poem; not to be confused with the poet who wrote the poem. parallelism - answer-The use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms.