Vocabulary
Part of Speech
Grammar
Figurative Language
Test Taking Vocabulary
100
Define each word:
suburban, urban, rural
suburban - an area close to a city where most people live in houses, have cars and yards, there are restaurants/shops
urban - city area
rural - farm like area
100
Define: noun and verb
Give 2 examples of each
noun - person, place or thing
verb - an action word
100
What 2 things does every sentence need in order to be a sentence?
a noun or a pronoun + what they are doing or what they are
subject + predicate
100
Define these terms and give an example of each:
simile
metaphor
simile - comparing 2 unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
metaphor - comparing 2 unlike things without using the words "like" or "as"/usually saying one thing "is" another
100
Define the terms:
compare
contrast
compare - how 2 things are alike
contrast - how 2 things are different
200
Define these words:
boycott
petition
boycott - to not buy or use something as a form of protest
petition - a letter signed by many people asking for change
200
Define these words:
pronoun
article
Give 3 examples of each
pronoun - A word that takes the place of a noun
article - a word that comes before a noun/can be definite (the) or indefinite (a, an)
200
Are these sentences, fragments, or run-ons?
After the sunset.
He runs.
I like eating burgers and playing chess and reading, but I'm really busy so I don't get to do those even though I really want to and it makes me sad.
fragment
sentence
run-on
200
Define these terms and give an example of each:
alliteration
onomatopoeia
alliteration - same sounds
onomatopoeia - words that represent sounds
200
Define the terms:
infer
predict
infer - a best guess based on evidence and prior knowledge
predict - a guess about what will happen in the future
300
Define these words:
compromise
treaty
compromise - to come to an agreement by meeting in the middle
treaty - an agreement between 2 or more countries
300
Define: adjective and adverb
Give 2 examples of each
adjective - describes a noun
adverb - describes a verb or adjective
300
Name the FANBOYS.
Produce a sentence that uses one of the FANBOYS.
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
300
Define these terms and give an example of each:
idiom
personification
hyperbole
idiom - a saying
personification - making a non-human thing act like a person
hyperbole - exaggeration
300
Define the terms:
classify
analyze
classify - put into groups
analyze - to look at the parts closely
400
Define these words:
monarchy
dictator
monarchy - a country ruled by a king or queen
dictator - a ruler with complete power/usually becomes ruler by force
400
What is a preposition?
Give 3 examples
400
What are independent and dependent clauses?
Are the italicized words an independent or dependent clause?
Although we love hockey, we could not go to the game.
independent clause - a group of words that can stand alone as a sentence
dependent clause - a group of words that can not stand alone as a sentence
dependent clause
400
Name the figurative language:
I always take a moment to listen carefully for the hum that means that the fence is live. Right now, it's silent as a stone.
onomatopoeia and simile
400
Define the terms:
evaluate
justify
evaluate - to discuss the good and the bad
justify - to prove
500
Define these words:
conserve
replenish
abundant
conserve - to save
replenish - to refill
abundant - to have plenty of
500
What is a conjunction?
Give 3 examples
conjunction - a word that joins words, groups of words, or sentences together
500
Find the prepositions in the sentences below.
There is some milk in the refrigerator.
She lost her ring at the beach.
The player will the ball dribbled across the court.
in
at
to
with/across
500
Name the figurative language:
So I learned to hold my tongue.
idiom
500
Define the terms:
paraphrase
summarize
paraphrase - to put into your own words
summarize - sum it open
(short, own words, main points)