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figurative language
grammar
grammar 2
test taking
PSSA words
100
onomatopoeia
What is the name of the word that sounds like an action. Examples:woof, pop and crash
100
conjunction
What is and, but or, or
100
homophone
What are words that sound the same but have different meanings.
100
hilighter
What is the tool that I must use to find my answers to a question.
100
passage
What is a short story or non-fiction text.
200
mataphor
When you compare 2 things without the words like or as.
200
prefix
What is the word added to the beginning of a word
200
antonyms
What are 2 words that mean the opposite.
200
re-read
What is a strategy I use when I am confused while reading.
200
explain your answer
I must find facts from the text/passage to support my answer and write my ideas in sentence form.
300
hyperbole
What is an exaggeration
300
suffix
What is the word part added to a base word.
300
adjectives
What is a word that describes a noun.
300
Before I close my book, I must
go back and point to each question and make sure it is answered.
300
sequence
What is the order of events.
400
personification
When an object is given human characteristics.
400
first person
When the narrator is telling a story.
400
quotation marks
What is used to show dialogue.
400
graphic organizer
What is the strategy I use before I begin to write to a prompt. This can be used to organize your thoughts.
400
compare/contrast
What is the same and different.
500
simile
What is the phrase comparing 2 things using like or as
500
synonyms
What are words that mean the same or almost the same thing.
500
compound sentence
What is a sentence that shows 2 complete thoughts.
500
What do I do if I don't know the answer.
Make my best guess and never leave a question blank!
500
cause and effect
What happened and why did it happen.