What literary device is used to present action that occurred before the present time?
Flashback
100
Whats the most commonly spoken language in the world?
What is Mandarin
100
This word's definition is: to examine and judge carefully for detail
Examine
200
What word means: not actually stated but but still understood by reader?
Implicit
200
What is the smallest country in the world?
Vatican City
200
Inference means....
to read between the lines
200
What sport includes stealing, RBI's, and walks
Baseball
200
To make understandable or clear
Explain
300
Examples of this word include sci-fi, historic, fiction, horror, etc.
Genre
300
What state did the American Revolutionary War begin?
MA
300
If events are related as perceived by one person this is a story told in _______________
First Person
300
What do the initials ROM in computers stand for?
Read Only Memory
300
Having 1000 spoons when you need a knife, bringing an umbrella every day except for the day it rains, and moving to the beach for sun then developing sun sensitivity are examples of _________________.
Irony
400
What is the real term for your knee cap?
Patella
400
An exposition offers an ____________________ about characters or circumstances
explanation
400
Who was the general of the confederacy during the Civil War?
Robert E. Lee
400
Define Foreshadowing
A device that sets up expectations of later development
500
Define Figurative Language
Not taken literally but instead done for effect or feeling
500
Who wrote Horton Hears a Who?
Dr. Seuss
500
Define Fact
A statement presented as true
500
What is the largest animal on Earth?
Blue Whale
500
Define Generalization
A conclusion from something specific used to make a broad statement about a group or topic