Abnormal is to strange as energetic is to _____________.
A. intelligent
B. curious
C. lively
D. sluggish
C. lively
100
When two things are directly compared because they share a common feature. The word AS or LIKE is used to compare the two words.
What is a simile?
100
In this stage of the writing process, you plan what you are going to write. You choose a topic, identify your audience and purpose, brainstorm ideas and organize your thoughts.
What is the prewriting stage?
100
The main events of a story
What is plot?
100
Multi- example: multicolored
What is many?
200
Red is to color as cinnamon is to ________________.
A. spice
B. cookies
C. baking
D. sugar
A. spice
200
Compares two things, but it does so more directly WITHOUT using as or like.
What is a metaphor?
200
The type of statement where the main idea of the paragraph is stated.
What is the topic sentence?
200
Where future events in a story, or sometimes the outcome, are suggested or hinted by the author before the events happen. It is a method used to build suspense by providing hints of what is to come.
What is foreshadowing?
200
pre- example: preheat
What is before?
300
Kindness is to friend as cruelty is to ______________.
A. unkindness
B. war
C. enemy
D. meanness
C. enemy
300
A figure of speech in which an inanimate object or an abstraction is given human qualities.
What is personification?
300
Name 3 categories of words that always need to be capitalized.
What is a person's name, a street name, states, cities, etc.?
300
An event that takes place before the timeline of the story. Authors use THESE to help the reader understand the plot and the characters. They also help explain why the plot or character is a certain way in the present.
What is a flashback?
300
bio- example: biology or biography
What is life?
400
legislature: government :: algebra : ____________.
A. math
B. school
C. numbers
D. equation
A. math
400
Two or more words that begin with the same consonant letter in the same line of writing.
What is alliteration?
400
A specific type of sentence in an essay that is always the last sentence of the introduction paragraph. It acts as the "road map" for the paper by identifying the topic and purpose of the paper.
What is a thesis statement?
400
The writer's attitude toward his or her subject or characters. It is conveyed through the author's words and details.
What is tone?
400
inter- example: international or interjection
What is between?
500
canteen : water ::
A. desert: ocean
B. tent: campfire
C. jam : jar
D. vase: flowers
D. vase : flowers
500
An example of a type of figurative language authors use to make their writing more exciting. The intended meaning of these are not the same as the literal meaning of the words. You have to memorize the meanings of these or figure out their meanings by using context clues. An example is, "It's raining cats and dogs."
What is an idiom?
500
Identify 6 different types of punctuation marks
What is a period, question mark, comma, exclamation mark, hyphen, colon, semi-colon, brackets, parenthesis, quotation marks, etc. ?
500
The way a story is told, the perspective or angle of vision or position from which the events are narrated for the reader