Vocabulary
Perspective means:
A) Inspect
B) Glasses
C) Point of View
A) Inspect
I ate old food, now I feel sick.
This is an example of which text structure?
A) Sequence
B) Cause and Effect
C) Compare and Contrast
Which of these uses facts, studies, data?
A) Research
B) Anecdotes
C) Logical Reasoning
A) Research
Even though she fell on stage in front of everyone, she knew she had to persevere and finish the song.
What does persevere mean?
A) Quit
B) Keep going
C) Cry
B) Keep going
The words that an author chooses to use is called:
Diction
He needed a lot of stamina to run 5 miles.
What does stamina mean?
A) Time
B) Endurance
C) Energy
B) Endurance
He kept trying to make a basket during basketball drills.
This is an example of:
A) Sequence
B) Trial and Error
C) Cause and Effect
B) Trial and Error
Which of these uses memories?
A) Research
B) Anecdotes
C) Description
B) Anecdotes
He showed true grit.
What does grit mean?
A) To stick with something
B) Dirt
C) To hold onto something
A) To stick with something
How does diction (positive and negative) influence the reader?
A) It makes the reader think about the text more.
B) It shows the reader what the author is talking about.
C) It creates a specific feeling.
C) It creates a specific feeling.
She was trying to inspire the children to do better in school.
What does inspire mean?
A) Bring down
B) Punish
C) Uplift
C) Uplift
First, I got in my car. Then, I went to the store. After, I bought a bunch of bananas. Lastly, I went back home to make banana bread.
This is an example of:
A) Sequence
B) Cause and Effect
C) Description
A) Sequence
All dolphins are mammals. All mammals are warm blooded. All dolphins are warm blooded.
This is an example of which type of reasoning?
Deductive Reasoning
How do Obama and Eisenhower address the topic of unity similarly?
A) They used examples
B) They used description
C) They used cause and effect
A) They used examples
-Punctuation
-Rhetorical Questions
-Figurative Language
-Sentence Length
-Repetition
-Lists
I made a hypothesis before I started my experiment.
What does hypothesis mean?
A) Random guess
B) Mistake
C) Educated guess/prediction
C) Educated guess/prediction
The field of flowers was filled with pink and white peonies. The grass was long and danced gracefully in the wind. A light mist began to fall and a faint rainbow appeared over the hills.
This is an example of:
A) Cause and Effect
B) Problem and Solution
C) Description
C) Description
I observed a woman go into a store. I observed another woman go into the same store. I assume that this store is only for women.
This is an example of which type of reasoning?
Inductive Reasoning
What is the feeling of a word?
Connotation
I came out of the dressing room and my friend looked at my outfit and said, "Slay."
What is the connotation of "slay"?
-Cute
-Cool
-Werk
-Good
He was cultivating the perfect environment to plant the tomatoes.
What does cultivating mean?
A) Prepare
B) Encourage growth
C) Farming
B) Growth
First, he woke up. Then, he took a shower, got dressed, and brushed his teeth. After, he ate breakfast and grabbed his backpack. Later, he got in the car to do to school. Lastly, his mother dropped him off for his first day of school.
This is an example of:
A) Description
B) Sequence
C) Compare and Contrast
B) Sequence
You cannot find your keys. You know you had them when you entered the house, so you assume you left them in the kitchen, since that is where you usually put them.
This is an example of what type of reasoning?
Abductive Reasoning
How words are put together in a sentence is called:
Syntax
Why would an author use cause and effect?
A) To explore different scenarios.
B) To detail a process.
C) To establish a reason.
C) To establish a reason.