Parts of Speech
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Grammar
Context Clues
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What words are used to describe a person, place, thing, or idea?

Adjectives

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What is it called when two characters speak back and forth.  Quotation marks should be used.

Dialogue 

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Unpleasant, obnoxious, troublesome, and distasteful are examples of what?

Synonyms 

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What is the past tense of the word GO?

Went

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Figurative Language

Author's Purpose

Test Taking Tips

MISCELLANEOUS

CONTEXT CLUES


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Doing well on tests is CONTINGENT upon having a positive attitude and working hard.
 a) hard work
 b) dependent
c) positive attitude
d) contrasted

b.) dependent 

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The following words are examples of what?

he, him, she, it, they, we, I, you

Pronouns

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A genre in nonfiction which is a self-written story of one's own life.

Autobiography

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 Using your past experience and knowledge and applying it to what an author writes is called making an "educated guess" or this.

Inference

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Which word does not use the article AN?

a.) car

b.) orange

c.) apple

d.) elephant 

a.) car

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Getting a good night's sleep and eating well would be an EFFICACIOUS thing to do in preparing for a test.

a) ill-advised 

b) strong

 c) healthy and effective

 d) unhealthy

c.) healthy and effective

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What modifies a verb?

An adverb
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This is the beginning of a story when the characters and setting are introduced.

Exposition

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This is a graphic organizer which has two circles that intersect to show similarities and differences.

Venn Diagram 

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Fill in the blank: I did __________ on my test yesterday.  (GOOD or WELL)

Well

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The employee received REMUNERATION for doing the extra work requested by her boss. 

a) demerit 

b) money 

c) scolding 

d) additional work

b.) money

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The capitalized word in the following sentence is an example of what?

--- The ENGLISH test on Wednesday made my head hurt.

Proper Adjective

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The part of the story with events that lead up to the resolution.

Falling Action

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While taking a test: If you eliminate one answer you know is wrong out of 4 possible answers, your odds of guessing the correct answer is _________? If you eliminate 2 answers, your odds are ________? 

-1 out of 3 (33.33%)

--- 1 out of 2 (50%)

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Complete the sentence:

__ Lorenzo is (most/more) capable.

More

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The student replied with a FACETIOUS remark that was not appreciated by the teacher. 

a) thoughtful 

b) quick

 c) inappropriate 

 d) sincere

c.) inappropriate

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The following words are examples of what?

---- am, is, are, was, were, be, being, seem, become, appear, remain, look, feel

Linking verbs

500
What is the hero of a story called?

The protagonist 

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To show the other side of an argument is to _______________.

Counter

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What part of speech is the capitalized word?

--- Mrs. Gab was ELATED to see the sun come out!  

Adjective

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While taking a test may be ARDUOUS for some students, for those who believe they can do well, a test can be a breeze. 

a) easy 

b) breezy 

c) artful

d) difficult

d.) difficult
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