Vocabulary
Context Clues
Essay Elements
Story Elements
Figurative Langauge
100

The where and when a story takes place

What is the setting?

100

"Doctors recommend that everyone exercise every day, particularly those who spend many hours doing SEDENTARY activities like reading, watching television, or playing video games."

  1. To engage in physical activity.
  2. To spend time using minimal brain function.
  3. To engage in criminal activity.
  4. To spend much time seated.

4. To spend much time seated.

100

What is the minimum number of paragraphs in an essay?

4

100

What are the two main parts of the setting?

Time and Place

100

"Even diamonds are jealous of your beauty" is an example of...

What is personification?
200

To explain the meaning in your own words

What is interpret? 

200

It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain; but once conceived, it haunted me day and night.


What does the word CONCEIVE mean?

  1. have an idea for plan
  2. beating
  3. come out of the womb
  4. becoming crazy

1. have an idea for plan

200

The first paragraph in an essay.

What is an introduction?

200

What are the four types of conflict?

character vs character

character vs self

character vs nature

character vs society

200

Identify which type of figurative language is used below and define this type of figurative language. 

 

The thump, boom, bang of my sister hitting tennis balls against our garage door was very irritating.

What is onomatopoeia?

300

a universal idea, lesson, or message explored throughout a work of literature.

What is theme?

300

In a stagnant housing market, few people buy homes.

In the above sentence, the word STAGNANT means:

  1. not impressionable
  2. very popular
  3. not active
  4. very busy

3. not active

300

What is the minimum number of quotes that should be included in an essay?

At least 4.
300

THE MOST INTENSE PART OF THE STORY/TURNING POINT/THE SCENE WHERE THE CHARACTER FACES THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE 

The most intense part of the story/ turning point/ the scene where the character faces the biggest challenge.

What is the climax of the story?

300

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

What is alliteration?

400

A particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view.

What is perspective?

400

Sometimes your conscience COMPELS you to do something even when everyone else is telling you do something different.


What does the word COMPELS most likely mean?

  1. Discourages
  2. Forces
  3. Ignores
  4. Wants

2. Forces

400

The last paragraph in an essay is called...

What is the conclusion?

400

Where in the story is the setting and main character introduced?

The exposition

400

For example, a bear might represent courage or danger.

What is symbolism?

500

To separate into parts and explain.

What is analysis?

500

After having spent his entire life in a middle-class neighborhood in a small town, Joey was struck by the poverty and suffering he saw when he traveled across the country for the first time. He was overcome by feelings of deep sadness and confusion. Like many people, he believed that poverty no longer existed in the United States. He wanted to help, but he did not know what to do.


Based on its context in this passage, what does the word struck mean in the first sentence?

  1. to have an emotional response
  2. to be viciously attacked
  3. to pose in a certain way
  4. to hit something intentionally

1. to have an emotional response

500

A statement essentially arguable, but used as a primary point to support or prove an argument. 

What is claim?

500

the section of the plot in which the tension stemming from the story's central conflict decreases and the story moves toward its conclusion. 

What is falling action?

500

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

What is hyperbole?