Terms
Literary Terms
Test-Taking Terms
Test-Taking Strategies
Short Response and Essay Writing
100
"Withering Willow" is an example of this poetry term where the beginning consonant sounds of the words are repeated in a phrase or sentence
What is alliteration?
100
The turning point in a story; usually the point with the most tension
What is the climax?
100

What does "How is the text organized" mean?

What is the text structure? Compare and contrast, problem and solution, sequence, cause and effect.
100
Use this process to remove multiple choice answers that are incorrect in order to narrow the number of items
What is the process of elimination?
100

You should always use Racece or RADD to answer short response questions. The letters in RADD stand for these three words.

Restate, answer, detail, detail

200
"Her hair is silk" is an example of this poetry term.
What is metaphor?
200
The overall feeling of a text is called this
What is the mood?
200
The qualities that make up a character's personality, including how he or she thinks, acts, feels, and behaves
What are character traits?
200
If you're unsure of an answer about a reading passage, you should ALWAYS do this.
What is LOOK BACK IN THE TEXT!
200

The 4 point response needs and introduction and a ________________.

Conclusion

300

What does theme mean?

Lesson or message we can learn from a story

300
When the narrator is NOT a character involved in the story but knows the thoughts of one character it is called THIS point of view
What is third person limited?
300
The three main purposes authors have for writing are THESE. (Hint: The first letters of each word spell out PIE)
What are to persuade, to inform, and to entertain?
300
If you're stuck on a question and it's taking a long time to answer it, you should do this.
What is mark it, move on with the test, and return to it after you finish the rest of the test?
300

"What do the character's actions reveal about her?"


What does the word reveal mean in this sentence?

Show about her

400
SPLASH! is an example of this poetry term when the sound of the word echoes the sound it represents.
What is onomatopoeia?
400
the problem or struggle between opposing forces
What is conflict?
400
To find the similarities between two things is to compare; to find the differences between two things is called THIS
What is contrast?
400

You receive this 0 points for blank answers. What should you do if you dont understand the short answer question?

Highlight the question, try restating, break apart what it is asking and try your best!

400

What is the theme of the story and how do you know (2 details)?


Answers will vary 

500

What is a summery?

A retell of a story telling only the main points of a story, not small details.

500

What does central idea mean?

What the story is mostly about. The main point an author is trying to make.

500
If you are asked to arrange something in chronological order, it means THIS.
What is time order?
500

What is wrong with this?

" The theme is to be nice always. I know because it says it in the story."

It is not specific! You need specific details from the story! What did the story say that shows your answer is true?

500

"What does the word shattered mean in paragraph 2?". 

RADD

broke

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