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What is it called when an author uses vivid descriptions and adjectives to help the reader picture the place in their mind?
What is imagery
Which organizational pattern describes the following sentence?
If the product malfunctions, simply return it to get a full refund!
What is problem/solution?
Ms. Morales was so engrossed in her book, she didn't even hear her cell phone ring.
Which of the following words is an antonym for "engrossed"?
a. distracted b. preoccupied.
c. engaged d. absorbed
What is distracted?
A paragraph in a poem is also called a _______.
What is stanza?
The way in which the traits of a character are revealed to the reader either directly or indirectly.
What is characterization?
The ________ is the very end of the story?
What is resolution?
You write the story of your life that includes important dates and what happened on those dates.
What organizational pattern are you using?
What is chronological?
Since Amanda deferred her vacation, she was able to accomplish more at work first. What does deferred mean?
a. advanced b. cancelled
c. delayed d. expedited
taken
fed
What is delayed?
How are alliterations and repetitions different?
What is Alliterations repeat a letter, repetitions repeat a word or phrase?
What does it mean if the test asks you to "draw a conclusion about the author's point of view"?
a. To draw a picture of what the author thinks
b. To make an inference about how the author feels about the topic they wrote about
c. To type what I think the text is about
d. To summarize the main idea of the text
What is To make an inference about how the author feels about the topic they wrote about?
The author's message or lesson about life is known as the story's________________.
What is theme?
You are reading an article about what started the Civil War and the results of the war.
Which organizational pattern best represents this type of article?
What is cause and effect?
What is an inference?
a. A guess
b. An opinion based on textual evidence
c. An opinion
d. An onion
What is an opinion based on textual evidence?
Dr. Miller's eyes welled up with an ocean of feelings when all of her students passed their reading SOL.
What type of figurative language is in this sentence?
What is personification?
What is situational irony?
What is When what happens is the opposite of what is expected?
What does it mean if the main idea is "implied"?
What is inferred? or "Not directly stated"
Which of the following words signals a comparison?
a. due to
b. like
c. yet
d. so
What is like?
An object, place, or person that stands for an idea
What is a symbol?
Lucy was so excited when she was invited to a sleepover for the weekend. She just knew the night would be filled with fun, exciting girl activities. Little did she know, the girls had other plans... This is an example of ____________________
What is foreshadowing?
A character who goes on a long journey and returns the same as they were when they left is what kind of character?
What is static?
The teacher was mildly annoyed by the student's bossy behavior.
If you change the word 'bossy' to 'assertive, the word now has a _______________connotation.
What is positive?
There are two popular sports played, basketball and volleyball. Both take place inside of the gym. Also, each sport has two teams of people. In basketball, however, the ball can be played off of the floor, and in volleyball, the ball cannot touch the floor or it is out of play. Basketball and volleyball are popular sports.
What text structure is this?
What is compare & contrast?
If a word is in bold, italics, or underlined, it might be _______.
What is a new word to learn?
What is the difference between tone and mood?
What is Tone refers to the author's attitude, while mood refers to the reader's emotional response?
What point of view is the following?
"Bob went to the store. He was nervous. When Bob entered, the clerk became suspicious about what Bob would do next."
a. 1st Person b. 2nd Person
c. 3rd Person Limited d. 3rd Person Omniscient
What is 3rd Person Omniscient?