Figurative Language
Test Taking Strategies
Types of Books
PSSA Stategies
Poetry
100
Comparing two unlike things using like "like" or "as".
What is a simile?
100
Reading quickly to get the over all idea.
What is skimming?
100
A story that is not real, make-believe.
What is fiction?
100
reading what you previously read to get a better understanding.
What is rereading?
100
It's a group of sentences in poetry.
What is a stanza?
200
Comparing two unlike things with out using "like" or "as".
What is a metaphor?
200
A type a question you have to summarize.
What is a yellow light question?
200
A true story all real events.
What is nonfiction?
200
Reading the questions before reading the paragraph to get a good understanding what to look for.
What is pre-reading the question?
200
A group of words in poetry.
What is a line?
300
An extreme exaggeration.
What is a hyperbole?
300
Eliminating obviously wrong answers.
What is process of elimination?
300
A fake story but all events are possible and could happen in the future.
What is realistic nonfiction?
300
Check over all your answers to see if they're correct.
What is double checking the answers?
300
When words flow together and are easy to say in a sentence or song.
What is a rhythm?
400
Two or more words in a row starting with the same letter.
What is alliteration?
400
When you read the story slowly and pick up on its details.
What is scanning?
400
a genre of writing that uses literary styles and techniques to create factually accurate narratives.
What is narrative nonfiction?
400
When you read all the questions and passage thoroughly and get an good understanding of everything not skipping anything.
What is taking your time?
400
It's when the end of a word or phrase sounds the same as another word.
What is rhyming?
500
Creating an image using describing words.
What is imagery?
500
A question you have to make inferences on.
What is a red light question?
500
When someone writes a book about their own life.
What is auto-biography?
500
When you take away answers you think are incorrect.
What is slashing the trash?
500
The repeating of phrases or words.
What is repetition?
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