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Figurative Language
Grammar
Reading Techniques
Writing
Potpourri
100
"The fire...fed upon Picassos and Matisses in the upper halls, like delicacies..."
What is personification?
100
A verbal that ends in -ing and acts only as a noun.
What is a gerund?
100
To deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.
What is to infer?
100
When a narrator tells a story we say the story is told from this point of view.
What is third person point of view?
100
Crash, Bam, Ring, Quack are examples of this type of figurative language.
What is Onomatopoeia?
200
What you call a struggle a character has within him/herself (man vs. self)
What is an internal conflict?
200
Identify what type of verbal is in the following sentence. He had to shut the door quickly.
What is an infinitive?
200

What is the stage in a plot diagram where the characters and setting are introduced?

What is the exposition?

200
List 3 transition words that help make your writing flow better.
What are after, such as, also, first, second, third, then, next, lastly, finally, therefore, not only, meanwhile...?
200
When identifying the theme of a reading selection you are looking for this.
What is the life lesson, meaning, moral or message about life or human nature that is communicated by a literary work. What the story teaches readers.
300
"You are the tallest person in the world."
What is hyperbole?
300
Identify what type of verbal worried is in the following sentence..."Worried, she checked the locks three times before leaving the house."
What is the past participle?
300
When the narrator tells you directly what the character is like.
What is direct characterization?
300
Making sure your title is appropriate, checking for a strong opening, making sure your story is well-organized, and checking for strong word choice are examples of this.
What is revising?
300

Name 3 types of conflicts that can be found in a story.

What are man vs. man, man vs. technology, man vs. self, man vs. society, man vs. supernatural

400
Subtle clues or hints that let the reader know what will happen later.
What is foreshadowing?
400
The italicized word is an example of what verbal:

Skiing is my favorite sport.

What is a gerund?

400

Insert the text citation before the period at the end of the sentence in which the quotation or paraphrase appears, describes this process by an author.

What is citing a source?

400

The Claim in a CERC needs to include this.

What is TAG, the Title, Author, Genre

400
Name the 3 different verbals and describe how they can be used.
What are gerunds, infinitives and participles. A verbal is a verb form that acts as another part of speech—either as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb.
500
"Everything she does is right, and everything I do is wrong! I'm the goat around here!...you're all against me....And you worst of all!"
What is a metaphor?
500

These verbals can be used as either a noun, adjective or adverb.

What is an infinitive?

500
Two credible web sources to use that help support an argument or opinion of an author.
What is .edu or .gov?
500
Checking for grammar mistakes and spelling errors are examples of this.
What is editing?
500

Active or Passive voice?

The dog walked happily down the street.

What is active?