Good Readers
Explanatory Essays
Figurative Language
Persuasive Essays
Powerful Vocabulary
100
You use these to figure out the meaning of a word you don’t know.
What are context clues.
100
You must write this many paragraphs in an explanatory essay.
What is 5.
100
Boom! Zap!
What is onomatopoeia.
100
This number of paragraphs go in a persuasive essay.
What is 5.
100
This powerful word means, “a state of noisy confusion or uproar”.
What is bedlam.
200
Before reading a passage, you should____________.
What is read the questions.
200
You have this many minutes to complete your explanatory essay.
What is 30.
200
Tommy and Toni towed the towncar to the theater.
What is alliteration.
200
You have this many minutes to complete your persuasive essay.
What is 45.
200
Define this powerful word, “Nuisance”.
What is a person or thing that causes trouble.
300
Should you leave questions blank if you don't know the answer?
What is NO. Answer ALL the questions.
300
What are three things you must include in your essay?
What are transitions, powerful vocabulary, a hook, dialogue, figurative language (pick three).
300
“She was as cold as an ice cube without her jacket on”.
What is a simile.
300
Give the definition of persuade.
What is to convince someone to do something.
300
This powerful word means, “A puzzling question, problem, or riddle”.
What is a conundrum.
400
What should you do if you finish the test early?
What is go back and check your answers.
400
If you are NOT given a quote, what should you include in your last paragraph?
What is a moral or lesson learned.
400
“Those girls are two peas in a pod.”
What is a metaphor.
400
You must include these items in the first paragraph of your essay.
What is a hook and 3 supporting reasons.
400
Define this powerful word, “Miffed”.
What is annoyed or irritated.
500
What 2 things must you include when answering an open-ended question.
What is textual evidence and a connection.
500
These are the three connections you must make in your essay.
What is connect to self, connect to text, and connect to a historical/famous person.
500
“The moon smiled down on us as we walked by the lake.”
What is personification.
500
In a persuasive essay you must include this item, which you do not need in any other essay.
What is a statistic.
500
This powerful word means “warm and friendly”.
What is cordial.
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