Literary Text
Language Development
Test Taking Skills
Language Development (2)
100
The means by which an author describes the appearance and personality of a person in a story or play.
What is characterization?
100
Begin now by taking advantage of this phenomenal offer. A "phenomenal" offer is one that is
What is extraordinary?
100
Four types of questions on Reading Comprehension Test (QAR)
What are: 1. On My Own – Before Reading, Prior Knowledge 2. Right There – recall, detail questions 3. Think and Search – text based, inferences (character traits, mood) 4. Author and Me – draw conclusions (BCR)
100
up:down :: hot: ___________
What is cold?
200
A technique in which an author gives clues about something that will happen later in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
200
The use of words that sound like what they mean
What is Onomatopoeia?
200
Three Reading Comprehension Strategies
What are: 1. Make Connections 2. Visualize 3. Ask Questions 4. Monitor and Clarify 5. Draw Conclusions 6. Make Inferences 7. Summarize
200
If something is fair or just, it is said to be A. empathy B. equitable C. divert D. fortitude
What is B. equitable?
300
The elements that create a plot. This can be internal or external.
What is conflict?
300
A story that illustrates a moral, often using animals as the characters.
What is a Fable?
300
#1 Rule for taking test
What is answer EVERY question?
300
Khalil felt great ______________ after staying up all night studying for his vocabulary test. A. substantial B. criticism C. compliment D. fatigue
What is D. fatigue?
400
Which of the following phrases is an example of figurative language? A. “came down in buckets” B. “going to the mountains” C. “remained in the plains” D. “upon returning home”
What is A. “came down in buckets”?
400
Feeling sad or depressed
What is melancholy?
400
Tips for multiple choice questions:
What are a. read the questions first b. identify the type of question before answering it c. eliminate stupid answers
400
ambiguous A. very bossy B. unclear in meaning, having more than one meaning C. untidy D. mixed with
What is B. unclear in meaning, having more than one meaning?
500
In the fable The Turtoise and The Hare we learned that slow and steady wins the race. This would be considered what part of the story.
What is theme?
500
Based on the prefix anti- and the root “venom", an antivenin is used to A. kill scorpions. B. repel scorpions. C. treat scorpion stings. D. study scorpion stings.
What is B. repel scorpions?
500
astute A. clumsy B. intelligent, keen in judgment C. extremely clean D. having a firm purpose
What is B. intelligent, keen in judgment?