Writing
Story Elements
Verb Voice
Vocabulary
High Level Punctuation
100

TRUE/FALSE: You only need to consider Task, Audience, and Purpose in the Drafting step of The Writing Process. 

False

100

Which plot element is the HEART of the story?

Conflict
100

TRUE/FALSE: In active verb voice, the subject of the verb is the DOER the action verb. 

TRUE

100

Spell ____________ (the vocabulary word that means moving and emotional)

poignant

100
What do we call a conversation between two or more characters?

Dialogue 

200

In which step of The Writing Process do you first begin to think about and list possible ideas for writing?

Brainstorm

200

Which plot element is the turning point? (It is usually about 3/4 of the way through the story)

Climax

200

TRUE/FALSE: You can use both verb voices (active and passive) in the same sentence.

FALSE

200

Spell _______________ (the vocabulary word that means a justly deserved punishment)

retribution 

200

What symbol/punctuation do we use to indicate dialogue?

quotation marks
300

In which step of The Writing Process do you first begin to organize your ideas?

Outlining 

300

Can a theme statement be one word (example: "friendship")?

No

300

Active or Passive verb voice?

Mrs. Koehn will be pied in the face by one lucky 8th grader. 

Passive

300

Which vocabulary word means "appears one way, but might not be true"

ostensible 

300
Is this em dash used correctly?

"Mom, where are my" —

NO! The interrupting em dash needs to be INSIDE the quotation mark!

400

Complete sentences are first required in which step of The Writing Process?

Drafting

400

Which plot elements includes the character struggling against the conflict and events that build suspense?

Rising Action

400

Active or Passive?

Santa will be delivering the gifts by Christmas morning.

Active

400

Bene- and mal- are both prefixes, but they have opposite meanings. What do they each mean?

bene- means good

mal- means bad 

400

Why might an author use an ellipsis (or ellipses) in the middle of a sentence?

To show hesitation 

500

What is the difference between Revising and Editing?

Revising - making it better

Editing - making it correct

500

What three things are revealed somewhere in the Exposition of a story?

Main character, setting, and conflict


500

Change the sentence from passive voice to active voice:

The student council president was elected by the students. 

The students elected the student council president. 

500

I had to perforate the boards with the power drill before I connected them with the finishing nails. 

Use your knowledge of morphology, what does perforate mean?

Drill holes through the wood

500

When a sentence ends with an ellipsis (...) and then a period, what is most likely the author's intention by including the ellipsis?

Create suspense 

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