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Are You Comprehending?
100

This is the part of speech that names a person, place, thing or idea.

What is a Noun?

100

This is stage of writing where you briefly list out ideas to be included in your writing

What is Planning/Brainstorming?

100

Name one text studied for BJC Literature.

A Cow Called Boy, My Father Sun-Sun Johnson, Beyond The Tall Grass, The Skin I'm In, Play Me, etc.

100

This is the number of times the recording is played during the Listening Comprehension section of the BJC

What is Twice?

100

This is what the paragraph or passage is all about.

What is the Main Idea?

200

We use this types of words to describe.

What are Adjectives?

200

What type of writing is the following:

Students should not have to wear uniforms. Do you agree or disagree? 

What is Persuasive?

200

This is what the group of lines in a poem is called.

What is Stanze/Verse?

200

This is name of the part of the exam where you are allowed to write your responses to the headings given.

What is Note-taking?

200

This is skill of determining how two things are alike or different.

What is Comparing/Compare & Contrast?

300

Change the verb "transform" to its noun form.

What is Transformation?

300

The following is an example of what:

"Students should wear uniforms because they create a sense of unity, instill school pride and help avoid bullying."

What is a Thesis (Statement)?

300

Name the sound device used below:

"The pot cover made a loud clang when it hit the ground."

What is Onomatopoeia

300

This means to give the exact words said by a speaker.

What is Quote?

300

If a question begins, "Using your own words..." you are being asked to do this.

What is Paraphrase?

400

Separate the word "unimaginable" into its three parts.

What is UN-IMAGINE-ABLE?

400

Fill in the blank. A paragraph has three main parts:

A topic sentence, ____________ ____________ and a concluding sentence.

What are supporting details?

400

Name the figure of speech used in the following example:

"The garbage bin swallowed the small soda bottle."

What is Personification/Metaphor?

400

How much time is allowed for note-taking in the BJC

What is 2 minutes?

400

If a narrator uses the words "I", "me", or "we" the passage is written in this point of view

What is First Person?

500

The words "slowly", "really" and "always" are examples of this part of speech.

What are Adverbs?

500

What type of writing is the following prompt:

"Explain three ways social media affects teenagers."

What is Expository?

500
This is where you give your opinion, feelings or thoughts about a situation in a text.


What is Personal Response?

500

True or False:

Listening comprehension tests similar skills as reading comprehension.

True

500

This is a conclusion made from using information given in the passage and your prior knowledge.

What is an Inference?