Figurative Language
"The ship drifted on the river as a leaf on the wind." What form of figurative language is at use in this line?
simile
How many days is the F.S.A. Reading Test?
two
What punctuation mark is missing in the following?
"You may think I'm crazy for what I just bought a real llama."
Colon
The process of looking at word parts, as well as before and after an unknown word, to determine meaning is called what?
Context Clues
This is a technique an author may use to hint what will happen in the story....
Foreshadowing
"You are the worst human being who ever lived!"
This is an example of what form of figurative language?
hyperbole
Besides the F.S.A. Reading Test, what else makes up your F.S.A graduation requirement?
F.S.A Writing
What are ways one can fix a run-on sentence?
Start a new sentence (period), semi-colon, joining word
Before choosing an answer, I should look at the following for the help:
a) the title b) the images
c) the text body d) my prior knowledge
e) all of the above f) a, b, c
Name three tricks we've discussed to stay an active reader.
f
Who is the speaker in a poem?
The character, narrator, or point of view whose voice the poem is told from.
"Will William win the war?"
This is an example of what form of figurative language?
Alliteration
Describe three ways you could be asked to answer an F.S.A Reading Question.
Highlighting, multiple-choice, putting events/details in order, fill-in blank, click-on...
What do we call any optional section of a sentence that is separated by a comma?
a clause
If there is an unknown word in the choices of a question, I should...
a. choose it first
b. eliminate it first
c. choose it only after eliminating other words
d. ask for the definition
C
Explain how "author's purpose" could be related to "text structure".
The author chooses to present information in a certain order to achieve his or her goal of entertaining, convincing, informing, comparing, contrasting, etc.
"Tonight's news highlights the arrest of three crooked police officers."
This is an example of what form of figurative language?
irony
Besides written text, what are two other forms of information that might appear on this exam?
Photographs, graphs, audio pieces, charts, and art...
What is the name of the grammar error in the following sentence:
"Mrs. Smith was known for her baking, her beautiful quilts, and she was also a great singer."
Parallelism / Parallel Structure
Name three tricks we've used in class to stay an active reader.
answers will vary
Name three types of text structures we put on our chart two weeks ago.
Description/List, Cause & Effect, Compare/Contrast, Chronological, Problem/Solution
"Cole overturned the old law".
This is an example of what form of figurative language?
assonance
How long is each F.S.A Reading section in minutes?
90 minutes
What is the name of the error in the following sentence:
"Forgetting to take her medicine, the infection in Susan grew out of control."
Misplaced Modifier
What are three tools I could use while testing to help me be an active reader?
highlight, notes box, line reader, pre-read question section, CBT worksheet, others?
If I don't pass the F.S.A this year, name two results.
I'll have a reading course again next year.
I'll take the F.S.A in Semester 1 again next year.
I may take the S.A.T. or A.C.T to try and get a "concordant" score.
I'll have one less elective.
Mrs. Emerine will cry.