Figurative Language
The PARCC Exam
Fiction
Nonfiction
Spring Break Potpourri
100
What is a comparison between two unlike things that does not use the terms like or as
A metaphor
100
How many sessions of the PARCC ELA exam do you take in grade 7 and 8?
3 sessions
100
What is the diction of a piece of writing?
Author's word choice
100
What is the main point an author is trying to get across in a text?
The central idea (the main idea)
100
What is the capital city of Washington?
Olympia
200
What is a comparison between two unlike things that does use the word like or as?
Simile
200
The Research Simulation Task asks students to read three (fiction OR non-fiction) selections and write an essay using evidence.
Three NONFICTION selections
200
What is the attitude/mood a writer expresses in a given portion of text called?
Tone
200
What is it called when a piece of writing tries to convince readers to support an idea?
Persuasive/Argumentative Writing
200
What is the capital city of Oregon?
Salem
300
What is it called when a writer exaggerates to make an interesting point?
Hyperbole
300
The Literary Analysis (Day 1) and the Research Simulation Tasks (Day 2) have you write essays. The Day 3 session asks you to read a selection and write a ___________________.
Narrative or Story
300
What is the main problem of a story called?
Conflict
300
What is bias?
A judgement an author can have on a topic (positive or negative)
300
Where can one find the famous gum wall in Seattle?
A. Space Needle
B. Museum of Pop Culture (MoPoP)
C. Pike Place Public Market
C. Pike Place Market
400
What is it called when a writer gives human qualities to non-human things?
Personification
400
Every multiple-choice question has two parts. Part A asks a question, and part B asks students to identify the _______________ that helped you answer part A.
Evidence
400
What is the message or moral of a story called?
Theme
400
What is it called when an author writes a text for a reason or to accomplish something?
Author's Purpose
400
The smallest park in the world, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, in Portland, Oregon is called...
A. Tiny Park, USA
B. Mill Ends Park
C. Mill's End Park
B. Mill Ends Park
500
What is it called when a writer uses something that stands for something else?
Symbolism
500
Follow the ____________________ when creating your essay or narrative. You should pre-write, draft, revise, proofread, and final.
Writing Process
500
In prose, authors split their texts into __________________. In poetry, authors split their texts into ______________.
paragraphs; stanzas
500
What is sequential order?
Logical order (steps, numerical, or alphabetical)
500
Which tech company has created a partially-automated grocery store with its only location in Seattle, Washington?
Amazon
