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Academic Vocabulary Test-Davis Int.
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6th Grade
01/05/2011

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Term
SETTING
Definition

-THE TIME AND PLACE OF THE ACTION IN A STORY

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CHARACTER
Definition

-THE PEOPLE, ANIMALS, OR CREATURES WHO TAKE PART IN THE STORY'S ACTION

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CONFLICT
Definition

-THE PROBLEM OR STRUGGLE THAT A CHARACTER FACES IN THE STORY

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PLOT LINE
Definition

-THE SERIES OF EVENTS IN A STORY

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EXPOSITION
Definition

-INTRODUCES THE SETTING AND THE CHARACTERS

-SETS UP OR HINTS AT THE CONFLICT

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RISING ACTION
Definition

-SHOWS HOW THE CONFLICT BECOMES MORE DIFFICULT

-BUILDS SUSPENSE

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CLIMAX
Definition

-IS THE MOST EXCITING PART AND A TURNING POINT

-MAKES THE OUTCOME OF THE CONFLICT CLEAR

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FALLING ACTION
Definition

-EASES THE TENSION

-SHOWS HOW THE MAIN CHARACTER RESOLVES THE CONFLICT

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RESOLUTION
Definition

-REVEALS HOW EVERYTHING TURNS OUT

-SOMETIMES CALLED THE DENOUEMENT

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FLASHBACK
Definition

-A LITERARY DEVICE IN WHICH PRESENT ACTION IS TEMPORARILY INTERRUPTED SO THAT THE READER CAN WITNESS PAST EVENTS- USUALLY IN THE FORM OF A CHARACTER'S MEMORIES, DREAMS, OR NARRATION

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FORESHADOWING
Definition

-A LITERARY DEVICE WHICH INDICATES OR SUGGESTS SOMETHING, USUALLY UNPLEASANT, THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE

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SYMBOLISM
Definition

-A LITERARY DEVICE IN WHICH SOMETHING REPRESENTS SOMETHING ELSE

-A PERSON, A PLACE, AN OBJECT, OR AN ACTIVITY THAT STANDS FOR SOMETHING ELSE

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NAPPIVAC
Definition

-THE ACRONYM TO HELP REMEMBER THE 8 PARTS OF SPEECH

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NOUN
Definition

-NAMES A PERSON, PLACE, THING, OR IDEA.

Term
PRONOUN
Definition

-A WORD THAT TAKES THE PLACE OF A NOUN.

-SOME EXAMPLES ARE:  HE, SHE, HER, HIM, YOU, WE, THEY, THEM

Term

ADJECTIVE

 

 

Definition

-A WORD THAT DESCRIBES A NOUN

Term
VERB
Definition

-A WORD THAT SHOWS ACTION

Term
HELPING VERB
Definition

-A VERB THAT HELPS THE MAIN VERB SHOW ACTION USING THE CORRECT TENSE

Term
LINKING VERB
Definition

-A VERB THAT LINKS THE NOUN TO ANOTHER WORD IN THE SECOND PART OF THE SENTENCE.

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PREPOSITION
Definition

-IS USED TO SHOW THE RELATIONSHIP OF A NOUN OR PRONOUN TO ANOTHER WORD IN THE SENTENCE

-GIVES INFORMATION SUCH AS DIRECTION, TIME, AND PLACE

Term
AFFIX
Definition

-A WORD PART THAT IS ADDED TO THE BEGINNING OR END OF A ROOT WORD

Term
ROOT WORD
Definition

-THE FOUNDATION OF A WORD; CONTAINS THE WORD'S BASIC MEANING

Term
PREFIX
Definition

-A WORD PART THAT IS ADDED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WORD BEFORE THE ROOT WORD

Term
ANTI-
Definition

-AGAINST, OPPOSING

Term
BI-
Definition

-TWO

Term
CO-
Definition

-TOGETHER, AT THE SAME TIME, EQUAL

Term
DIS-
Definition

-UNDOING, OPPOSITE OF

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IM-,IL-,IR-
Definition

-NOT, WITHOUT

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INTER-
Definition

-BETWEEN

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MIS-
Definition

-BAD, WRONGLY

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MULTI-
Definition

-MANY

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OVER-
Definition

-TOO MUCH

Term
RE-
Definition

-AGAIN, BACK

Term
SUFFIX
Definition

-A WORD PART THAT IS ADDED AT THE END OF THE WORD AFTER THE ROOT

Term
-ABLE
Definition

-CAN BE DONE, EXISTS AS A CONDITION

Term
-ANCE
Definition

-ACT OR STATE OF, CONDITION

Term
-ER
Definition

-A PERSON WHO OR THING THAT DOES SOMETHING

Term
-DOM
Definition

-STATE OR CONDITION

Term
-EN
Definition

-MAKE OR BECOME, GAIN, CAUSE TO HAVE, MADE OF

Term
-FUL
Definition

-FULL OF

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-HOOD
Definition

-STATE OR CONDITION OF

Term
-ISH
Definition

-LIKE, SOMEWHAT, RATHER

Term
-ISM
Definition

-ACT OR RESULT OF, CONDITION

Term
-IST
Definition

-ONE WHO PRACTICES, BELIEVES IN, OR IS A STUDENT OF

Term
GENRE
Definition

-A TYPE OR CLASS OF LITERATURE

Term
FICTION
Definition

-STORIES THAT ARE NOT TRUE

-TRADITIONAL LITERATURE, REALISTIC FICTION, HISTORICAL FICTION, SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY, MYSTERY

Term
NONFICTION
Definition

-STORIES THAT ARE TRUE

-AUTOBIOGRAPHY, BIOGRAPHY, INFORMATIONAL

Term
BIOGRAPHY
Definition

-A STORY ABOUT A PERSON'S LIFE WRITTEN BY SOMEONE ELSE

-A TRUE STORY

Term
AUTIOBIOGRAPHY
Definition

-A STORY ABOUT A PERSON'S LIFE WRITTEN BY THAT PERSON

-A TRUE STORY

-JOURNALS

-DIARIES

-MEMOIRS

-PERSONAL NARRATIVES

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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Definition

-WORDS THAT GIVE POWER, AND CREATE

DRAMATIC DESCRIPTION

Term
SIMILE
Definition

-A COMPARISON OF TWO DIFFERENT THINGS USING THE WORDS LIKE OR AS

Term
METAPHOR
Definition

-A COMPARISON THAT SAYS ONE THING BUT IS ANOTHER THING; IT DOES NOT USE LIKE OR AS

Term
HYPERBOLE
Definition

-A STATEMENT OF EXTREME EXAGGERATION

Term
ALLITERATION
Definition

-A GROUP OF WORDS THAT HAVE A COMMON SOUND

Term
PERSONIFICATION
Definition

-GIVING HUMAN CHARACTER TRAITS TO A NON-HUMAN THING

Term
Mood
Definition
Is the feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader. 
Term
Tone
Definition
Expresses the writer's attitude toward his or her subject, characters, or readers.
Term
Style
Definition
Manner of writing.  It involves how something is said rather than what is said.  It includes the way the author arranges ideas and words.
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