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100
This is the first thing you should do before reading a passage.
What is look at the questions?
100
This is the name of a comparison using like or as.
What is simile?
100
This is where a story takes place.
What is setting?
100
These are the words around a difficult word. They are what you should use to find out what a hard word means.
What are context clues?
100
This is the type of clause that cannot stand alone.
What is dependent?
200
This is what you should be doing while reading the passage.
What is underlining and taking notes?
200
This is the name of a comparison not using like or as.
What is a metaphor?
200
These are words or phrases that cannot be taken literally.
What are idioms?
200
Even though he hates mustard, Kris was unable to detect the mustard in the salad. This is the definition of detect.
What is to find or find out?
200
This is the type of clause that can stand alone.
What is independent?
300
This is what crossing out the silly answers is called (the ones you know could not possibly be the answers).
What is process of elimination?
300
This is the author's message of a story.
What is theme?
300
This is the type of character that goes through significant change throughout the story.
What is dynamic character?
300
Teachers have meager earnings compared to doctors. This is the definition of meager.
What is small?
300
I want to go to the movies but I would also like to go roller skating. This is where the comma should go in this sentence.
What is after the word movies?
400
This is what you must do during the WHOLE English CST.
What is read carefully?
400
When writing in first person, the author generally uses these types of pronouns.
What are "I", "we", "our", etc.
400
This is the type of character that does not undergo significant change throughout a story.
What is static character?
400
The chocolate chips were imbedded in the cookie. This is the definition of imbedded.
What is stuck inside or fit inside something else?
400
During the parade my cousins were singing and laughing very loudly. This is the correct punctuation that should be placed after the word "parade."
What is a comma?
500
This is what you do if you absolutely cannot figure out the answer.
What is guess smartly?
500
When writing in third person, the author generally uses these types of pronouns.
What are "he", "she", "they", etc.
500
This is the process of conveying information about the characters.
What is characterization?
500
Kianna was trepidatious to ride in the hot air balloon because she is scared of heights. This is the definition of trepidatious.
What is nervous or hesitant?
500
Mandy did not beleive in failure, so she never ever gave up. This is the word in the sentence that is spelled wrong.
What is believe?