Poetry Terms
Literary Terms
Test-Taking Terms
Test-Taking Strategies
Short Response and Essay Writing
100

BOOM! is an example of this poetry term when the sound of the word echoes the sound it represents.

What is onomatopoeia?

100

What the story is Mostly about

What is central idea?

100

An article is 

What is non- fiction?

100
You receive this much credit for blank answers.
What is zero points? NEVER LEAVE A QUESTION BLANK!
100

Short response questions are worth 

What is 2 points

200
"The grass danced in the wind" is an example of

What is personification?

200

Time, place, or an environment of a fiction or non- fiction text

What is the setting?

200
This is the difference between fiction and nonfiction.
What is fiction is fake and nonfiction is real?
200

Use this process to remove multiple choice answers that are incorrect in order to narrow the number of items

What is the process of elimination?

200

To respond to a short response question, you should use 

What is R.A.D.D.E
300

"Her eyes are like windows into her soul" is an example of this poetry term.

What is simile?

300

The perspective of the author or characters in the story 

What is the point of view?

300

Helps us understand more about a non fiction text

What are text features?

300

If you're unsure of an answer about a reading passage, you should ALWAYS do this.

What is LOOK BACK IN THE TEXT!

300

These three things belong in the extended response

What are introduction, body, and conclusion paragraphs

400

"I told you a million times to stay in your seat" is an example of this poetry term.

What is hyperbole?

400

Respectful, jealous, kind, caring, and selfish are all examples of

What are character traits?

400

The three main purposes authors have for writing are THESE. 

What are to persuade, to inform, and to entertain?

400
The first thing you do when beginning a multiple choice reading passage

What is read and annotate the questions?

400

The Extended response is worth 

What are 4 points?

500

Billy baked banana bread for breakfast

What is alliteration?

500

The lesson the author is trying to teach the reader

What is theme?

500

Presents ideas or steps in a process.

What is sequential order?

500

The reason for reading the questions before the passage

What is knowing what to look for while reading the passage ?

500

The introduction of an essay is made up of

What is restating and answering the question?