Writing
Vocabulary
Benchmark Review
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What is wrong?
100

When do you use WWR?

When do you use TECC?

What is writing a summary.

What is writing an ECR.

100

What is MOOD?

 The feeling a story creates for the READER.

100

What is the appositive in this sentence?
Parker, a theater student at BHHS, will be performing in the show "Our Town" in December.

What is a theater student at BHHS.

100

The central claim, argument,  or main point an author/writer makes about a topic.

What is a THESIS?

100

What is the past tense of hang? 

What is HUNG?

200

When do you use a semicolon? 

When joining two complete sentences. 

200

When two elements are side by side one another with a contrasting comparison.

What is JUXTAPOSITION?

200

Define AGHAST?

 aghast - struck with overwhelming shock; filled with sudden fright or horror

200

A comparison between two different things to show they have something in common. This is used to explain or describe something more familiar to the reader. (ex. Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re going to get.)

What is ANALOGY?

200

What is the past tense of walk? 

What is WALKED?

300

What does WWR stand for? 

What is Who, What and Result (Non-Fiction)

Who, What and Resolution (Fiction)

300

 It suggests a deep, often emotional or inherent, relationship or parallel between two seemingly different things, rather than a direct physical resemblance.

What is AKIN.

300

Should the bold words be capitalized in this sentence? Why or why not?

 They study of atoms has proved essential to Chemistry and Physics. 

No. Academic disciplines and subjects are treated as common nouns unless they are part of a specific course title

300

How can you find the theme in a story/poem?

A theme is a message that a story reveals about the world or people in general. Stories don't usually state themes directly. Instead, readers can determine a theme by analyzing how characters change and respond to problems.

300

"Class, your assignment is due next week. "The final project needs to be a detailed poster," said Mr. Joe. 

Quotations need to be removed before "the".

400

Which word should be used to start the sentence below - IF or WHILE?  Baillio decided to drive to California, Dolgner discovered flying was easier.  

What is WHILE.

400

Define FLASHBACK.

Interrupts the story's chronological order to show events that occurred earlier; it can provide  background information, character depth, context for a character’s motivation, etc.

400

In literature this is a note placed at the bottom (foot) of a page, marked by a superscript number (e.g., 1to the first power), that provides additional information.

What is a FOOTNOTE.
400

Words and phrases that appeal to the reader’s five senses (sight, smell, sound/hearing, taste, & touch) (ex. My toes sank into the cool, brown, sand on the quiet beach.).

What is IMAGERY?

400

Which sentence is written correctly?

1. Atoms also contain electrons, negatively charged particles that orbit the nucleus.

2. Atoms also contain electrons, which are negatively charged particles they orbit the nucleus. 

What is sentence number ONE?

500

When using the WWR in an argumentative summary, ,what should be included?

What is a counter-argument. 
500

An extended distance.

What is SPAN?

500

The narrator tells only what one character perceives (knows, feels, believes, thinks, etc.); the narrator is outside the story; uses “he,” “she,” “they”.

What is 3rd person limited POV?

500

What does TECC stand for? 

Topic Sentence

Evidence

Commentary

Connect/Concluding Sentence

500

What is the past tense of stand? 

What is STOOD? 

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