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level: Details of reading

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level questions: Details of reading

QuestionAnswer
What is meant by the word "vocabulary"?The words in a text
Different types of text will use different types of vocabulary depending on their...Audience and purpose
What type of informal vocabulary is often used in text to make it seem more chatty and natural?Slang
What type of formal vocabulary is informative and often found in textbooks and instruction manuals?Technical
What is the name given the type of language that has an imaginative meaning, that can make text more appealing?Figurative
What is the term used to describe something by saying it IS something else, for instance saying it's raining cats and dogs?Metaphor
What is the term used to describe something by saying it is LIKE something else, for instance saying my garden is as dry as a bone?Simile
What is the term used to describe words that can make you create a picture in your mind?Imagery
What is the term used when something non-living is described as an animal or person, for instance "the curtains danced in the breeze"?Personification
What is the term used to desribe an unrealistic comparison made to create effect in a story, for instance "His brain was the size of a pea"?Exaggeration
What is the term used to describe a lot of words in a sentence or paragraph that start with the same sound?Alliteration
What is the term used to describe words that sound like the noise they are describing, for instance crunch, pop and tweet?Onomatopoeia
What is it about a piece of text that can make you feel sad or happy?Mood
What is an example of a word that can create a a happy mood when reading a story?Jubilant
What is an example of a word that can create a a sad mood when reading a story?Gloomy
What is the term used to describe three full stops used together in a sentence to create suspence (...)?Ellipses