Fiction
What is the primary purpose of most fictional texts?
What is: to entertain?
What is: C (a recipe or instruction manual)?
What is: the main argument or thesis statement that the essay aims to prove?
Identify the 7 coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS).
What is: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, and So?
Identify the type of error: I love independent reading time, my favorite genre is dystopian fiction.
What is a comma splice error?
Which element of a story refers to the time and place of the action?
What is: setting?
What is: objective, academic, formal, unbiased, or informative?
Where is the thesis statement usually located in an argumentative/persuasive essay?
What is: at the end of the introduction?
Which sentence is a complex sentence?
A. The sun set, and the moon rose.
B. Because it was raining, the tennis match was called off.
C. The cat slept on the sofa, and the dog slept on the floor.
D. He went to the store and bought milk.
What is: B?
How do you spell the plural form of country?
What is: countries?
Which of the following is NOT an example of fiction?
A. A novel
B. A poem
C. A biography
D. A short story
What is: C (a biography)?
What 3 things should the introduction of an expository essay include?
What is: a hook, relevant background information, and a thesis statement?
What is a "counterargument" (or counterclaim) in an argumentative piece?
What is: the opposing viewpoint that is addressed by the writer?
Identify the dependent clause in this sentence:
"After they finished studying, Amber and Mindy went to the movies."
What is: C (It does not express a complete thought.)?
Identify the literary device:
It was difficult to see with the sun staring down on me the whole game!
What is: Personification?
This type of narrator knows all characters' thoughts and feelings...
What is: the omniscient narrator (third person)?
Identify at least three common organizational patterns for expository writing.
Answers may include: Cause and effect, Compare and contrast, Process/sequence, Definition, Problem and solution, and/or Classification.
A. "According to a 2024 study, 70% of people prefer..."
B. "Imagine a world where our oceans are free of plastic pollution..."
C. "The new policy starts on Monday at 9 a.m."
D. "Research shows this product lasts twice as long!"
What is: B?
What makes a sentence a "compound-complex" sentence?
What is: Two or more independent clauses and at least one dependent clause?
Identify the two literary devices used in the statement below:
My mom cheerfully yelled, "Break a leg!" while flashing me a smile that stretched for miles.
What is: idiom and hyperbole?
What are 2 of the 5 methods of indirect characterization that reveal a character's personality (without stating it directly)?
What is: the character's actions and dialogue?
Identify at least 2 key differences between expository writing and persuasive writing.
Expository writing focuses on facts and informing audiences, whereas persuasive writing includes bias and tries to change opinions.
The skillful use of this technique is an opportunity for the writer/speaker to directly tell the reader what to do next...
What is a call to action?
Identify the three errors in the following sentence:
although Lily prefers watching romantic films she rented the latest sci-fi thriller and she enjoyed it very much.
Answer: Although Lily prefers watching romantic films, she rented the latest sci-fi thriller, and she enjoyed it very much.
(Capitalize "Although" and include two commas to form a compound-complex sentence).
Hint: Line 1 is a one-word noun.
Answer:
Line 1: 1-word noun
Line 2: 2 adjectives
Line 3: 3 words ending in "-ing"
Line 4: A 4-word phrase
Line 5: 1-word synonym for line 1