Vocab 1
What is tone?
*extra points for example*
The author’s attitude toward the subject (for example: serious, playful, sarcastic).
What is mood?
*extra points for example*
The feeling a reader gets from a story (for example: scary, happy, sad).
You see: "Write two examples from the text and explain each one in one complete sentence."
What should you do first?
a) Start writing a long paragraph with all your ideas
b) Reread the directions and mark two and one complete sentence
c) Ask a friend what to do
d) Skip the question to save time
b) Reread the directions and mark two and one complete sentence
Which word is spelled correctly?
a) seperate
b) separete
c) separate
d) sepparate
c) separate
Which sentence is correct?
a) The student don't like reading.
b) The student doesn't like reading.
c) The student doesn't likes reading.
d) The student dont like reading.
b) The student doesn't like reading.
What is evidence?
*extra points if you provide an example of when to use evidence*
Details, facts or quotes from the text that support your answer or idea.
*SCR, ECRs*
What is an inference?
A smart guess you make using clues from the text and your own knowledge.
The question says: "Which statements does not explain the author's purpose best?" What is the smartest first move?
a) Guess the longest answer
b) Circle not and best, underline the author's purpose, the read choices
c) Read choices before the question
d) Ignore the word not because it's confusing
b) Circle not and best, underline the author's purpose, the read choices
Which sentence is correct?
a) The teacher helps the students.
b) The teachers helping the students.
c) The teachers helped the students everyday.
d) The teachers help the students.
d) The teachers help the students.
Choose the correct verb:
Neither the coach nor the players ___ ready for the game.
a) was
b) be
c) are
d) is
c) are
What is a flashback?
When a story goes back in time to show something that already happened.
What is a discourse?
a conversation or discussion between two or more people
You can tell two choices are clearly off-topic. What should you do?
a) Eliminate the two wrong choices, then compare the remaining two closely
b) Pick the first answer that looks okay
c) Choose the shortest answer
d) Leave it blank
a) Eliminate the two wrong choices, then compare the remaining two closely
Which transition fits best?
We wanted to go swimming. _________, the pool was closed for cleaning.
a) However
b) As a result
c) In addition
d) Next
a) However
Which word would best connect these ideas?
The soccer team practices for weeks. ________, they won the championship.
a) Because
b) Meanwhile
c) Finally
d) Although
c) Finally
What is foreshadowing?
Hints or clues about what will happen later in the story.
What is personification?
Giving human traits to something that is not a human.
The question says: "According to paragraph 3, why does the narrator change her mind?
What's best?
a) Answer from memory
b) Ask your neighbor what they picked
c) Reread paragraph 3, find a sentence that proves your answer, then choose
d) Choose C because it's often right
c) Reread paragraph 3, find a sentence that proves your answer, then choose
Which revision makes the paragraph cleared?
The science fair was exciting. Students presented experiments. Judges gave out prizes. Parents were proud.
a) The science fair was exciting. Judges gave out prizes. Parents were proud.
b) Parents were proud. Students presented experiments. Judges gave out prizes.
c) The science fair was exciting. Experiments were presented.
d) The science fair was exciting because students presented experiments. Judges have prizes, and parents were proud.
d) The science fair was exciting because students presented experiments. Judges have prizes, and parents were proud.
What is the best order for the sentences?
1. The band played the final song.
2. The concert began with a slow song.
3. Then, the band played a fast, fun tune.
4. Finally, the crowd clapped loudly.
a) 2, 3, 1, 4
b) 3, 2, 1, 4
c) 4, 1, 2, 3
d) 2, 1, 4, 3
a) 2, 3, 1, 4
What is theme?
The moral or life lesson that the author wants you to learn from the story.
*extra 500 if you provide the 3 forms of author's purpose*
The reason why an author writes something.
Three Forms of Author’s Purpose
To persuade
To inform
To entertain
You finish with 6 minutes left and notice 2 blanks. What's the best plan?
a) Turn it in now--you're done.
b) Erase and redo the whole test
c) Doodle to relax before turning it in
d) Fill in both blanks (make your best choices), then use the remaining time to reread and fix mistakes
d) Fill in both blanks (make your best choices), then use the remaining time to reread and fix mistakes
Which sentence is punctuated and capitalized correctly?
a) "Did you hear," asked jason, "that the game was canceled"?
b) "Did you hear, asked Jason "that the games was canceled?"
c) "Did you hear," asked Jason, "that the game was canceled?
d) "Did you hear, asked Jason, "That the game was canceled?"
c) "Did you hear," asked Jason, "that the game was canceled?
Which revision corrects the errors in punctuation and capitalization?
my cousin said lets go to mcdonalds before the movie starts.
a) My cousin said lets go to McDonalds before the movie starts.
b) My cousin said, "Let's go to McDonalds before the movie starts."
c) My cousin said, "Let's go to McDonald's before the movie starts."
d) My cousin said "lets go to McDonalds before the Movie starts."
c) My cousin said, "Let's go to McDonald's before the movie starts."