Letters attached to the beginning, end, or base of a word to form a new word.
What is an affix
100
A word that is opposite in meaning to another word.
What is an antonym
100
This is the author's central thought or main topic. It may be the topic sentence of a particular paragraph.
What is the main idea
100
A deliberate and usually humorous exagerration
Examples: 1.) "Your Momma wears so much makeup that she weighs 50 pounds more after putting it on."
2.) I took a thousand hour nap yesterday.
What is hyperbole
100
What does the word astute mean?
An astute observer will note that while some of the music machines actually produce sound, others merely perform the illusion of playing.
A.) perceptive b.) excited c.) weary d.) careless
A.) Perceptive
200
The author's intent to inform, entertain, persuade, etc. his or her audience not to do something.
What is author's purpose
200
The dictionary definition of a word
Example: Snake=a scaly, legless sometimes venomous reptile.
What is the denotation of a particular word.
200
These words may have several meanings depending on how they are used in a sentence.
Example: I was born in the month of May.
May I have some cake please?
What are multiple meaning words
200
This propaganda technique tries to persuade the reader to do, think or buy something because it is popular or because everyone is doing it.
What is emotional appeal
200
What does the word encumbered mean in this context?
"Several tons of dirt, rocks, and concrete encumbered the archaeological team as they attempted to excavate the entrance to the burial site."
a.) assisted b.) cleared c.) viewed d.) hindered
D.) hindered
300
Reference to a familiar person, place or event in literature that is not in the story
Example: The title of Sandra Cisneros' essay "Straw into Gold" is a _____________to the folktale Rumpelstiltskin.
What is an allusion
300
These traits mark a work as an imaginative or narrative discourse. (e.g. plot, theme, symbol)
What are elements of fiction
300
The definition for words that look like they sound.
Example: Bam! Whack!
What is onomatopoeia.
300
This type of propaganda tries to persuade the reader to do something or think a certain way because "everyone" is doing it.
What is bandwagon propaganda
300
Based on the context, what does the word engrossed mean?
"Engrossed, she watched as the purple finch fed its spawn."
a.) disinterested b.) interested
What is interested
400
This is the range of associations that a word or phrase can suggest in addition to its dictionary meaning.
Example: Snake =evil, danger
What is the connotation of a particular word
400
Traits or characteristics that mark a work as mostly analytical, informative or argumentative. These works often include facts, data, graphs, charts and headings.
What are elements of nonfiction
400
This is the repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds in neighboring words.
Example: The tide rises, the tide falls,
The twilight darkens, the curlew calls
What is assonance
400
This is a method an author may use to reveal something about a character without directly stating it.
Examples: The author reveals something about a character based on what he or she wears, carries, etc.
What is indirect characterization
400
Based on the context, what does the word lithe mean?
"....This generates the lift of the Frisbee and causes its lithe, ballet-like performance upon the air."
a.) stiff b.) nimble
What is nimble
500
A variety of a language distinct from the standard variety in pronunciation, grammar or vocabulary.
Example: The characters in "A Raisin in the Sun" had a _______ that incorporated words like "ya'll" and "ain't."
What is dialect
500
A recurring subject, theme or idea in a literary work.
Example: The home in "A Raisin in the Sun"
What is a motif
500
A dramatic speech that reveals inner thoughts and feelings spoken aloud by one character who is alone on stage.
Example: "It is the east, and Juliet is the sun..." in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
What is a soliloquy
500
This is a form of metaphor in which objects, people and characters represent different qualities.
Example: Many of the pigs in Animal Farm represent greed
What is an Allegory
500
Based on the context, what does the word encroaching most likely mean?
"The bench had obviously been abandoned long ago: its wooden construction sagged with the weight of past rains and encroaching moss."
a.) invading b.)unimportant