Figurative Language
Talking to the Text
Nonfiction Elements
Research
Test Format
100

The repetition of beginning consonant sounds in a line of text

What is alliteration?

100

Completing strategies like making notes, connections, or asking questions.

What is talking to the text?

100

A technique in which an author appeals to the audience's emotions (sadness, patriotism, sympathy, etc) to help develop an argument

What is "pathos"?

100

The nonfiction feature in the beginning of the text which a reader might scan to find main topics and the page numbers on which they begin..

A) glossary     B) index   C) table of contents   

D) appendix

What is C) table of contents

100

What are the three sections in the English EOC exam?

What are reading, Writing, Composition/Essay

200

Giving nonhuman things human qualities

What is personification?

200

A plot disruption in which the writer goes back to relay the events of an earlier time.

What is flashback?

200

Types of words or sentences that connect two sentences or paragraphs.

What are transitions?

200
If a student is looking for a credible website to search for organizations so they can donate to a charity, what website domain should they look for?

.edu          .gov         .com        .org

What is .org?

200

About how many questions will be on the reading section of the EOC?

What is 55?

300

Give an example of symbolism from something we have read this year.

Myop's flowers

Any character in Animal Farm

The setting in 12 angry men

etc

300

Asking questions or making notes on the side of your paper is called this word beginning with an "A"

What is a annotation?

300

What is a type of visual text that is nonfiction?

What is graph, chart, venn diagram, etc?

300

Which of the following indicates the MOST CREDIBLE website?   A   .com    .net     B.  .gov    .edu

What is B?

300

The time you should report to school for the English I or II EOC?

What is 8:00 AM?   (First thing in the morning)

400

When something that is least expected happens.

What is irony?

400

The universal message an author is trying to relay through a story.

What is theme?

400

The best transition word for a statement of CONCLUSION

A) furthermore    B) however     C) therefore

What is C) therefore

400

Which of the following would be the best source for students looking for accurate, but general information as they begin to research a topic like animal rights?

A) dictionary     B) encyclopedia   C) thesaurus

What is a B) encyclopedia?

400

The length of time you have to take your English EOC.

What is untimed?

500

A word that gives a different meaning instead of its direct meaning.

What is connotation?

500

When you figure out that you and the passage have something in common (by something that happened to you, something you read, or something you saw).

What is making connections?

500

An argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea in another argument.

What is a counterargument or counterclaim?

500

Which of the following is the most clearly written thesis statement?

A) Dogs make good pets.

B) Dogs are good.

C) Because dogs are loyal, obedient, and playful, they make good pets.

What is C (gives a roadmap to the claims) - supports the opinion

500

Name two different types/genres of text that may appear on the Reading EOC

article, speech, short story, poem, graph, chart, image