Fictional Terms
MLA Format
Grammar
Word Clues
Writing
100
The part of the story where the reader learns setting, characters, and background information.
What is Exposition?
100
How should an MLA paper be spaced?
Double spaced.
100
The dictionary definition of a word is called:
Denotation.
100
What is the definition of "anthropophobiac"?
One who is afraid of people.
100
What should be the last sentence of your intro paragraph that lets the reader know the organization and focus of your essay?
Thesis statement.
200
The point of view where the narrator is also a character in the story.
What is First Person?
200
What is the right to write the date in an MLA header?
Day Month Year-No punctuation Ex: 14 September 2015
200
The feelings or emotions we associate with a word:positive, negative, or neutral
Connotation
200
What is the definition of "misanthrope"?
One who hates people.
200
Identify the off-topic sentence in the following paragraph: (1)Cream Soda is my favorite soft drink; I love the way it tastes. (2) There are many types, but IBC is my favorite. (3) Root beer is okay, too. (4) Cream Soda is the best soft drink because of the way it tastes and the bottles it comes in.
Sentence 3.
300
The type of conflict where a character has a problem with an outside force such as another character, nature, or society.
What is External Conflict?
300
What is the correct order for an MLA header on your paper? Include all details.
First Name, Last Name Teacher Name Class Date in proper format (day month year) Title, centered
300
Which of the following is a synonym for tired? Exhausted Energetic Hungry
Exhausted
300
What is the difference between a Bibiliophile and a Bibliomaniac?
Bibliophile: one who loves books Bibliomaniac: one who has an excessive love of books
300
List 3 things a writer can use to support his/her major points in his/her essay.
facts statistics quotes from a text
400
The part of highest tension in a story; the turning point of the story.
What is Climax?
400
How do you properly format a running header and where does it go?
Last name and page number, top right corner.
400
Which of the following words is the antonym for evil? cruel good mean
Good
400
What are the 3 main purposes of writing?
Persuade Inform Entertain
500
The information we learn about a character through his/her actions and behaviors.
What is Indirect Characterization?
500
The proper font type and size for MLA format.
What is Times New Roman, 12.
500
Which of the following words has the more POSITIVE connotation: Young Immature
Young
500
Define the root "graph/gram".
write; draw; describe; record
500
Provide an example of a proper in-text parenthetical citation for the following quote: pg. 78, Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird "Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read."
"Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read" (Lee 78).
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