Poetry Terms
Literary Terms
Test-Taking Terms
Test-Taking Strategies
Short Response and Essay Writing
100
SPLASH! is an example of this poetry term when the sound of the word echoes the sound it represents.
What is onomatopoeia?
100
the problem or struggle between opposing forces
What is conflict?
100
To find the similarities between two things is to compare; to find the differences between two things is called THIS
What is contrast?
100

You receive this much credit for blank answers.

What is zero points? NEVER LEAVE A QUESTION BLANK!

100

Your short response answers should include this many details from the text.

What is at least 2?

200
"Withering Willow" is an example of this poetry term where the beginning consonant sounds of the words are repeated in a phrase or sentence
What is alliteration?
200

The turning point in a story; the part where the main character changes something to try to address the conflict

What is the climax?

200
This is the difference between fiction and nonfiction.
What is fiction is fake and nonfiction is real?
200

Use this process to remove multiple choice answers that you are sure are incorrect in order to narrow the number of items

What is the process of elimination?

200

You should always use CLEAR to answer short response questions or extended response. The letters in CLEAR stand for these three words.

What are Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning?

300
"Her hair is silk" is an example of this poetry term.
What is metaphor?
300
The overall feeling of a text is called this
What is the mood?
300
The qualities that make up a character's personality, including how he or she thinks, acts, feels, and behaves
What are character traits?
300

If you're unsure of an answer about a reading passage, you should ALWAYS do this.

What is LOOK BACK IN THE TEXT or reread!

300

How many paragraphs are needed for the final extended response? 

What is 3 paragraphs (CLEAR 1, CLEAR 2, Comparing or contrasting) 

400

"I'm so hungry I could eat a whole cow" is an example of this poetry term.

What is hyperbole or exaggeration?

400

When the narrator is NOT a character involved in the story but knows the thoughts of ONE character it is called THIS point of view

What is third person limited?

400
The three main purposes authors have for writing are THESE. (Hint: The first letters of each word spell out PIE)
What are to persuade, to inform, and to entertain?
400

If you're stuck on a question and it's taking a long time to answer it, you should do this.

What is mark it, move on with the test, and return to it after you finish the rest of the test?

400
In this part of the essay, you should include plenty of text details and explain how those details support the point you're trying to make.
What are the body paragraphs?
500

Words and phrases that appeal to the five senses

What is imagery or sensory details?

500

An author's attitude or feelings toward the subject he or she is writing about is called this. (Ex. admiring, critical, positive, negative, etc.)

What is tone?

500

If you are asked to arrange something in chronological order, it means THIS.

What is time order from oldest to most recent?

500
Use THESE to help you figure out the meaning of any unfamiliar words in a text.
What are context clues?
500

Your essay will be graded by the state on content and purpose, organization, conventions, and THIS very important category.

What is "command of evidence"?

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