an account of a person's life written by that person and usually told in first-person point of view.
What is autobiography?
100
The high point or turning point of the story, usually the most exciting part.
What is climax?
100
Define simile.
What is a comparison between UNLIKE objects using "like," "as," or "than."
100
Don't forget to walk me to biology class after Seventh period.
What is make seventh lowercase.
100
Define the word in quotation marks using the context clues from the sentence:
Al Capone is a "notorious" criminal from the time of Prohibition.
What is a person who is well known for bad reasons.
200
A form of writing in which a person recalls significant events from his/her life; these events usually relate to historical events, which give the reader insight on how history impacts people's lives.
What is a comparison between two things that are basically unlike but have something in common.
200
Did you know that aunt Judy was visiting from orlando next week?
What is capitalize Aunt and Orlando?
200
Define the word in quotation marks using the context clues from the sentence:
People accused the senator of being a "demagogue", or someone who makes false promises to become elected.
What is someone who lies to gain power?
300
Structuring an essay by in the order in which events occured
What is chronological order?
300
The moment when the problem first comes to light.
What is the inciting incident?
300
"If seen from above the factory, the workers would have looked like clock parts."
What is a simile that compares factory workers to the parts of a clock in order to show . . . (answers will vary).
300
Main clause or subordinate clause:
I also visited the Statue of Liberty
What is main clause?
300
In the text clue that answers a detail question and comes from ONE place in the text.
What is a right there (RT) question?
400
A synonym for the problem.
What is conflict?
400
Background information about characters, settings, or events usually found at the beginning of a story.
What is exposition?
400
"The detective listened the suspect's tales with a wooden face."
What is a metaphor that compares the detective's face to wood in order to show . . . (Answers will vary).
400
Main clause or subordinate clause:
while I never could understand what you were saying
What is subordinate clause?
400
A question that requires the reader to make an inference.
What is an author and me (AM) question?
500
A small piece of a reading select taken from a larger work
What is an excerpt?
500
Complications in the story line that build suspense.
What are rising actions?
500
"All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players."
What is a metaphor that compares the acting to life in order to show that . . . (answers will vary).
500
Main clause or subordinate clause:
both Lewis and Michelle ran the marathon last weekend
What is main clause?
500
This type of test question is least likely to appear on a standardized test like the ACT or SAT because it does not require a text-based answer.