Vocabulary
Writing Process
Parts of Speech
Test Strategies
Roots
100
If you _________ about something, you worry about it for a long time.
What is to agonize?
100
This process of writing is focused on correcting mistakes, looking at sentence structure, and making important changes to the writing.
What is editing?
100
These words show action, and generally end with suffixes like "-ing", "-ed", "-s" and "-es".
What are verbs?
100
This test strategy requires you to cross out answers that do not make sense with the question.
What is Process of Elimination?
100
This root means TIME, and can be seen in words like CHRONOLOGICAL, CHRONIC, etc.
What is "chronos"?
200
Something that is __________ is very simple and not completely developed.
What is rudimentary?
200
This paragraph, in your writing, focuses on pulling together your paper, concluding your information, and challenging the reader.
What is the conclusion?
200
This part of speech can be taken out of a sentence, along with the phrase that follows it, and the sentence will still make sense.
What is a preposition?
200
This test strategy requires you to work in the reverse way you normally do.
What is work backwards?
200
This root means "water".
What is "hydros"?
300
When you do something ___________, you do it with lots of energy.
What is vigorously?
300
This paragraph, in your writing, is used to tell about your topic, and provide a hook to engage the audience.
What is the introduction?
300
Person, place, or thing
What is a noun?
300
Doing this can ensure you know what you are supposed to do, no matter what the question says.
What is read the directions?
300
Example words for these roots are "demographics" and "population"
What is "demos" and "populos"?
400
Someone who is __________ is angry and may act in a mean or dangerous way.
What is hostile?
400
This process of writing focuses on rewriting sentences for clarity and understanding, as well as ensuring the writing to sufficiently clear for the reader.
What is revision?
400
These types of nouns name exact people, places, or things.
What is a specific noun?
400
This test strategy is dependent on you deciding what's best for you -- just like the speed of driving a car.
What is pace?
400
Examples of this root are "photosynthesis" and "photograph"; it does not mean the same thing as "picture"
What is "photos"?
500
When you __________ people, you hurt their reputation by pointing out what they have done wrong.
What is discredit?
500
This part of the introduction is used to grab your audience's attention; sometimes with a question, antecdote, or quote.
What is a hook?
500
These words describe the nouns.
What are adjectives?
500
This test strategy is a lot like the process of elimination, but with a catchier name. This test strategy ensures you take out the answers that make no sense at all, first.
What is slash the trash?
500
This root means "to draw or write"
What is "graph"?
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