Command Terms
The words: add to are a synonym for-
a) contribute
b) develop
What is contribute?
In this section of a story, the conflict reaches its highest point.
What is the climax?
This author's purpose is to _______ readers with stories or poems.
What is to entertain?
In the sentence, "The quick brown fox jump over the lazy dog," what word needs to be changed to correct the error?
What is "jumps"?
What should you do before you read the text?
What is preview the questions?
When asked to describe the significance of an event or detail in the text, you are being asked to do this.
What is analyze?
The author provides these to support the main idea and help explain the topic.
What are details?
This point of view uses the pronouns "I" and "me."
What is first person?
Which sentence contains a subject-verb agreement error?
Sentence 1: "She enjoys reading books."
Sentence 2: "She enjoy reading books."
Sentence 2
If you don’t know the answer to a question, what is the first thing you should do?
What is eliminate the obviously wrong answers?
This command asks you to provide evidence from the text to back up your answer.
What is support?
This type of question asks you to make an educated guess based on evidence in the text.
What is an inference?
An author writes this way when they want to convince the reader to believe or do something.
What is to persuade?
This sentence has an error: "Its a beautiful day." What is the correction?
What is "It's a beautiful day?"
This type of figurative language involves an exaggeration, like "I've told you a million times."
What is hyperbole?
When you're asked to identify how two themes in a story are similar or different
What is compare and contrast?
What do you call a statement that summarizes the overall lesson of the text or passage?
What is the theme?
This type of point of view uses "he," "she," or "they" and is limited to one character's perspective.
What is third person limited?
Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation:
A) "Do you want to go to the movies," she asked.
B) "Do you want to go to the movies?" she asked.
What is B) "Do you want to go to the movies?" she asked?
In the passage, the author describes the setting as "a dark, stormy night with a sense of foreboding." How does this choice of words affect the mood of the passage?
A) It creates a feeling of excitement and joy.
B) It creates a sense of mystery and suspense.
C) It suggests a peaceful and calm atmosphere.
D) It conveys a feeling of warmth and comfort.
What is B) It creates a sense of mystery and suspense?
What description best matches the word develop?
a) To grow or increase in length and word count
b) To revise or change the meaning
c) To grow or increase in detail and complexity
d) To improve the detail and clarity
What is To grow or increase in detail and complexity
In the passage, the author uses the metaphor "The city was a jungle" to suggest that:
A) The city is full of wild animals.
B) The city is dangerous and chaotic.
C) The city is a large, open space.
D) The city is surrounded by nature.
What is B) The city is dangerous and chaotic?
An author writes this way to provide factual information, often found in textbooks and articles.
What is to inform?
Which sentence is correctly revised?
A) The book on the shelf, it is mine.
B) The book on the shelf is mine.
What is B) The book on the shelf is mine?
When asked to describe the significance of an event or detail in the text, you are being asked to do this.
What is analyze?