FSA
What is personification?
Giving an item human behavior
What is setting?
the time, place and location of a fictional text
Where do you put the comma in this sentence?
I need to buy milk cheese and cereal.
I need to buy milk, cheese, and cereal.
What is chronological?
time order
What is eliminate the answers I know are incorrect, flag it for review and answer it later, or take an educated guess?
When I don't know an answer, what can I do?
What is a simile?
a comparison between two unlike things that does use the word like or as
What is tone?
the attitude the writer expresses in a given portion of text
What is claim?
an author's argument stated in a complete sentence
What would be something that an author writes to inform?
Science book, social studies book, etc...
one thing you can do the night before to be ready for the test
What is eat a good dinner and get plenty of sleep?
What is central idea?
Who or what they are talking and what are they saying about them or the subject.
Period
What is counterclaim?
the opposite of the author's claim
What is alliteration?
Repeating sound in a poem or sentence.
Do you answer all the questions?
Yes
What is hyperbole?
Something that is exaggerated
What is theme?
The moral or lesson of a story.
How many evidence do you need in writing an essay?
4
Where do you need capital letters?
beginning sentences, names, places
What is not permitted in the classroom on testing day?
electronic devices (cell phones, ipods, mp3s, hand held video games, calculators)
What is a smilie?
comparing something using the word as or like
If you are asking a question, what punctuation would you use?
question mark
What are author's purpose?
To inform, to entertain, and to persude
What is compare and contrast?
to find common things on a subject and the differences.
What are some tips you should do on the test?
looking for key words, taking notes, reading directions, questions, passages and answer choices carefully