Central Tendency
Language Terms
Language Terms Examples
Displaying Data
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When talking about central tendency, the number that appears most frequently is called this
What is the MODE
100
The key events in a story are called this
What is the PLOT
100
A pipe is going to burst, but before it does, the author writes a scene where the family notices a small dark spot on the ceiling, but ignores it. Is an example of this
What is FORESHADOWING
100
A circle graph (pie chart) always shows data as out of this
What is 100% or 360 degree
100
Solve:
(3*6)2 - [(4+10) - (8/4)]2
What is 144
200
In central tendency, the number that appears in the middle of a data set is called this
What is the MEDIAN
200
Visually descriptive or figurative language in writing is called this.
What is IMAGERY
200
“I hate this place, i hate this place, i hate this place”
Is an example of this device.
What is REPETITION
200
On a line graph, this type of data is normally found along the x Axis
What is time (months, days, years etc)
200
The first sentence in an essay is called this and has the purpose of pulling the reader in and making them want to read more.
What is a hook
300
A piece of data that does not really fit with the other data (either higher or lowers) is called this
What is an OUTLIER
300
The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing is called this in literature
What is DICTION
300
The leaves waved in the wind is an example of this literary device
What is PERSONIFICATION
300
Heidi asked her friends which colour they like best. She found that 6 people liked blue, 7 people liked green, 7 people like red, and 6 people like pink.
I would display this data in this type of graph
What is a bar graph
300
A pattern starts with 3 and grows by 2. Which term number has the value 9?
What is TERM 4
400
The difference between the lowest and highest piece of data is called this
What is the RANGE
400
the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect or when something happens the audience does not expect is called this
What is IRONY
400
"as brave as a lion" or "crazy like a fox"
are examples of this figurative language
What is SIMILIE
400
This graph shows this type of correlation.
What is NEGATIVE correlation
400
I want to cite page 98 of S.E Hinton's book the outsiders for the first time. My in-text citation will look like this.
What is (Hinton 98).
500
The mean of the following data:
8,12,17,22,6,65
What is 21.6
500
The presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is, is called this in literature.
What is UNDERSTATEMENT
500
Voldemort from Harry Potter, Shane from Egghead, and the Nazis from Making Bombs for Hitler are examples of this literary element
What are ANTAGONISTS
500
Bruce asked his friends which video game they wanted to play at his birthday party. He found that 25% of his friends wanted to play Halo, 37% of his friends wanted to play Lego Star Wars, 5% of his friends wanted to play Tomb Raider, and 33% of his friends wanted to play Skyrim.
The best way to display this data would be in this graph
What is a circle graph (pie chart)
500
The algebraic expression for the linking cubes above is
What is n+2