Fix this sentence:
Mr. Johnson said, "i am sad fall break over."
What is capitalize "I"?
100
When you come across an unfamiliar word in a passage, you should _________.
a. skip the question
b. look for context clues
c. randomly choose an answer
What is use context clues to try to figure out the meaning? or look through the passage for words or pharase that help you understand the meaning
100
Jillian should use this type of reference book if she needs to look up the definition of a word.
What is a dictionary?
100
This form of the homophone (there, their, they're) belongs in the following sentence:
Please place your writing portfolios in the green crate over ______.
What is there?
200
We look at a character's words, actions, thoughts, and appearance to infer their characteristics. This is called "indirect characterization" or "direct characterization"?
What is indirect characterization?
200
The independent clauses in a compound sentence can be joined in these two ways.
What is a comma followed by a coordinating conjunction?
What is a semi-colon?
200
Flipping through a book and glancing only over the important pieces and focuing on key words is a specific reading strategy called ____________.
a. reading
b. skimming
c. brainstorming
What is skimming?
200
You should use this type of reference book if you need to find a synonym for a word (which could help make your writing more engaging).
a. dictionary
b. thesaurus
c. encyclopedia
What is a thesaurus?
200
If you use an author's words or ideas without citing your source, you are guilty of ________.
What is plagiarism?
300
The ______________ of a story is a moral or short lesson about life.
a. lesson
b. theme
c. plot
What is theme?
300
Identify the subject and the verb in the following sentence:
During the pep rally the students cheered loudly.
What is "students" - subject and "cheered" - verb?
300
If a narrator uses the word "I," they are using ___________ point of view.
What is first person? (advantage of first person is the author sees most of the events as they happen)
300
This list of sources is found at the end of a non-fiction work.
a. table of content
b. index
c. bibliography
What is a bibliography or works cited page?
300
What is the author's purpose for writing?
a. to tell a story
b. to entertain the reader
c. to report information
To report information
400
The beginning of a story, during which the characters and setting are introduced
What is the exposition?
400
Which two of the following sentences could be combined?
1. Tai likes to eat cereal.
2. Tai eats cereal for breakfast.
3. After breakfast, he rides the bus to school.
What is sentences 1 and 2?
400
If you are reading a non-fiction book and want to know the titles of each chapter, you should look at this part of the book.
a. index
b. glossary
c. table of contents
What is the table of contents?
400
If you copy an author's words exactly, you should put this type of punctuation around the words you copy to signify that they have been pulled from another source.
a. paranthesis
b. quotation marks
c. question mark
What are quotation marks?
400
The objective of the author of an expository text is called __________________.
a. theme
b. summary
c. the author's purpose
What is the author's purpose
500
If events in a story are in correct time order, one can say that they are in _____________ order.
What is chronological?
500
An independent clause must contain these three things.
a. a subject, a verb, and a complete thought
b. a subject, verb, and conjunction
c. a subject, verb, and clause
What is a subject, a verb, and a complete thought?
500
When taking a standardized test that involves reading long, possibly boring passages, you (should or should not) look back at the passage to help you answer the questions
What is " you should"?
500
This must immediately follow a direct quote or paraphrase within the body of your paper to prevent plagiarism.
a. period
b. citation with the author's name
c. quotation marks
What is a parenthetical citation?
500
The difference between a phrase and a clause?
a. a clause contains a subject and a verb, but a phrase does not
b. a phrase contains a subject and a verb, but a clause does not
What is a clause contains a subject and a verb, but a phrase does not?