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The California High School Exit Exam
What does CAHSEE stand for?
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"Like" or "as"
What are the keywords for a simile?
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When combining two sentences, or before an action or conjunctions.
When do you use a comma?
100
Scanning is when you look for specific keywords and skimming is reading quickly.
What is the difference between scanning and skimming?
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Transitions
What are the words that combine 2 ideas?
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Pencil
What do you use to write on the CAHSEE? Pencil, pen, or marker?
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A similar word
What is a synonym?
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When you are writing the time and listing Examples.
When do you use colons?
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Thesis
What do you need in your first paragraph?
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Dictionary
What information resource would you use to find the definition of a word?
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Figurative language
What is Language that uses an imaginative comparison rather than a literal statement?
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The important points of a piece of writing
What is a main idea?
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When you combine independent clauses where an explanation follows.
When do you use semicolons?
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Process of elimination
What is a good multiple choice strategy?
300
An essay in which every word contributes to its purpose
What is a well-unified essay?
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De notation is the dictionary definition, and connotation is the feelings associated with a word.
What is the difference between de notation and connotation?
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A word that is unecessary because of its repetition.
What is a redundant word?
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When you want to include the definition.
When do you use a hyphen in a sentence?
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Break it down into prefix, root and suffix or cover it with your finger and use the context to figure it out
What do you do when you don't know the definition of a word?
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Alphabetically by last name
When writing a bibliography, in what order should you list authors?
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Subordinate clauses, commas, conjunctions, relative clauses, participles
List 5 ways to avoid choppy short sentences
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A relative pronoun
What begins a relative clause?
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Commas, colons, semicolons, parenthesis, parenthesis, hyphens, dashes.
Name all the punctuation clues (there are 6)
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Stay up late, not eat breakfast, cram
What should you not do before taking the test?
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Sentences written where the agent performs the action. They are usually clearer and more concise.
What is Active voice?