Figurative Language
Grammar
Test Strategies
Skills
Miscellaneous
100
When two objects or ideas that are not alike are compared using 'like' or 'as'
Simile
100
Fix the capitalization in the following sentences: i enjoy living in new york city because i love going to plays on broadway.
I enjoy living in New York City because I love going to plays on Broadway.
100

What is the first thing you should read when starting a new passage?

the questions

100
What is the setting of a story?
Where the story takes place
100
Name the figurative language used in the following: The woman was a delicate flower, wilting at the loss of her friend.
Metaphor
200
When two objects or ideas that are not alike are compared without using like or as
Metaphor
200
What is wrong with the following: My favorite class is ELA especially when we get to do test prep because it's my favorite thing to study.
It is a run on sentence and is missing commas
200

What should you do while reading the passage?

annotate

200
What is the mood of a story?
Mood is the overall emotion that the reader feels from a story.
200

Which is irrelevant evidence to the claim that dogs are good pets?

A. Dogs are loyal animals

B. Birds are loud

C. Dogs are smart

B. Birds are loud

300
A figure of speech in which human characteristics are given to an animal or an object
Personification
300
Fix the subject verb agreement in the following sentence: The boy brings his dogs to runs in the park each day for exercise.
The boy brings his dogs to run in the park each day for exercise.
300

What does it mean when you cannot find proof in the text for your answer?

It is probably wrong

300
What is the theme of a story or text?
The main subject or moral of a story or text.
300

Who is teacher the GOAT?

Ms. Leonard

400
The use of a word to describe or imitate a natural sound or the sound made by an object or an action.
Onomatopoeia
400
Should the following sentence receive a comma or a semicolon? My brother plays basketball on the varsity team he is one of the best players in his high school.
A semicolon between team and he.
400

What does each letter in QPAC stand for?

questions, passage, answer, check

400
What is it called when you take notes and underline important ideas when reading a text?
Annotation
400

Name 2 things you can do if you don't know the meaning of a word?

Use stem knowledge and context clues

500
An exaggeration that is so dramatic that no one would believe the statement is true.
Hyperbole
500
What is wrong with the following sentence? The authors attitude toward the doll symbolize her changing attitude toward learning word throughout the story.
The author's attitude toward the doll symbolizes her changing attitude toward learning words throughout the story.
500

Can you answer some questions before you read the passage?

yes

500

What is the author's claim in this paragraph?

A good night's sleep is the most important way to prepare for a test.  The brain works better when you get enough rest.  Memory is improved and you are able to recall important information better with at least 8 hours of sleep. 

A good night's sleep is the most important way to prepare for a test.

500

What text structure is this? 

  I woke up at 6:50am.  At 7:00am I let the dog out and I left for work at 7:20 am. There was nowhere to park when I arrived at 7:45am.

chronological order

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