Grammar and Usage
Punctuation
Literary Terms
Writing Strategies
Wild Card
100
Complete sentences are made up of two parts. These parts are called:
What are SUBJECT and PREDICATE?
100
"The CAHSEE has five possible essay types X expository, persuasive, business letter, biographical narrative, and literary response." What punctuation mark should replace the "X" in this sentence?
What is a COLON?
100
This term describes the main character in a novel or short story.
What is PROTAGONIST?
100
Academic essays should be organized into these three parts:
What is INTRODUCTION, BODY, CONCLUSION?
100
Fill in the blank: They took ________ dog to the dog park.
What is THEIR?
200
A group of words that has a subject and predicate, but cannot stand on its own as a complete sentence.
What is DEPENDENT or SUBORDINATE CLAUSE?
200
This punctuation mark indicates that the author is using someone else's words, exactly as they were written or spoken.
What are QUOTATION MARKS?
200
This two-word term is used to describe the struggle that a character has with another person.
What is EXTERNAL CONFLICT?
200
In academic writing, you place your thesis statement in this specific place:
What is THE LAST SENTENCE OF YOUR INTRODUCTION?
200
You should pass the CAHSEE on the first try; ______ not that hard.
What is IT'S?
300
"The CAHSEE was taken by the students" is an example of what type of voice?
What is PASSIVE VOICE?
300
This punctuation mark can be used instead of a period to separate two complete sentences.
What is a SEMICOLON?
300
This term describes the author's or character's attitude or emotions about a situation or event.
What is TONE?
300
This is the term for the first sentence of your essay; it captures your reader's attention.
What is HOOK?
300
___________ going to score over 400 on the CAHSEE because you are a good student.
What is YOU'RE?
400
In a business letter, the line that says "Dear Ms. Magallanes:" is called the:
What is SALUTATION or GREETING?
400
This punctuation mark comes at the end of an interrogative sentence.
What is a QUESTION MARK?
400
This two-word term is used when someone says something that is the opposite of what they actually mean.
What is VERBAL IRONY?
400
In expository writing, each paragraph needs this to support the main ideas or topics.
What is EVIDENCE or DETAILS?
400
The emotional or personal connection associated with a word.
What is CONNOTATION?
500
An incomplete sentence missing either a subject or a predicate is called a
What is FRAGMENT?
500
True or False: The following sentence is punctuated correctly. Three strategies for passing the CAHSEE are: process of elimination, organizing my essay, and annotating the test booklet.
What is FALSE? There should not be a colon in this sentence.
500
This term is used when an author gives the readers hints about events or actions that have not happened yet.
What is FORESHADOWING?
500
The three types of author's purpose for writing:
What is PERSUADE, INFORM, ENTERTAIN?
500
I like eating, sleeping, and dancing. The verbs in this sentence are an example of:
What are GERUNDS?
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