KSEAB SSLC English (First Language 14E) flashcards
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- Skimming
- Reading quickly for the main idea by looking at titles, topic sentences, and key words, without reading every word closely.
- Scanning
- Searching a text for specific information such as names, dates, or numbers by moving the eyes quickly over the passage.
- Inference
- A conclusion drawn from clues in the text rather than from a directly stated fact; it must be supported by evidence in the passage.
- Topic sentence
- The sentence that states the main idea of a paragraph, usually placed first and controlling the rest of the paragraph's content.
- Theme
- The central idea or insight about life that a literary work conveys, often implied rather than stated directly by the author.
- Setting
- The time and place in which a narrative occurs; it can shape mood, character behaviour, and the conflicts of the story.
- Protagonist
- The main character whose actions and choices drive the plot and whose fortunes the reader is invited to follow.
- Conflict
- The struggle between opposing forces in a narrative, such as person versus person, nature, society, or the self.
- Simile
- A comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as', for example 'her smile was like sunshine'.
- Metaphor
- A direct comparison that states one thing is another without using 'like' or 'as', as in 'the classroom was a zoo'.
- Personification
- Giving human qualities to non-human things, such as 'the wind whispered through the trees', to create vivid imagery.
- Alliteration
- The repetition of initial consonant sounds in nearby words, as in 'sweet songs of summer', used for rhythm and emphasis.
- Rhyme scheme
- The pattern of rhyming words at the ends of lines in a poem, usually labelled with letters such as abab or aabb.
- Onomatopoeia
- A word that imitates the sound it describes, such as 'buzz', 'hiss', or 'clang', adding sensory immediacy to writing.
- Plot
- The sequence of events in a narrative, typically moving through exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
- Character motivation
- The reason behind a character's actions, rooted in desires, fears, values, or circumstances revealed in the text.
- Foreshadowing
- A hint or clue early in a narrative that prepares the reader for a later event or revelation in the story.
- Subplot
- A secondary story line that runs alongside the main plot and often illuminates themes or develops minor characters.
- Subject-verb agreement
- The rule that a verb must match its subject in number and person, ignoring intervening phrases such as 'along with'.
- Reported speech
- Indirect quotation of someone's words, requiring tense backshift, pronoun changes, and adjustments to time and place words.
- Passive voice
- A construction where the object of an action becomes the subject, formed with a form of 'be' plus the past participle.
- Conditional sentence
- A sentence expressing a condition and its result, with forms such as 'If it rains, we will stay' or 'If I were you'.
- Collocation
- A natural word partnership in a language, such as 'make a decision' or 'take an exam', that sounds correct to native speakers.
- Idiom
- A fixed expression whose meaning cannot be understood from its individual words, such as 'break the ice'.
- Phrasal verb
- A verb combined with a particle or preposition that creates a new meaning, as in 'give up', 'look after', or 'turn down'.
- Connotation
- The emotional or cultural association a word carries beyond its literal meaning, such as 'home' suggesting warmth and safety.
- Thesis statement
- A single sentence in an essay's introduction that states the central claim the essay will develop and support.
- Cohesion
- The use of linking words, pronouns, and synonyms to connect sentences and paragraphs so that writing flows logically.
- Formal letter
- A letter to an official or institution that includes the receiver's address, a subject line, formal salutation, and a polite closing.
- Notice writing
- A short, factual announcement with a heading, date, purpose, and signature, written to inform a specific group concisely.
- Reference to context
- An answer type that identifies the source of a quoted line, explains its situation, and comments on its significance in the text.
- Irony
- A contrast between what is said or expected and what actually happens or is meant, often used to criticise or reveal truth.