Literary Terms
Literary Terms Cont.
Writing Process
Revision
EOC Skills
100
A comparison using the words like or as. 
What is a simile?
100
The use of words to imitate the sounds they describe. 
What is onomatopoeia? 
100
Give me three transition words.
Answers may vary. However, therefore, yet, for example, for starters, first, second, etc. 
100
Both of my cat's/cats believe the sunny window ledge is theirs/their's. 
cats, theirs 
100
Should you read the passages before answering the questions? 
Yes. Duh. Do not assume you know the answers. 
200
The dictionary definition of a word
What is denotation?
200
The associations called up by a word that goes beyond its dictionary meaning. 
What is connotation? 
200
How long should you take to prewrite? 
10-15 minutes of prewriting should be taken into consideration when writing your persuasive essay. 
200
Correct the sentence: In the late 1700s, as a new American nation was creating its first navy shipbuilders were busily constructing a great vessel. 

A) Insert a comma after navy

B) Change shipbuilders to shipbuilder's 

C) Change busily to bussily

D) Make no change

A) Insert a comma after navy
200
True or false: It has been proven by the scientific community of Harvard University that our minds are actually better adapted to taking tests on an empty stomach. Thus, we should not eat breakfast before coming to take our EOC. 
False. Please eat. I would rather hear you writing and passing your test than the constant growl of your stomach. 
300
A comparison without the words like or as. 
Metaphor
300
An object or action in a literary work that means more than itself, that stands for something beyond itself. 
What is a symbol? 
300
True or false: If you write a good intro and body paragraph, you can just skip the conclusion. 
False. Without some sort of a conclusion, the paper is going to seem unfinished. Even if you only write a single sentence of a conclusion, it is better to conclude your thoughts and wrap everything up rather than leave it open ended. 
300
Both Jonelle and Jonah like/likes to play basketball, but Jonah also play/plays chess. 
like/plays 
300
What do you do if you come across a word that you do not understand? 
Look it up in the dictionary. Who knows, maybe it will help you better understand the passage or a question. 
400
The writer's word choices, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness. 
What is diction? 
400
The endowment of inanimate objects or abstract concepts with animate or living qualities. 
What is personification? 
400
How many examples should you put in your essay to prove your point?
At least one, but it would be preferred that you have two solid examples. 
400
Who/whom should I talk to about fixing my refrigerator? 
Whom. 
400
If you do not know the answer to a question, you should - 

A) look off of your neighbors paper

B) Ask the teacher 

C) Skip it and come back later

D) Stare at it until the answer comes to you. 

C. You will have plenty of time at the end of the testing period to come back. Do not stress too much over it. 
500
A brief reference to a person, place, event, or to passage in a work of literature assumed to be sufficiently well known to be recognized by the reader. 
What is an allusion? 
500
The turning point of the action in the plot of a play or story. The point of greatest tension in the work. 
What is the climax? 
500
How much of the lined paper should you write on? 
All of it. You only have 26 lines. Make them count. 
500
What are the two main purposes of apostrophes? 
To show possession and to show where letters are left out in a contraction. 
500
What should you put in the margins beside at least every other paragraph?
A short summary of what you have just read. 
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