literary terms
stories we have read this year
vocabulary
hodge podge
writing
100
Which part of the plot sets up the background of a story by telling the setting and introducing the reader to the main character and conflict?
exposition
100
Katniss was the main character in the Hunger Games. The Hunger Games was an example of what type of society found in many young adult novels?
dystopia
100
You can usually determine the meaning of a word by examining the words around it in a text. What are these words called?
context clues
100
An author may let a reader know about a character without making direct statements. They may show you a character's thoughts, actions and interactions with other characters. This type of characterization is known as what?
indirect characterization
100
Every strong essay should include a direct, focused __________________ that comes at the end of the first paragraph and outlines what the essay will be about.
thesis statement
200
When an author uses suspense or clues to indicate a very important event that will be coming up in a story, it is called what?
foreshadowing
200
What were the names of the two gangs in "On The Sidewalk Bleeding?"
Guardians and the Royals
200
You can figure out a vocabulary word sometimes by replacing it with another word that fits the context and is similar in meaning. A word that means nearly the same thing is known as a what?
synonym
200
A conclusion based on evidence found in the text that is often an educated guess is known as a what?
inference
200
After writing an essay, you should ______________ your paper by reading it outloud to yourself looking for mistakes in grammar and punctuation.
edit
300
When proofing an answer, you should always use explicit _______________?
textual evidence
300
The entire drama of Anne Frank was written as a ___________________ because it started with the present and went back to the past to tell of the time in the Annex.
flashback
300
If you are unsure of a word when reading a passage, you should use your resources to verify the word's true meaning. Name a resource that would help you.
Dictionary
300
Technical texts are unique because they often include _____________that enhances the text and helps the reader to process the information.
graphic features or graphic aids
300
Strong arguments contain opinions that are supported by what?
facts
400
Summaries should never include what?
opinions or minor details
400
Sir Lancelot du Lake was the best knight who served under which King?
King Arthur
400
Authors will sometimes use this type of language to paint a picture in the reader's mind instead of giving a word's literal meaning.
figurative language
400
When conducting research, you should always make sure that your source is what?
credible
400
When combining two sentences together without using the word and, you would use what punctuation mark?
semicolon
500
The way an author thinks or feels about a text is known as the author's __________________?
point of view
500
A young lady who lost her leg became a youtube sensation because she built what?
a leg out of Legos
500
If you are unable to use a dictionary, you could also consult this part of a textbook in order to verify a meaning of a word.
glossary
500
A speech that is given directly to the audience without the other characters knowing about it is called a ________________in drama.
soliloquy
500
The only time you use an apostrophe is when a group or an individual is _________________ something.
owning or possessing
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