A comparison of two unrelated things using like or as
What is a simile?
100
THE MAIN PURPOSE OF A LITERARY TEXT
WHAT IS TO ENTERTAIN
100
What is a root word?
prefixes and suffixes can be added to these to create new word with a different meaning
100
What is going to be early and eating a good breakfast?
Two things to do the night before and the morning of every EOG
200
WHAT IS THE TOPIC
THE GENERAL SUBJECT OF AN INFORMATIONAL TEXT
200
What is onomatopoeia?
Words that replicate a sound like buzz or quack
200
What is characterization?
An author can reveal this type of information directly or indirectly in a story by using the words, actions and reactions of others
200
What is an antecedent?
the word a pronoun should agree with by gender and number
200
What is 7:55 am?
What is the time to arrive to school no later than on EOG days to be considered "on time?"
300
WHAT IS THE TITLE, INTRODUCTION AND CONCLUSION
THE THREE BEST PLACES TO FIND CLUES TO THE CENTRAL IDEA
300
What is alliteration?
the repetition of the beginning sounds of words in a line of poetry or story
300
What is a fairy tale?
A story where the setting, characters, events and time are all created by the author and usually involves fantasy or imaginative characters
300
What is an indention?
A paragraph always begins with this
300
What is be present and on time on all EOG test days?
What is the one thing I absolutely must do in order to earn ALL the fun incentives after the EOG tests are done?
400
WHAT IS A SUMMARY
WHAT ARE THE LISTING KEY POINTS OF AN INFORMATIONAL TEXT
400
What is personification?
"The trees whispered to the flowers below..." is an example of this figurative language technique
400
What is a coming of age story?
A story where the main character grows up or matures by learning a series of life lessons related to the theme
400
What is a capital letter and punctuation?
A sentence must always begin with and end with
400
What is number the paragraphs, lines or stanzas of the text?
The first reading strategy I use on each reading passage
500
WHAT IS CONCRETE
WHAT IS TEXTUAL EVIDENCE CALLED WHEN IT IS OBJECTIVE, RELEVANT AND LOGICAL?
500
What is imagery?
When an author uses sensory language to develop a mental picture
500
What is universal?
the theme in a literary text is said to have a message that applies to all people and all time
500
What is a citation?
Giving credit to an author for there work by including the page number inside a set of parenthesis at the end of a direct quote or paraphrased statement
500
What is refer back to the passage and reread it?
I do this when a reading test question refers to a specific part of a reading passage