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Identify the meaning of the word in CAPS: The addition of descriptive details to the basic information serves to ENRICH the book by producing a fuller account. a. ruin b. improve c. celebrate d. incite
What is B. improve
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The following is an example of a(n): Rabbits Running over Roses
What is Alliteration
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This essay requires you to pick a side and defend it.
What is a persuasive essay
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Before you jump into reading the passage, the three things you must do are ...
What is... skim the questions, read the directions, read the introduction
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If you seem to be running out of time during the reading passage sections, you should at least
What is read the first and last sentence of the remaining paragraphs
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Ramona had never visited Niagara Falls, but she could appreciate their splendor VICARIOUSLY through the descriptions of others. a. not wanting to know b. feeling jealous c. restlessly d. experiencing through other means
What is D. Experiencing through other means
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The following is an example of a(n): I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
What is Hyperbole
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You should start a persuasive essay with ...
What is a hook or interest catcher
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Getting rid of the two answer choices that you know are wrong by crossing them out is called...
What is process of elimination
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One thing you should be sure to do on the reading passages with questions is...
What is do not leave anything blank
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Members of the research team were initially so ADVERSARIAL that collaboration seemed impossible. a. opposed b. in agreement c. territorial d. predictable
What is A. opposed
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The following is an example of: You've just finished the hardest workout of your entire life, you're moments away from dropping dead from exhaustion, and a friend comes by and sees you sweaty, huffing and puffing, and says, "Tired?" and you answer, "Just a little."
What is Understatement
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You should start your expository essay with
What is the quote or subject of the given prompt
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To save time answering the multiple choice questions, you may want to
What is answer the questions as you read
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You should start each answer to the open ended questions with this
What is put the statement in your own words/restate the question
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Joshua's radical ideas were frowned on by most of his coworkers, who found them too HERETICAL for their conservative tastes. a. to be argumentative b. to be influential c. different from conventional beliefs d. in accordance with the laws
What is C. different from conventional beliefs
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The following is an example of: crash, splat, meow
What is Onomatopoeia
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When five minutes remain in both the persuasive and expository essays, you should
What is begin to close/conclude your essay
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To define a word from the passage that you may not know, you will have to use ???? in order to figure it out...
What are context clues
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EACH open-ended question should be this many paragraphs
What is 2 paragraphs
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Select the word that completes the sentence: Each occupation has its own ____ ; bankers, lawyers and computer professionals, for example, all use among themselves language which outsiders have difficulty following. A. merits B. disadvantages C. rewards D. jargon E. problems
What is D. jargon
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The following is an example of: deliberate mistake, genuinely fake, jumbo shrimp
What is oxymoron
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In both essays, you must provide a ________ in the introduction.
What is a thesis
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In your open-ended questions, you MUST always include this...
What is a quote from the passage/text
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Each paragraph per open-ended question should be this many sentences...
What is 6-8