What is the difference between a metaphor and a simile?
Both are figures of speech that compare two unlike things. Similes use "like or as" while metaphors do not.
100
What is a prefix and where does it go?
A prefix is a a part of a word placed at the beginning, before the root of the word.
100
What is the part of the story where the conflict comes to a head called? In an action movie, this would be the part where the hero fights the big bad guy.
Climax
100
When are we taking the ELA portion of the test?
Tuesday, March 17th starting at 8 am
100
What classification of stories is based on made-up events?
Fiction
200
What is tone?
Tone is the author's attitude towards the subject or character.
200
What is a suffix and where does it go?
The part of a word placed at the end, after the root of the word.
200
What is the difference between the protagonist and the antagonist?
The protagonist is the main character of a story and the antagonist is the antagonist is the opposing force that the protagonist struggles against.
200
Where are we taking it? (unless told otherwise)
The gym
200
What classification of stories is based on real-life events?
Non-fiction
300
What is mood?
Mood is the emotional effect of the story.
300
What does the prefix "re-" mean?
Again
300
What are the 3 types of irony?
Situational, Dramatic, and Verbal
300
What should you do before coming to school the days of the test?
Eat a healthy breakfast
300
What is a story about somebody's life?
Biography
400
What is it called when a writer gives human qualities to a non-human thing?
Personification
400
When do you need to capitalize letters?
At the beginning of sentences and quotes, in titles, and for proper nouns (e.g. names, places).
400
Name the four basic parts of a story.
Situation/exposition, conflict/rising action, climax, and resolution/falling action.
400
What is the minimum score to pass?
350
400
What is a story of connected events?
Narrative
500
What is a frame story? Bonus! Give an example.
When a story is told within a story. Examples: "The Storyteller" and "Harrison Bergeron"
500
What is a contraction?
A combination of words, such as: do + not = don't
500
What should you do when you read an essay prompt? (hint: we just went over this!)
Underline verbs and key words, make a Do-What chart, and create a Thinking Map
500
What does CAHSEE stand for?
CAlifornia High School Exit Examination
500
What kind of text is meant to inform the reader of something or a process?