Figurative Language
Fiction
Nonfiction
Responding with Writing
Miscellaneous
100
The baby's diaper stunk up the whole town...is an example of...
hyperbole
100
Who tells the story?
the narrator
100
What type of nonfiction is when a person writes about himself?
autobiography
100
List the three main parts of a well-written constructed response.
restate the question w/answer, details, and explanations of details
100
What's the difference between comparing and contrasting?
Comparing shows similarities; contrasting shows differences.
200
Pretty pink ponies prance playfully...is an example of what literary device?
alliteration
200
What are the two main types of conflict?
internal and external
200
What is in the back of many nonfiction books (like textbooks) that help you locate different topics?
the index
200
What are transition words?
Words like "first" and "second" that identify your details and points.
200
When the author gives hints about what will happen in the future, this is called...
foreshadowing
300
Sherry zooms across the room...is an example of what literary device?
onomatopoeia
300
What type of conflict involves a character who is struggling to survive on a snow-covered mountain after a plane crash?
external...or character vs nature
300
The author's attitude toward the subject he/she is writing about it called the...
author's tone
300
What are the five parts of a friendly letter?
date, greeting, body, closing, signature
300
Explain imagery.
Author's use of descriptive words that enable the reader to "see" what he or she is reading.
400
The waves smack the sand...is an example of what type of literary device?
personification
400
What two things make up the setting of the story?
where and when the story takes place
400
List two text features of a newspaper.
columns, headings, pictures....
400
Tell one thing you must do to make a news article look like a news article.
give it a heading, by line...
400
What are the four main author's purposes?
entertain, persuade, inform, describe
500
What is a simile?
A comparison of two unlike things using like or as.
500
What is a belief system or way of life?
culture
500
Explain the difference between fact and opinion.
Facts can be proven; opinions can't.
500
How many details should you include in your constructed response?
the number asked for...or at least two if no number is given
500
What is a subplot?
a minor story that takes place while the main story is happening
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