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Literary Devices
Literary Terms
Test-Taking Terms
Test-Taking Strategies
Short Response and Essay Writing
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SPLASH! is an example of this poetry term when the sound of the word echoes the sound it represents.
What is onomatopoeia?
100
the problem or struggle between opposing forces
What is conflict?
100
To find the similarities between two things is to compare; to find the differences between two things is called THIS
What is contrast?
100
You receive this much credit for blank answers.
What is zero points? NEVER LEAVE A QUESTION BLANK!
100
Your short response answers should include this many details from the text.
What is 2-3?
200

"Peter Piper Picked" is an example of this English term where the beginning consonant sounds of the words are repeated in a phrase or sentence

What is alliteration?

200
The turning point in a story; usually the point with the most tension
What is the climax?
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

You should always use RADD to answer short response questions. The letters in RADD stand for these three words.

What are Restate, Answer, Detail, and Detail?

300

"Her hair is silk" is an example of this literary term.

What is metaphor?

300

The overall feeling or emotion of a text for the reader is called this

What is the mood?

300

This is what you should always include at the end of every quote you give

What is a citation / (Author pg. #)?

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

This is the sentence that should always start your essay introduction

What is "In [story name] by [author], [your claim]." (i.e. "In The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton...")

400

"I'm so hungry I could eat a whole cow" is an example of this English term.

What is hyperbole?

400

When the narrator uses words like "he," "she," "they" INSTEAD of "I" or "my," it is called this point of view.

What is third person limited?

400

This was Mr. Lamphere's biggest multiple choice test taking tip. 

What is to read the question first and then go back to the story and read where it mentions?

400
If you're stuck on a question and it's taking a long time to answer it, you should do this.
What is mark it, move on with the test, and return to it after you finish the rest of the test?
400
In this part of the essay, you should include plenty of text details and explain how those details support the point you're trying to make.
What are the body paragraphs?
500

Words and phrases that appeal to the five senses and makes you picture something

What is imagery?

500

An author's attitude or feelings toward the subject he or she is writing about is called this. (Ex. admiring, critical, positive, negative, etc.)

What is tone?

500
If you are asked to arrange something in chronological order, it means THIS.
What is time order?
500

Use THESE to help you figure out the meaning of any unfamiliar words in a text.

What are context clues/the words around it?

500
Your essay will be graded by the state on content and purpose, organization, conventions, and THIS very important category.
What is "command of evidence"?