Vocabulary & Word Study
What is the term for a word that means the same as another word?
a) Antonym | b) Synonym | c) Prefix | d) Root
Synonym
What do you call the time and place a story happens?
a) Theme | b) Plot | c) Setting | d) Climax
Setting
What text feature is found at the back of a book to find specific topics and page numbers?
a) Table of Contents | b) Glossary | c) Index | d) Title Page
Index
Two words that end with the same sound (like cat and hat) are said to...?
a) Alliterate | b) Rhyme | c) Contrast | d) Repeat
Rhyme
What is the first thing you should do before reading a long passage on the PSSA?
a) Write the TDA | b) Read the questions | c) Close the booklet | d) Check the clock
Read the questions
What do you call a set of letters added to the beginning of a word?
a) Suffix | b) Affix | c) Prefix | d) Root
Prefix
Which point of view uses words like "I," "me," and "my"?
a) First Person | b) Second Person | c) Third Person | d) Narrator
First Person
What is a statement that can be proven to be true?
a) Opinion | b) Fact | c) Prediction | d) Inference
Fact
What is a group of lines in a poem called?
a) Paragraph | b) Stanza | c) Chapter | d) Verse
Stanza
What does "Text-Dependent" mean?
a) Use your imagination | b) Find the answer in the text | c) Ask a friend | d) Guess
Find the answer in the text
If the suffix "-less" means "without," what does the word "fearless" mean?
a) Without fear | b) Full of fear | c) Afraid again | d) Having fear
Without fear
What is the "problem" that the main character faces in a story called?
a) Conflict | b) Resolution | c) Climax | d) Plot
Conflict
What is the main point the author is trying to make in a paragraph?
a) Main Idea | b) Supporting Detail | c) Summary | d) Introduction
Main Idea
"Busy as a bee" is an example of what type of figurative language?
a) Simile | b) Metaphor | c) Alliteration | d) Personification
Simile
When you use text clues plus what you already know to make a smart guess, you are making an...?
a) Opinion | b) Inference | c) Illustration | d) Index
Inference
Which context clue type uses "like" or "as" to explain a word by comparing it to something familiar?
a) Definition | b) Example | c) Comparison | d) Antonym
Comparison
What is the "message" or "life lesson" the author wants the reader to learn?
a) Plot | b) Summary | c) Theme | d) Setting
Theme
If an author is trying to convince you to save water, what is the Author's Purpose?
a) To Inform | b) To Persuade | c) To Entertain | d) To Describe
To Persuade
"The stars danced in the sky" is an example of giving human qualities to objects, also known as...?
a) Simile | b) Metaphor | c) Personification | d) Onomatopoeia
Personification
In the RACE strategy for writing, what does the "E" stand for?
a) Explain | b) Evidence | c) End | d) Example
Explain
In the sentence "The vibrant sunset painted the sky in shades of gold," which word is a context clue for the meaning of vibrant?
a) Painted | b) Sky | c) Gold | d) Sunset
Gold
What is the term for the most exciting part or the "turning point" of the story?
a) Resolution | b) Climax | c) Exposition | d) Falling Action
Climax
Which text structure describes how two things are alike and how they are different?
a) Cause and Effect | b) Compare and Contrast | c) Sequence | d) Chronological
Compare and Contrast
"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" is an example of what?
a) Alliteration | b) Rhyme | c) Personification | d) Stanza
Alliteration
What part of a your TDA response explains how your evidence proves your answer is correct?
a) Restating | b) Quoting | c) Analysis/Reasoning | d) Summary
Your Analysis/Reasoning