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Language
Logic and Word Choice
Speeches and Essays
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100
Two of these can only be combined with a comma and conjunction or semi-colon.
What is a sentence/independent clause?
100

This word correctly completes the sentence.

I will gladly (accept/except) your Christmas present.

What is accept?
100
A statement made in a speech or essay that the author claims to be true. The author will then attempt to prove this statement is true.
What is thesis statement?
100

This is when a story moves from the present to the past.

What is a flashback?
100
The use of someone else's ideas without citations. 

 A) citing 

B) plagiarism

What is B)plagiarism?
200
Two or more sentences that are incorrectly combined with either missing or incorrectly used punctuation. 

A) fragment 

B) run-on

What is A)run-on sentence?
200

This word completes the analogy:

bees : hive :: bears : ______

What is den?
200
Tools used by a speaker to help get his or her ideas across to the audience. Includes rhetorical questions, repetition, and other devices commonly used in literature. A. parallelism B. rhetorical device
What is rhetorical device?
200
Hints hidden in a story that reveal what will happen in the story's future. 
What is foreshadow?
200
Giving the name and reference information of an author whose words or ideas you use in your writing. A) citation 

B) credibility

What is A)citation?
300

This sentence is written correctly.                         A) Tom believes he can do better on the test than me.                                                                    B) She can't believe she was later to class than I.    C)How can you be sure it was I?                            D)Between you and I, the pizza here is not as good as Papa John's. 

What is B) She can't believe she was later to class than I (was)?
300

This word correctly completes the sentence.

The (principal/principle) reason that I aced the EOC was because I'm a brilliant student.

What is principal?
300
Taking a text line by line, writing down each thought in one's own words. A. Summary B. Paraphrase
What is paraphrase?
300
A situation or statement that contradicts itself. Example: "War is peace." 

A) paradox 

B) parody

What is A)paradox?
300
Type of essay that compares items or issues using specific criteria for comparison contrasts items or issues across the same criteria. (show similarities and differences) 
What is compare/contrast?
400
A clause that depends upon a complete sentence (independent clause) in order to make sense. Also known as a dependent clause. 
What is subordinate/dependent clause?
400

This is making a logical guess based on a piece of evidence. 

A) inference

B) implication

What is A) inference?
400
Matching similar parts of speech in a list. Example: Ray Bradbury says you can live on very little money by giving up new clothes, staying home, and eating inexpensive foods like macaroni and cheese.
What is parallelism?
400
A long speech made by a character in a drama in which the character is not speaking to anyone but voicing their thoughts. 

 A) soliloquy 

B) monologue

What is A)soliloquy?
400
A type of text organization in which a problem is given. The following text then gives multiple ideas in an attempt to fix this problem.
What is Problem-Solution?
500
Powerful words that gives readers strong mental images. 
What is Imagery/Vivid Words/Vivid Language?
500

If you are judging a contest, you are expected to be ________.

A) objective

B) subjective

What is A) objective?
500
The most important thing to maintain when giving a speech or presentation. Communicates over 90% of information to those watching. Includes posture, movement, and position of hands and arms. 
What is body language?
500

This is when what happens is the opposite of what you expect to happen.

What is situational irony?
500
CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER! follows time order: starts with what happened first, moving to next, and so on. A) sequential 

B) cause/effect

What is A)sequential?