"The School Story" Vocabulary Quiz

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14 questions
Answer Numbers 1 through 10 on your Answer Sheet. Choose the best answer for each question.
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What does the word literary mean in the sentence below

Reese won the literary prize for the poem she entered in the school's talent competition.

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What does the word wry mean in the sentence below?

After losing the chess game, Erin gave her brother a wry smile.

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What does the word manuscript mean in the sentence below?

The ancient manuscript describes life during the Roman Empire.

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What does the word revisions mean in the sentence below?

The proofreader made revisions to the article before sending the magazine to the printer.

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What does the word editorial mean in the sentence below?

One of Don's editorial duties at the newspaper is to check articles for errors.

Read the following dialogue between a student and an author. Then select the correct vocabulary word that belongs in each blank.

Grace: Thank you for letting me interview you, Mr. Brody. You are my favorite author.

Mr. Brody: You're welcome, Grace.

Grace: How do your books get published?

Mr. Brody: First, I write a _____1____. Then my ____2____ agent sends it to a ______3_____ company.

Grace: And then it's published?

Mr. Brody: Not yet! Next comes the _____4____ process where a person called an editor reads the text and tells me what ______5______ I should make.

Grace: What happens next?

Mr. Brody: Then I get to see my book in print and talk to young people who enjoy it.
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What belongs in ____1____?

Mr. Brody: First, I write a _____1____. Then my ____2____ agent sends it to a ______3_____ company.

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What belongs in ____2____?

Mr. Brody: First, I write a _____1____. Then my ____2____ agent sends it to a ______3_____ company.

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What belongs in ____3____?

Mr. Brody: First, I write a _____1____. Then my ____2____ agent sends it to a ______3_____ company.

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What belongs in ____4____?

Mr. Brody: Not yet! Next comes the _____4____ process where a person called an editor reads the text and tells me what ______5______ I should make.

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What belongs in ____5____?

Mr. Brody: Not yet! Next comes the _____4____ process where a person called an editor reads the text and tells me what ______5______ I should make.

Read the following summary of "The School Story". Then select the correct vocabulary word that belongs in each blank.
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Natalie Nelson was twelve years old. Her mother, Hannah, was an editor at a ________ company for children's books. Natalie wrote a book called The Cheater. She wanted her mother to read the book, but Natalie did not think her mother would believe she was the author.

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Natalie's best friend, Zoe, came up with a plan. Zoe pretended to be a _______agent, someone who helps writers get their books published. She called Natalie's mother and told her she had a great book for her to read. Zoe did not ________that Natalie was the author. She said the author's name was Cassandra Day.

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Natalie brought her _________to her mother's office. She felt nervous as she made her way through the _______ of the office to her mother's desk. Hannah was sitting at her computer doing ________ work. She was making _________, or changes, to a text. Hannah's boss told her to read the by Cassandra Day over the weekend.

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Natalie spent the whole weekend waiting for her mother to read it. She thought of ________ her to read it, but she knew it would look suspicious. On Sunday, Hannah finally read the book. She said it was great!