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A type of writing to convince a reader to think or act in a certain way

What is persuasive essay

100
A smart cookie
What is idiom
100
Conclusions based on information from the text combined with what you already know
What is inferences
100

What reasoning combines prior knowledge with what you observe to make a logical conclusion?

What is inductive reasoning

100

What type of reasoning proceeds from definite knowledge to conclusions

What is deductive reasoning

200

Erika was a fish at her school swim meet.

What is a metaphor

200
The vantage point from which a story is told
What is point of view
200
The code was difficult, but Damion eventually managed to decipher it. Decipher means....
What is to solve
200
As a consequence, because and as a result of are examples of words/phrases found in this relationship
What is cause-and-effect
200
The contrast between expectations and reality
What is irony
300

Justin's speech has _____ own special melody and flow.

it's or its

What is its

300
Austin is as graceful as a swan when he dances.
What is a simile
300

This is the MILLIONTH time I've told you to be quiet!

This is an example of _____________. 

What is hyperbole?

300
Rewriting the main idea and key supporting details of a passage in your own words
What is summarizing
300
The authors use of clues or hints to suggest events that will occur later in the plot
What is foreshadowing
400

Genre that is made up rather than true, and is often based on a writer's experience

What is realistic fiction

400
The landlady was eager to please. This sentence is an example of using a _______
What is an infinitive
400

This is the emotional meaning of a word, not necessarily the dictionary definition

What is connotation?

400

The two roots in the word "pseudonym" translate to these two words: 

What is "false name"

400

What does the simile in this passage suggest?

Molly rubbed coconut oil on her hands which were like the parched earth during a drought.

*Molly's hands were dry and cracked

*Molly was baking something. 

Molly's hands were dry and cracked. 

500

A type of writing that explains a topic

What is informative writing

500

Traveling at night, Sklyer made the long journey to California. This part of the sentence is the participle phrase

What is traveling a night

500

 What must you do to arrive at a logical conclusion?

What is reason with text

500

What are the two types of reasoning 

What is  inductive and deductive

500

The United States responded by founding NASA and announcing the goal of putting a man on the moon, which it achieved in 1969. At the time, NASA was an important symbol of national pride and scientific innovation.

It is true that NASA has continued to be a driving force behind advances in science and technology, even after the end of the Cold War.

What does the word innovation mean?

a military accomplishment

a development or creation of something new

a roadblock or something to overcome

What is the development of creation of something new