Figurative Language
Literary Terms
Test-Taking Terms
Test-Taking Strategies and Tips
Short Response and Essay Writing
100

SPLASH! is an example of this 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

What room is the test in? What time? How long do you have on the test? 

317, 8 AM, As long as a I need.

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 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

What should you always do once you start the test? 

READ the QUESTIONS first, then the story and then answer the questions.

200

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

What are Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning?

300

"Her hair is silk" is an example of this  term.

What is metaphor?

300

The overall feeling a reader gets from a text is called this

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

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? Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!

300

These three things belong in the introduction of an essay.

What are Hook, summary of texts, and thesis?

400

"I'm so hungry I could eat a whole cow" is an example of this 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 unsure of an answer about a reading passage, you should ALWAYS do this.

What is LOOK BACK IN THE TEXT!

400
In this part of the essay, you should 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.

What is time order?

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

Your essay will be graded by the state on content and purpose, organization, conventions, and THIS very important category.

What is " evidence"?

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