Figurative Language
Fiction Terms
Non-Fiction Terms
Random Lit. Questions
Testing
100
a statement that says one thing but means another (ex: it is raining cats and dogs)
What is non-literal?
100
the time, place and location of a fictional text
What is setting?
100
putting the dates of events and other important facts in order as they happened 
What is sequence?
100
time order
What is chronological?
100
When I don't know an answer, what can I do?
What is eliminate the answers I know are incorrect, flag it for review and answer it later, or take an educated guess?
200
a statement that means exactly what it says (ex: it is raining really hard outside)
What is a literal?
200
the attitude the writer expresses in a given portion of text
What is mood(tone)?
200
when one thing causes another to happen 
What is cause and effect?
200
the way a character views the world
What is point of view/perspective?
200
one thing you can do the night before to be ready for the test
What is eat a good dinner and get plenty of sleep?
300
the literal phrase that means "break a leg"
What is "good luck"?
300
the main problem of a story
What is central conflict?
300
when an author uses two events to describe their similarities and differences
What is compare and contrast?
300
details that directly support the author's central idea as known as _________________ details
What is supporting?
300
I should do this before reading the passages or listening to the podcast.
What is read the questions?
400
the non-literal phrase for "loves to eat sweet things"
What is "sweet tooth"?
400
the moral,message, or lesson the author wants you to learn from within a text
What is theme?
400
the reason an author wrote a text or what they hope to accomplish with the text
What is purpose?
400
used to propel action and reveal character in a story
What is dialogue?
400
electronic devices (cell phones, ipods, mp3s, hand held video games, calculators)
What is not permitted in the classroom on testing day?
500
non-literal or literal language is often referred to as
What is an idiom?
500
the main point the author is trying to get across in a text
What is central message?
500
the way a specific author writes
What is style?
500
In prose, authors split their texts into __________________, but in poetry, authors split their texts into ______________.
What are paragraphs and stanzas?
500
looking for key words, taking notes, reading directions, questions, passages and answer choices carefully
What is what you should be doing throughout the test?
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