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PSSA Trivia
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An antonym for unhappy a) sad b) crying c) happy d) excited
What is happy
100
"She has hair like silk" is an example of what form of figurative language?
What is a simile
100

Before you read the passage, what should you do first?

What is scan the section

100
Spinach is probably the most disgusting food I have ever eaten. It doesn't look or smell good, and it doesn't taste good either. Spinach should be saved for Popeye and hungry rabbits. I'd rather eat broccoli. In this passage, what is the author's perspective on spinach?
What is the author doesn't like to eat spinach
100

What time should I arrive to school everyday?

What is 8:30am

200
A synonym for grateful a) helpful b) hopeful c) faithful d) thankful
What is thankful
200
"The wolf huffed and puffed and blew the house in", is an example of (Two answers could work here)
What is personification or onomatopoeia
200

What are two things that you should BEFORE you come to school on test day to perform well?

What is get a good night's sleep and eat a good breakfast

200
Spinach is a leafy vegetable. People eat it raw or cooked. It is related to Swiss chard and beets. Originally, spinach came from southwest Asia. Persians used it for medicine. The English began growing it in the 1500's. Spinach is a source of vitamin C. The author wrote this passage to
What is to inform
200

True or False: You can do any section of the test you want to as long as you finish the entire test? 

What is false, you cannot do any section you want. 

300
A synonym for boisterous a) float b) fickle c) energetic d) focused
What is energetic
300
"His belly is a basketball", is an example of what form of figurative language
What is metaphor
300
Two part question: To answer questions about a specific underlined word and its meaning, what should you do before picking an answer? AND What are these types of questions called?
What is go back to the passage AND What is context clues
300
Students should go to school year-round to provide more time to prepare for PSSA's. Summer break is too long, and students often forget what they have learned over the summer months. If students go to school year-round, they can improve their PSSA scores. The author's purpose is to
What is persuade
300

True or False. I can keep my cell phone as long as it is off?  

What is false.  You must turn in your cell phone each day

400
An antonym for prestigious a) disrespected b) significant c) imperative d) honorable
What is disrespected
400
"It's raining cats and dogs", "kicked the bucked", "break a leg", and "up the creek without a paddle", are examples of
What are idioms
400
When reading poem passages, you should read no more than ___ to ___ lines at a time.
What is two to four
400

Dear Editor, Something needs to be done about our littering problem. When I drove down the street, the sides of the road were filled with paper, cans, and other trash. It is messy and unhealthy. Sincerely, James Miller What is the purpose of this letter? How does the author feel about littering?

What is to persuade; he doesn't like litter because it is messy and unhealthy.

400

True or False: Your PSSA scores affect what people think about Laura H. Carnell. 

What is true

500
Many early explorers wanted to live in the land that is now Pennsylvania. Starting in the 1600's, people from England, Holland, and Sweden argued over who could set up a government in the region. By 1684, though, William Penn and the Dutch gained ownership of the land and built a permanent settlement there. A synonym for SETTLEMENT in this passage is: a) village b) farm c) house d) government
What is village
500
"The bear has teeth as sharp as razors" is a simile that compares what two nouns?
What is the teeth and razors
500
What does the box that appears before each passage tell you about that particular passage?
What is the genre and number of questions
500
About 17 million children and adults in the United States suffer from asthma, a condition that makes it hard to breathe. Today it is a problem that is treatable with modern medicine. In days gone by, there were many different superstitions about how to cure asthma. Some people thought that eating crickets with a little wine would help. Eating raw cat's meat might be the cure. Another idea was to gather some spiders' webs, roll them into a ball, and then swallow them. People also thought that if you ate a diet of only boiled carrots for two weeks, your asthma might go away. This carrot diet may actually have done some good for asthma patients, since vitamin A in carrots is good for the lungs. The main purpose of the passage is to: a. Describe herbal remedies b. Explain some of the measures for treating asthma from long ago c. Define superstitions d. Extol the virtues of modern medicine e. Explain why asthma came about
What is B, to explain some of the measures for treating asthma from long ago.
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True or False: I can ask a friend to help me answer questions I do not understand? 

What is False?