Reading
What does the use of the phrase “shared laughter and patience” suggest about the relationship?
Friendship strengthens both people
“The directions were so ambiguous that no one knew which road to take.” What does ambiguous mean?
Unclear or having more than one meaning
What should a thesis statement do?
State your main argument clearly
Choose the correct sentence: “Its/It’s raining outside.”
It's raining outside
Identify the author’s purpose: A journalist writes an article urging teens to vote in local elections.
To persuade
When a story includes a flashback, what is usually the author’s purpose?
To provide context or background
“The gregarious student loved meeting new people and making everyone laugh.” Use context clues to find the meaning of gregarious.
Sociable or outgoing
What is the main feature of informative writing?
Present information without bias
Fix the comma error: “Liberty, and property, and life.”
Liberty, property, and life.
The author’s tone in this line — “The speech left the audience in stunned silence” — is best described as…
Serious or somber
How does tone shift if an essay moves from storytelling to persuasion?
From personal to persuasive
“Although the senator’s speech sounded altruistic, many suspected her motives were purely selfish.”
What does altruistic mean based on this context?
Selfless or concerned for others’ well-being
What is one rhetorical appeal you could use in your writing to persuade?
Ethos, pathos, or logos
Identify the subject-verb error: “Each of the students have finished.”
“Have” should be “has.”
What kind of figurative language is this? “Her voice was music to his ears.”
Metaphor
In a passage describing a storm as “a wild symphony of wind and fury,” what tone does the author create?
Intense or dramatic
Unlike his affable brother, Marcus rarely smiled or spoke to anyone outside his family.” What does affable mean based on the contrast?
Friendly or easy to talk to
What should every paragraph include to support a claim?
Evidence and reasoning
Correct the misspelling: “Resiliance.”
Resilience
What’s the difference between tone and mood?
Tone is the author’s attitude toward the subject;
Mood is the feeling created in the reader.
What does it mean when a text has a shift in structure from description to dialogue?
The author moves from setting a scene to showing interaction
“The critic’s review was so derisive that the playwright left the theater in tears.” What does derisive mean based on the context?
mocking or scornful
Why do strong arguments use evidence?
To support claims with logic and credibility
What’s wrong with this sentence?
“Because I was late.”
Fragment (incomplete thought)
A fragment — it’s a dependent clause that does not express a complete thought.
In the sentence “The teacher gave the students their feedback,” what part of speech is their?
Possessive pronoun