FAST Vocab Review

An appeal to emotion or feelings

the pattern of rhyming lines; named using the letters of the alphabet (for example, AABBAABB)

A text structure in which information is conveyed as an issue or a problem of concern and solution(s) are explained.

What are the 4 ways authors create and develop their characters and the characters' perspectives?

Errors found in the reasoning of an argument; invalid arguments or flawed points that undermine or weaken the argument

The process of thinking about something in a logical way in order to form a conclusion or judgment

What is the reason an author wrote the passage called?

A type of reasoning that begins with one specific observation and applies to a broad conclusion; (example: The bakery across the street always has a line out the door. Therefore, the bakery sells delicious treats.)

the repetition of the vowel sound across words within the lines of the poem (beginning-middle-end)

the rhyming of the words at the end of the line; words with the same ending sounds

The distance between the left and right edges of a line in poetry

What are the 5 parts of plot?

A text structure in which the similarities and/or differences of two or more people, things, concepts, or ideas are presented.

When one stanza ends and another begins

A question asked with no expectation of an answer (example: "Do I look like I was born yesterday?" or "What's the point of studying if I know I'll fail?")

Source-based information including facts, figures, and details used to support the writer’s ideas (statistics, quotes, support, charts, etc.)

An appeal to credibility, trustworthiness, ethics, or moral principles

A type of reasoning that uses a given fact or set of facts to deduce other facts; follows a pattern, “if this is true, then this is also true”; (example: Whales are mammals. A beluga is a type of whale. Therefore, a beluga is a mammal.)

A brief and indirect reference to a well-known or famous person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance (example: You don’t have to be Albert Einstein to understand poetry.)

How much time do you have on the FAST Reading test?

Simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, allusion, alliteration, and idiom are all examples of...

A type of reasoning that begins with a pattern to infer information or make decisions; (example: The traffic is busy outside of Gotha Middle School every weekday at 9AM, so school must start soon.)

Words or phrases that are repeated

Opposite ideas near each for effect using parallel structure (example: United we stand; divided we fall.)

What is the author's attitude toward the topic called?

What is a tool or strategy you can use on the FAST Reading test to help you be more successful?

a typical character, setting, situation, or symbol that recurs in different versions of a story; a common element in many stories

Calling something a new name; a word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show they are similar

Words near each other that start with the same sound; repetition of initial (beginning) sounds in two or more nearby words

A text structure in which facts, events, or details are presented in the order in which they occurred in time.