Excellent Essays
How many sentences should your Introduction paragraph be?
Resistance is futile.
What does the word futile mean in this sentence?
Pointless, useless
What are chunks of lines in a poem called?
Stanzas
What are the 3 main types of author's purpose?
PIE
How can you successfully manage your time while testing?
Pay attention to the clock and work diligently.
What does your thesis need to include? (2 things)
Answer to the prompt with 3 reasons listed.
But the two say they've appreciated their foray into note-taking research, which stemmed from a real-life problem.
What does the word FORAY mean?
A. search
B. excursion
C. echo
D. collapse
B. excursion
What is it called when a poem line break occurs at an unnatural part of the sentence?
Enjambment
Why might an author use or not use stanzas in a poem?
To control how quickly or slowly the reader reads (could reflect the story!).
What is the best multiple choice answer to pick when you are running low on time?
B (sometimes C)
How many pieces of evidence should you have per body paragraph?
3
In a few minutes the slide of the hatch was thrown back, which let down the noise and tumult of the deck still louder, the cry of "All hands ahoy! Tumble up here and take in sail,'' saluted our ears, and the hatch was quickly shut again.
What does the word tumult mean as it is used in this sentence?
A. commotion
B. deluge
C. emotion
D. fearfulness
A. commotion
What are the different parts of a plot arc?
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution (bonus for inciting incident)
What does author's point of view mean?
The author's attitude toward the subject they're writing about.
If a question says pick the BEST answer, what does that mean for you taking the test?
There may be more than 1 right answer, but only 1 is fully answering the question.
How many paragraphs should your essay be?
5 (but 4 is sometimes okay!)
During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country...
What does the word OPPRESSIVELY mean?
A. cruelly
B. barely
C. depressingly
D. alarmingly
C. depressingly
What are the 6 main types of informational structure?
Sequential, chronological, nonlinear, compare/contrast, cause/effect, problem/solution
What are 3 ways an author can create suspense in a story?
Dialogue, setting, mood, action, inner thoughts, foreshadowing
If you have 85 minutes to write an essay, how long should you take on each paragraph?
17 minutes
What goes into your conclusion paragraph? (3 things)
Restated thesis, summary of body paragraphs, and call to action
To crown all, we were allowed no light to find anything with, and I was just beginning to feel strong symptoms of sea-sickness, and that listlessness and inactivy which accompany it.
What does the word listlessness mean as it is used in paragraph 4?
A. restlessness
B. weariness
C. recovery
D. remedy
A. restlessness
List 5 GOOD transition words or phrases that you could use in an essay.
Overall, therefore, ultimately, this is evident in, one example is...
What are the 3 types of rhetorical appeals? What do each of them mean?
Ethos (credibility), pathos (emotion), logos (facts/logic)
When you are low on time in the writing portion and may not finish, what should you do?
Drop the 3rd body paragraph, and write your conclusion!