Figurative Language
Text Structure
Context Clues
Plot
Mixed Topics
100
Which type of figurative language is defined below? Vivid description that includes details which appeal to the senses.
What is imagery?
100
This is the type of organizational pattern that uses a Venn diagram as a graphic organizer.
What is compare and contrast?
100
Some people worry about deer dying of STARVATION during the winter. These people often put hay out for the animals to eat. But deer do not eat hay. In winter, they chew on twigs from trees. The word STARVATION most likely means... a) wandering b) tameness c) effect of the cold d) lack of food
What is d) lack of food?
100
This is the part of the plot when all the loose ends are tied up and the story is resolved.
What is the resolution?
100
The three different types of author's purpose are...
What is persuade, entertain, inform?
200
These are examples of which type of figurative language? "Boom, pop, crackle"
What is onomatopoeia?
200
A cookbook will have these two types of organizational patterns on its pages.
What is listing and sequence?
200
Most written works can be protected from stealing by a COPYRIGHT. This is not true of titles, however. You could write a book and call it Moby Dick or War and Peace. The word COPYRIGHT most likely means... a) check against errors b) type of legal ownership c) possession of a title d) kind of strong lock
What is b) type of legal ownership
200
This is the part of the plot when the conflict is triggered.
What is initiating event?
200
If you use your background knowledge and the text to make an educated guess, you are making a(n)...
What is an inference?
300
This is the repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of a series of words.
What is alliteration?
300
Identify the text structure: I forgot to set my alarm last night. As a result, I overslept and was late for my reading SOL!
What is cause & effect?
300
The Declaration of Independence is dated July 4, 1776. But it wasn't UNANIMOUSLY approved on that day. It wasn't until later that all members of Congress voted for it. The word UNANIMOUSLY most likely means... a) happily b) in any way c) without help d) without a vote against
What is d)without a vote against?
300
In the climax, the protagonist comes face to face with the __________________.
What is conflict?
300
What is a synonym for cold? What is an antonym for cold?
What is cool, freezing, etc. and what is hot, warm, etc?
400
This is an example of which type of figurative language? It seemed that Rick was avoiding the elephant in the room that night. He refused to talk about what everyone was thinking, which was that he'd recently lost his job.
What is an idiom?
400
Most of these are written in sequential/chronological order.
What are stories, ballads, novels, fiction, etc?
400
Lord Byron was a famous poet. He died in Greece during a war for independence. He didn't die of wounds, though. His INCOMPETENT doctors bled him to death. The word INCOMPETENT most likely means... a) genuine b) poorly skilled c) independent d) lazy
What is b) poorly skilled?
400
This is when the author takes a break in the narration to write about an event that happened in the past.
What is a flashback?
400
Name 5 types of Poetry.
What are quatrain, couplet, free verse, ballad, and limerick?
500
Name and identify the two types of figurative language. The scorching blade slashed at my eyelashes and stabbed at my stinging eyes. The sea carried up a thick, fiery breath.
alliteration (scorching, slashed, stabbed, stinging) personification (the sea carried up a thick, fiery breath)?
500
Name the text structure: Pro soccer players head the ball thousands of times during their careers. Doctors are unsure whether players that repeatedly head the ball are more susceptible to head injuries later in life. Therefore, many parents and coaches are taking steps to protect the heads of young players. They are making sure that children are learning how to correctly head the ball, that the ball is the right size for their age, and by making a "no heading" rule for very young players.
What is problem and solution.
500
Lions are not as NOBLE as people think. For instance, lions sometimes kill for no reason. They do not kill only to get food. The word NOBLE most likely means... a) strong b) mean c) good d) fierce
What is c) good?
500
Name the parts of plot in order.
What is exposition, initiating event, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution?
500
What is connotation and what is denotation?
What is connotation is the associative meaning of a word (emotional or cultural) and denotation is the dictionary meaning of a word?
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