Fiction
The moment of greatest tension also known as the turning point in a story.
Climax
This organizational pattern presents two of something and explains the ways in which they are similar and different.
Compare and Contrast
(5) Attending medical school was a bummer for Blackwell. (6) Inspired by a sick friend to provide the option for a female doctor to patients, Blackwell applied to several medical schools but was rejected by all except Geneva Medical College in New York. (7) One class, reproductive anatomy, was deemed too “unrefined” for a woman.
The writer can more clearly describe the idea she is promoting in sentence 5 by changing bummer to —
A. downer
B. hard time
C. misfortune
D. difficult challenge
D. difficult challenge
When two words end with the same sound, we can say that they -
rhyme.
Explain how Asim's view of himself changed because of his experience in Giza. Cite text evidence to support your claim.
To respond to this prompt, what two things should you do in your first sentence?
Restate and Answer the question.
(Remember RACE for extended constructed responses. Restate and Answer, Cite evidence, Explain the connection between your evidence and answer.)
The message or lesson of the story.
Theme
This organizational pattern presents steps in a process or else tells events in the order in which they occurred.
Sequence or Chronological Order
What is the correct way to combine sentences 1 and 2?
(1) There are many reasons why you should consider owning a dog. (2) Some people have legitimate reasons not to have a pet. (3) For example they could be allergic to dogs or simply not have the time and money it takes to properly care for one.
A. There are many reasons why you should consider owning a dog, and some people have legitimate reasons not to have a pet.
B. There are many reasons why you should consider owning a dog but some people have legitimate reasons not to have a pet.
C. There are many reasons why you should consider owning a dog, but some people have legitimate reasons not to have a pet.
D. There are many reasons why you should consider owning a dog yet some people have legitimate reasons not to have a pet.
C. There are many reasons why you should consider owning a dog, but some people have legitimate reasons not to have a pet.
A comparison between two unlike things that does not use like or as.
Metaphor
1. When an old man gets to thinking of the years he’s traveled through,
2. He hears again the laughter of the little ones he knew.
3. He isn’t counting money, and he isn’t planning schemes;
4. He’s at home with friendly people in the shadow of his dreams.
Read the dictionary entry for the word scheme.
scheme \skeem\ n
1. a plan or program to be followed
2. a sneaky plot
3. a system of related ideas
4. an official government or business rules
Which definition most closely matches the way the word schemes is used in line 3?
2. a sneaky plot
Significantly impacting the characters and conflict, this term is more important than simply when and where the story takes place.
Setting
If you want to add information about how much rainfall each city in DFW got in the month of November to a report, which of the following nonfiction text features would be the most helpful method for visually displaying the information?
A. Graph
B. Sidebar
C. Table
D. Glossary
A. Graph
Explain the difference between editing and revising.
What type of figurative language is used in the stanza below?
Sydelle is very old to be single
She is very alone
Like the last pringle
broken and crumbled up
of the bottom of the can.
Simile
1. When an old man gets to thinking of the years he’s traveled through,
2. He hears again the laughter of the little ones he knew.
3. He isn’t counting money, and he isn’t planning schemes;
4. He’s at home with friendly people in the shadow of his dreams.
5. When he’s lived through all life’s trials and his sun is in the west,
6. When he’s tasted all life’s pleasures and he knows which ones were best,
7. Then his mind is stored with riches, not of silver and of gold,
8. But of happy smiling faces and the joys he couldn’t hold.
The poet includes the phrase “his sun is in the west” in line 5 to suggest that —
A. the day is almost over
B. the old man’s life is at its end
C. the old man is the rising sun
D. the man’s life is moving toward the west
B. the old man’s life is at its end
While the author's purpose for writing nonfiction is to inform, the author's purpose for most fiction is to -
entertain.
Percy Jackson is not your typical sixth grader. Diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia, he finds reading and paying attention in school to be incredibly challenging. He often sees things he can't quite explain, such as three old ladies knitting a giant sock as he gets on a bus. Most people around him didn't seem to see this, let alone see his pre-algebra teacher turn into a monster. These instances can be explained by Percy's heritage. Because his father was a god of Olympus, he is a demigod, or halfblood. Since one of his parents is immortal, Percy is gifted with extra strength, speed, and dexterity.
What is the organizational pattern of the above passage?
A. Description
B. Chronological Order
C. Problem and Solution
D. Cause and Effect
D. Cause and Effect
(14) She had trouble finding patients who accepted a female doctor. (15) Blackwell was determined to pursue her career in a male-dominated field.
What is the most effective way to combine sentences 14 and 15?
A. Male patients scoffed, and she had trouble finding patients who accepted a female doctor.
B. Male patients scoffed simply she had trouble finding patients who accepted a female doctor.
C. Male patients scoffed but she had trouble finding patients who accepted a female doctor.
D. Male patients scoffed, although she had trouble finding patients who they accepted a female doctor.
A. Male patients scoffed, and she had trouble finding patients who accepted a female doctor.
What is the rhyme scheme of the stanza below?
Theo is his older brother
He was kind of like his other mother.
JJ Ford, with such a kind heart,
she finances his education!
You could say she has a great reputation.
AABCC
(17) How would she break into her profession? (18) Blackwell followed her passions; she became interested in preventative medicine and hygiene. (19) To this end, Blackwell founded the New York Infirmary for Indigent Women and Children in 1857. (20) She urged other women to try medical careers and established the Woman’s Medical College of the New York Infirmary in 1868.
The writer would like to add the following detail to the fourth paragraph (sentences 18–21).
She took this focus after noticing physicians failed to wash their hands between patients.
Where is the BEST place to insert this sentence?
A. After sentence 18
B. After sentence 19
C. After sentence 20
D. After sentence 21
B. After sentence 19
The unique style, personality, or perspective of a writer. This can also be defined as how the narrator feels.
Voice
What is a controlling idea?
The main idea that a writer develops in a text. It is a claim that they argue and support with evidence.
(7) One class, reproductive anatomy, was deemed too “unrefined” for a woman. (8) Blackwell mostly convinced her professor to really allow her to generally attend the lectures. (9) Her passion for medicine gained her the respect of instructors and her male classmates, but more rejection was ahead.
What is the correct way to write sentence 8 to make it more concise and to strengthen the report?
A. Blackwell convinced her professor to allow her the lectures.
B. Blackwell convinced her professor to allow her to attend the lectures.
C. Blackwell convinced her professor to allow her to generally attend the lectures.
D. Blackwell mostly convinced her professor to allow her to generally attend the lectures.
B. Blackwell convinced her professor to allow her to attend the lectures.
Please note on the test. There is an error that I couldn't edit. It will say sentence 9 when it means 8! I'll remind you before the test.
The regular rhythm, or pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem is called the -
meter.
It was dark when Asim crawled out of bed to get ready for his journey to Giza. As he washed and shaved, he reminisced about the day a messenger from the king informed him that he had been recruited to help build the pyramid in Giza. He remembered feeling as if his whole world had been turned upside down. He thought to himself: I am just a farmer. What do I know about building pyramids? I’m worried. What if I fail? I will be a disappointment to the king. I don’t want to bring shame on my family. It would have been futile, however, of Asim to even try to resist going because the corvée, or compulsory labor system, allowed the pharaoh to force people to work for three- or four-month shifts on state projects.
Based on paragraph 1, what can the reader infer about Asim?
A. He lacks self-confidence.
B. He doesn’t like to work hard.
C. He resents that he was chosen.
D. He doesn’t want to see the king.
A. He lacks self-confidence.