Poetry Terms
Literary Terms
Test-Taking Terms
Test-Taking Strategies
Short Response and Essay Writing
100

SPLASH! is an example of this poetry term when the sound of the word echoes the sound it represents.

What is onomatopoeia?

100

the problem or struggle between opposing forces

What is conflict?

100

To find the similarities between two things is to compare; to find the differences between two things is called THIS

What is contrast?

100

You receive this much credit for blank answers.

What is zero points? NEVER LEAVE A QUESTION BLANK!

100
Your short response answers should include this many details from the text.
What is 2-3?
200

"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?

200

The turning point in a story; usually the point with the most tension

What is the climax?

200
This is the difference between fiction and nonfiction.
What is fiction is fake and nonfiction is real?
200
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?
200

You should always use RACE to answer short response questions. What do the letters in RACE stand for?

Restate, Answer, Cite evidence, Explain how your evidence supports your answer

300
"Her hair is silk" is an example of this poetry term.
What is metaphor?
300

The reader's feeling when reading a text. 

What is the mood?

300
The qualities that make up a character's personality, including how he or she thinks, acts, feels, and behaves
What are character traits?
300

If you're unsure of an answer about a reading passage, you should ALWAYS do this.

Look back or re-read the text

300

These three things belong in the introduction of an essay.

The hook, background information, and a thesis statement

400
"I'm so hungry I could eat a whole cow" is an example of this poetry term.
What is hyperbole?
400

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?

400
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?
400
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?
400

What part of your essay do you include plenty of text details and explain how those details support the point you're trying to make.

What are the body paragraphs?

500
Words and phrases that appeal to the five senses
What is imagery?
500

An author's attitude or feelings toward the subject he or she is writing about is called this. (Ex. admiring, critical, positive, negative, etc.)

What is tone?

500

If you are asked to arrange something in chronological order, it means THIS.

Sequential Order 

500
Use THESE to help you figure out the meaning of any unfamiliar words in a text.
What are context clues?
500

What do you include in a conclusion paragraph?

Restate thesis statement, sum up important ideas from body paragraphs, and close it with your opinion or something inspirational.

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