English 2 Midterm

Terms to Know

100

tone is the ________'s attitude at different places throughout the text 

what is THE AUTHOR'S?

200

BQ, NS, and MM are acronyms for

What is/are SIGNPOSTS?

300

analysis or analyze means

What is/are EXPLANATION/EXPLAIN?

400

sentence structure

what is SYNTAX? 

500

this process of thinking requires a logical guess based on clues, details in the text and passage (starts with an I_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _)

what is an INFERENCE?

Academic Writing

100

when writing anything academic, you should always use what point of view?

What is THIRD PERSON OBJECTIVE?

200

to rewrite the author's words in your own words

What is PARAPHRASE?

300

a summary should NEVER have one of these three things

(daily double for 2 of 3 listed)

What is/are: QUOTES, OPINION, OR 1ST POV?

400

when you don't know a word(s), you should look for these 

what is/are CONTEXT CLUE(s)?

500

punctuation such as ? or ! goes where in a quoted parenthetical citation?

e.g. "Ms. Benson, what" (Confused 8000)

what is INSIDE THE QUOTATION MARKS 

"Ms. Benson, what?" (Confused 8000). 

Your English Formatting Friend

100

Jane Doe

Ms. Benson

English II-III

1 October 2024

What is MLA format?

200

When should an evidence sandwich be used in a summary? 

(always, sometimes, rarely, never)

What is NEVER?

300

this is the author's main argument/idea 

what is CLAIM OR THESIS?

400

You should integrate a parenthetical citation when one of two things happen

(list both for double jeopardy)

What is whenever you QUOTE OR PARAPHRASE? 

(DIRECT AND INDIRECT)

500

Add parenthetical citation to the following quote from J.K. Rowling, chapter 13, page 190: 

"Stop saying the name!" 

What is: (ROWLING 190). 

"Stop saying the name!" (Rowling 190). 

I'll Take One of Everything

100

the definition is "word choice," the word is

What is DICTION?

200

Connotation can be ____ or ___ and is often associated with feelings/context

What is POSITIVE or NEGATIVE?

300

The message of a work, often implied and not stated

e.g. "Observing nature can change how you view the world."

What is THEME?

400

this text feature looks like this² and is located at the bottom of the paper (article of the week)

what is FOOTNOTE?

500

when you want to keep someone in the loop on an email, but not necessarily elicit their response

what is CC?

That's That NOREDINK

100

coordinating conjunctions use this 7-letter acronym

what is FANBOYS? 

200

Complete thought (A) or incomplete thought (B)?

Shaggy visited the zoo every week; she liked watching the giraffes. 

What is A) Complete Thought?

300

add the semicolon appropriately: 

I wanted to go for a walk however, it started raining.

What is WALK; HOWEVER

I wanted to go for a walk; however, it started raining.

400

sentences that are grammatically balanced are called this (also a math term)

She likes reading, swimming, and jogging.

what is PARALLEL or PARALLELISM? 

500

add the colon appropriately:

There are many ways to answer this question but there is only one skills that is more important than all of them communication.

What is THEM: COMMUNICATION ?

There are many ways to answer this question, but there is only one skills that is more important than all of them: communication.