Final Exam

Vocabulary

100

an account of a person's life written by that person.

Autobiography 

200

a list of the books of a specific author or publisher, or on a specific subject.

Bibliography

300

each of two or more words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins.

Homoynym

400

concerning the writing, study, or content of literature, especially of the kind valued for quality of form.

Literary

500

add notes to (a text or diagram) giving explanation or comment.

Annotate

Parts of Speech Definitions

100

a word/a set of words that modifies verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. 

Tells when, where, and how an action is performed or indicates the quality or degree of the action.

Adverb

200

a figure of speech that compares two different things in an interesting way, using "like" or "as".

Simile

300

conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie.

Dialogue

400

words used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence, such as hear, become, happen.

Verb

500

words that describe nouns.

Adjectives

Parts of Speech Examples

100

1.He is a fast driver.

2.I met a homeless person in NY.

3.Officials shared some important news.

Adjectives

200

• This dress is perfect because it fits like a glove.
• They wore jeans, which made me stand out like a sore thumb.
• My love for you is as deep as the ocean.
• I am so thirsty that my throat is as dry as a bone.

Simile

300

• Anthony is throwing the football.
• She accepted the job offer.
• He thought about his stupid mistake in the test.

Verb

400

• Robin is always hungry for success.
• I love her very much.
• He is running fast.
• Alex works hard.

Adverbs

500

“You really shouldn’t have done that.” is an example of what?

Dialogue

Reading Comprehension

100

The main character of a story, usually has some type of problem or conflict.

Often viewed as the "good guy".

Protagonist 

200

the character that works against the protagonist’s or leading characters’ goal (“antagonizing”) and creating the main conflict.

Antagonist 

300

Katniss Everdeen - The Hunger Games

Wilbur - Charlotte's Web

Peter Parker - Spider Man

Princess Tiana - Princess and The Frog

Protagonist 

400

Darth Vadar - Star Wars

The Wolf  - 3 Little Pigs 

Cruella Deville - 101 Dalmatians 

Voldemort - Harry Potter

Antagonist 

500

This cartoon had a cast of quirky characters. One of the most memorable characters was a dog. What cartoon is it?

Scooby Doo.

Writing

100

a story about a personal experience. It is the true story of something that happened to you.

Personal Narrative 

200

fictional writing that can be imaginative, but also based in science.

Science - Fiction Writing

300

writing used to convince or persuade a reader that the writer’s opinion of a topic or cause is correct.

Persuasive Writing 

400

What is Superman's weakness?

Kryptonite

500

I am a pet from a cartoon. I am a pretty boring pet and I only say one thing. Who am I and what cartoon am I from?

Larry from Spongebob