Jacking put cookie dough in the hot oven and forgot about it. As a result, her cookies burned.
What is the CAUSE?
Forgot about cookies
100
The story of somebody's life written by another person.
Biography (non-fiction)
100
What is "Ann could hear the heartbeat of her car" an example of?
Personification
200
What is the comparison of two things not using like or as called?
A metaphor
200
The University of North Carolina was the first public university in the USA.
fact
200
The electricity went out during the storm. All of the digital clocks in the house were reset. Since the clock was wrong, Mary's alarm went off at the wrong time. She overslept and was late for work.
What is the EFFECT?
Alarm went off at wrong time, overslept, late for work
200
The story of somebody's life written by that person.
Autobiography (non-fiction)
200
What is the P.I.E. stand for in Author's Purpose?
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
300
The words that the speaker uses to create feelings or emotion in writing are called:
Tone
300
The Mayans used a solar calendar with 365 days.
fact
300
Animals in Africa have been hunted for their tusks. Laws which protected them have been removed in the past 10 years. The number of animals killed has gone up since the laws were removed.
What is the EFFECT?
More animals have been killed.
300
Texts that provide facts about a variety of topics (sports, animals, science, history, careers, travel, geography, space, weather, etc.)
Informational (non-fiction)
300
What is a conversation between two characters?
Dialogue
400
The overall feeling or emotion that you get from a story or poem is called:
Mood
400
The Mayans were the fiercest warriors in history. In a warrior showdown, the Mayans would beat out Spartans, Mongols, and Samurai.
Fact
400
When the Spanish explorers arrived in the Inca Empire, they had gunpowder, steel weapons, and armor. They also spread diseases. The Incas only had Stone Age weapons and no immunity to smallpox. As a result, the Inca were not able to fight the Spanish very well and were conquered.
What is the EFFECT?
Incas were conquered.
400
A made-up story that uses science and technology elements such as robots, time machines, aliens, etc.
What is science fiction?
400
What is one strategy you will use on the EOG that we used in class?
Answers will vary :)
500
Repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of a word
Alliteration
500
Taking the EOG tests is horrible stressful torture. Kids should not have to do this every year.
opinion
500
When the Spanish explorers arrived in the Inca Empire, they had gunpowder, steel weapons, and armor. They also spread diseases. The Incas only had Stone Age weapons and no immunity to smallpox. As a result, the Inca were not able to fight the Spanish very well and were conquered.
What are the CAUSES?
Advanced weapons and disease caused or helped Spanish to win.
500
A story using made-up characters but could happen in real life.