Grammar
Identify the two problems within the sentence:
I can't believe this! Jeffery exclaimed
Define the following term: THEME.
What is the overall message of the story?
What is a STANZA?
What is a group of lines in a Poem.
What are the three major types of writing?
What are NARRATIVE, INFORMATIONAL, and ARGUMENTATIVE writings?
What is PERSONIFICATION?
What is giving human attributes to non-human objects?
True or False: The period in an in-text citation goes inside the parenthesis.
What is TRUE?
What is the same sound within multiple words in a sentence?
Define the following term: RHYME SCHEME?
What is the order in which lines rhyme with one another?
What should all pieces of textual evidence and dialogue contain surrounding them?
What are QUOTATION MARKS?
What is the difference between a SIMILE and a METAPHOR?
What is a SIMILE compares two unlike things using "LIKE" or "AS," while a METAPHOR does NOT.
True Or False: This is a Run On Sentence:
Oh my goodness, the ball bounced down the hill.
What is FALSE?
Please draw/explain the Plot Structure.
What is starting at the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution?
What are CONTEXT CLUES?
What is using words in the text to help you figure out the meaning of a difficult word?
How is Writing Graded on the MCAS (INCLUDE POINT VALUES!)?
What is 5 points for Idea Development, 3 Points for Grammar?
True or False: Argumentative Writing focuses on stating facts.
What is FALSE.
This type of writing focuses on stating your opinion with evidence.
What is a Sentence Fragment?
What is an incomplete sentence due to the lack of a subject or predicate?
What are the 3 types of Irony?
What are DRAMATIC, SITUATIONAL, and VERBAL.
True or False: You should always read the Multiple Choice Questions prior to reading an entire passage.
What is TRUE?
This saves TIME! This way, you are reading with intent and finding the answers to specific questions in mind.
What does the RACES Structure mean, and what does each letter stand for?
What is R for Restating the Question, A for Answering the Question, C for Citing Evidence, E for Explaining Evidence, and S for Summing it Up?
What does it mean to COMPARE and CONTRAST?
What is COMPARE means finding likenesses between objects, whereas CONTRAST means finding differences between objects?
What are the 8 Parts of Speech?
What are nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, verbs, interjections, conjunctions and prepositions?
Define the following term: PARAPHRASE
What is taking a written text and shortening it into your own words?
True or False: You should implement a process of elimination strategy when answering Multiple Choice Questions.
What is TRUE!
This is a great technique in helping you to determine difficult answers.
How many main points should a thesis statement have, and why?
What is 3 main points in order to achieve the 5 paragraph essay effectively.
What are the 5 elements of a Narrative Writing?
What are...
1.) PLOT
2.) SETTING
3.) DIALOGUE
4.) PLOT DEVELOPMENT
5.) CHARACTERS