The punctuation mark that appears at the end of the greeting in a formal/business letter, in digital time, and before a list.
What is a colon?
100
pleasure: smile :: pain ___________
a. aspirin
b. suffer
c. grimace
d. vanquish
What is C (grimace)?
100
A piece of prose (non-poetic) fiction, usually under 10,000 words. These generally have few characters and aim at creating a single effect.
What is a short story?
100
The technique based on the idea that "everybody is doing it" and you should too.
What is bandwagon?
100
A preference that prevents objectivity.
What is bias?
200
The punctuation mark that is only used to separate two independent clauses.
What is a semicolon?
200
woods:acorn::orchard ___________
a. prairie
b. peach
c. pine cone
d. apple seed
What is peach?
200
Writing that is told in dialogue and written to be performed on a stage
What is a play?
200
This technique links a person, or idea, to a negative symbol. It hopes we will reject on the basis of the negative symbol without looking at the evidence.
What is namecalling.
200
A statement that cannot be proven true or false.
What is an opinion?
300
The punctuation mark that often creates run-on sentences and splices.
What is the comma?
300
rural:soil::urban__________
a. prairie
b.apartment
c.pavement
d. bus
What is C (pavement)?
300
This literature consists of verses that often (but not always) use rhyme and rhythm;may tell a story, or a feeling or a thought.
What is poetry?
300
This technique involves using words like good, proper, right, democracy, patriotism; it seeks to make us approve and accept without examining the evidence.
What is glittering generalities?
300
The group member that would report the group's findings to the class.
Who is the reporter?
400
Choose the best way to revise this sentence for clarity.
A: A group, for this reason, of us wish to start a new school club—the Herman Junior High Book Club.
B: A group of us wish to start a new school club, for this reason—the Herman Junior High Book Club.
C: For this reason, a group of us wish to start a new school club—the Herman Junior High Book Club.
D: A group of us wish to start a new school club—the Herman Junior High Book Club for this reason.
What is C?
400
sheep: forage :: outlaws: __________
a. plunder
b. mar
c. shoot
d. run
What is A (plunder)?
400
A fictional prose narrative that is longer and more complex than a short story; a short novel.
What is a novella?
400
This device involves using a third party endorser to speak on behalf of an idea or a cause. Eg my doctor said...", "Tiger Woods said...", "The Chicago Tribune said.
What is testimonial?
400
The group member that would take notes during a group meeting and provide those notes to all others in the group.
Who is the recorder?
500
A comma and a conjunction are needed to separate these clauses.
What are two independent clauses?
500
native:alien::nearby:__________
a. odd
b.remote
c. Martian
d. unfriendly
What is B (remote)?
500
A literary work in which the content is produced by the imagination and is not necessarily based on fact. eg mystery novels and fairy tales.
What is fiction?
500
In this technique, speakers attempt to convince their audience that they, and their ideas, are "of the people." This is often used by advertisers and politicians.
What is plain folks?
500
The part of the story where the characters and setting are introduced is:
A. exposition
B. rising action
C. falling action
D. climax