Essay Format/Testing Strategies
Essay/Paragraph Parts
Grammar
Figurative Language
Wild Card (Random Trivia)
100
When testing I should (select all that apply):
- get a good night's sleep before
- eat a good breakfast
- stay positive and don't get too stressed
- panic
- read all directions carefully and consider all multiple choice options before choosing an answer
- get a good night's sleep before
- eat a good breakfast
- stay positive and don't get too stressed
- read all directions carefully and consider all multiple choice options before choosing an answer
100
A thesis should include (select all that apply:
- the names of all texts discusses
- "In this essay I will explain"
- the main claim of the essay and introduce sub-topics
- the names of all texts discusses
- the main claim of the essay and introduction of sub-topics
100
"The kids played hide and seek they were filled with energy."
This sentence has a mistake in it because it is a _______.
run-on
100
Giving animals or inanimate objects the characteristics of humans is known as _________________.
personification
100
The world's largest ocean is the _________.
Pacific
200
When reading a fictional text in a test, there is a great chance that they will ask about its _______________.
theme
or deeper meaning/message/lesson etc.
200
Choose the best way to use a quote:
A) "Langston Hughes brought a down-to-Earth style."
B) In the text it says, "Langston Hughes brought a down-to-Earth style."
C) In the article "Harlem Renaissance," it says, "Langston Hughes brought a down-to-Earth style."
C) In the article "Harlem Renaissance," it says, "Langston Hughes brought a down-to-Earth style."
200
What's wrong with the sentence?
Tried ten times and still couldn't figure it out.
It is a fragment. It does not include a subject.
200
repetition of consonant sounds
alliteration
200
The first Star Wars movie is "Episode __________, A _______ _____________."
Episode IV, A New Hope
300
What are the easiest ways to replace "I," "You," or "We," in an essay, since those words are not allowed in a formal essay?
one
people
300
In CSERSERC, the "Reasoning" _________.
A) says "this shows..." and then just repeats the claim.
B) explains the quote and how it relates to the claim.
C) introduces a completely new idea
B) explains the quote and how it relates to the claim.
300
Identify and correct the problems in the sentence:
I walked for two hours, buying groceries, and carried them all the way back home.
It contains a tense shift.
I walked for two hours, bought groceries, and carried them all the way back home.
300
Extreme exaggeration
hyperbole
300
The first animal to be cloned was a __________.
sheep
400
The heading of an essay in MLA format includes:
Student Name
Teacher Name
Class Name
Date
400
If your thesis is "Pokemon and Digimon share many similarities including producing popular card games and television shows, but they also have differences such as ...."
what will each paragraph in a four paragraph essay be about?
Introduction
Compare
Contrast
Conclusion
400
Identify all three mistakes in the passage:
Driving home from the laundromat. It was dark, I was exhausted. Looking out my window, a strange man started chasing me.
Driving home from the laundromat. = fragment
It was dark, I was exhausted. = comma splice
Looking out my window, a strange man started chasing me. = dangling modifier
400
repetition of vowel sounds
assonance
400
Which Disney princess is the only one based on a real person?
Pocahontas
500
What two things are wrong with the format of this paragraph?
It should be indented and doubl
e spaced.
500
The support sentence: __________________
provides background information or context.
500
Identify all four mistakes in the passage:
Riding my bike to school, a squirrel ran in front of me. I had to slam on the brakes so I wouldn't crush the poor thing. Sat there and just stared at me with its huge eyes. I decided to name it Sandy it was a funny squirrel. I pass Sandy every morning, it is a nice way to start the day.
Riding my bike to school, a squirrel ran in front of me. = dangling modifier
Sat there and just stared at me. = fragment
I decided to name it Sandy it was a funny squirrel. = run-on
I pass Sandy every morning, it is a nice way to start the day. = comma splice
500
Giving animal traits to humans or inanimate objects
zoomorphism
500
How many teeth do most adults have?
32