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What is the setting of a story?
Where/when the story takes place
100
When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in this perspective
First Person
100
How is evidence different than reasoning
Evidence is always factual.
100
What is the opening paragraph to your writing called?
Introduction
100
Fact or opinion?
Everyone should enjoy recess.
Opinion
200
The problem of the story is called...
conflict
200
Which figurative language term is used when a statement is exaggerated for emphasis, like "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse"?
Hyperbole
200
Which type of details appeal to the five senses—sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell—to create a vivid image for the reader?
Sensory details
200
An author's purpose is
the reason why an author has written a story
200
An author's perspective is
how the author feels about the topic that he writing about
300
What does it mean to compare and contrast?
To tell how things are the same or different
300
When the narrator uses "She, He, they" it is written in this perspective
Third Person
300
Identify the point of view used in this sentence:
"You should always check both ways before crossing the street."
Second-person point of view
300
What is one test taking strategy you can use on the benchmarks?
Slash the trash, reread directions, use context clues, take your time, etc.
300
Which part of an essay reminds the reader about the thesis and main points while leaving them with a final message?
The Conclusion
400
What is the theme of a story?
Message or lesson of story
400
An author's position/opinion on a problem or issue is called...
a claim
400
Where can you look in an informational text to find out what each chapter is about and the page the chapter starts?
What is a table of contents?
400
An informational text may have a small dictionary at the end of the text.
What is a glossary?
400
True or false?
When reading a passage on a test, you should skim it and only look for the most important details.
False - Always read the entire passage!
500
What are the three most common categories of an author's purpose?
to persuade, to inform, to entertain
500
What is at the top? The climax or the resolution?
Climax
500
What is at the last part of a plot diagram?
Resolution
500
Which figurative language term refers to words that imitate natural sounds, like "buzz," "crash," and "sizzle"?
Onomatopoeia
500
Peter Piper picked a pair of perfectly pickled peppers is an example of what type of figurative language
Alliteration