Literary Terms
Writing Process
Vocabulary
Test Taking Strategies
ELA Terms
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A comparison of 2 things using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
100
When you see words such as describe, explain, compare, number, choose, name, etc. you should always do two things to your question.
What is underline and number parts of the question?
100

Says how two texts are the same and different,

Compare

100

You will receive ___________ credit if you leave an answer blank on your test.

What is zero credit? Never leave an answer blank.

100

A piece of text taken from a longer text

What is an excerpt?

200
Several words close together that begin with the same letter or sound.
What is alliteration?
200
In thinking about the "essay sandwich," the three main parts are:
What are 1. introduction, 2. body paragraph (s), and 3. the conclusion.
200
In order of time.
What is chronological?
200
Use this process with multiple choice questions to remove incorrect answers.
What is process of elimination?
200
When a character tells the story and uses I/ me/ we.
What is 1st person point of view?
300
Words that sound like sounds.
What is onomatopoeia?
300
Each body paragraph should always start off with this.
What is a topic sentence?
300

DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!

Find the Golden Egg to answer this question.

Central idea means the same as...

Main Idea

300
If you are unsure of an answer after reading a passage you should always do this.
What is look back in the passage (text)?
300
The author stops the action to tell you about the past.
What is flashback?
400
The hose was a snake coiled in the garden. This is an example of a ______________.
What is a metaphor?
400
A word or sentence at the end or beginning of a paragraph that makes the ideas flow smoothly from one topic to the next . Examples are "then," "next," "however..."
What are transition words?
400

Tells a person's side of the story

Perspective

400
If you are stuck on a question and it is taking too long, you should always do this.
What is mark it and move on? Come back to it when you are done with the remainder of the test.
400
The feeling an author creates.
What is mood?
500
"Studying earthquakes rocks, but sometimes it's not always what is is cracked up to be." This is an example of a ______.
What is a pun?
500

The formula for writing a short answer  is A D D Explain what the formula stands for.

What is A is answer the question, D is give an eXample D is  give another eXample 

500

Describe the plot diagram.

What is exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution?

500
Use these to help you figure out the meaning of unfamiliar words.
What are context clues?
500
The point of highest tension- just before the conflict ends.
What is the climax?
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