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Part I: Key Reading Skills and Key Literary Elements




1.What is the purpose of scanning a text? ____, ____, ____



2.Why is “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street” called a teleplay? ____, ____, ____



3.Similes and metaphors are two common kinds of ____.



4.Running your eyes over the page to get an idea of what a selection is about is called ____.



5.When you see unfamiliar words and you look for context clues to better understand meaning, you are using the skill of
A.predicting.
B.clarifying.
C.visualizing.
D.organizing.



6.Imagery is language that involves the senses in what a writer is describing.
A.True
B.False



7.Which of the following would be a good example of predicting?
A.This description of Maple Street really helps me to imagine the setting.
B.It looks as if the pattern of this text is general to specific.
C.I’m not sure I understand the meaning of “aggressor” in this context.
D.I don’t think the other boys will be interested in the roof garden, but let’s see what they say.

Part 2: Vocabulary
Choose the word or phrase that means about the same as the underlined word.




8.My parents took care of planning the accommodations for the trip.
A.air travel arrangements
B.lodging and food
C.maps
D.expenses



9.The meaning behind the story was obscure.
A.impressive
B.obvious
C.hard to figure out
D.very precise



10.The old man had a solitary lifestyle.
A.isolated
B.exciting
C.friendly
D.complicated

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