FINAL EXAM REVIEW

Which sentence is a compound sentence ?

The character asks a tough question that reveals his or her concerns (Internal Conflict).

Alicia put on her new letterman jacket, _______ it was freezing outside.

Nouns and verbs and correct tenses must match. Which editing strategy will one use?

A _____ in a piece of writing is an important idea that runs through it.

Peter and leon look like each other. EDIT: Peter and Leon look like each other. WHAT KIND?

Which paragraph does one create his example by answering the questions Who? What? When? Where? Why? And How?

Checking that the letters in a word are arranged in the correct order. Which editing strategy will one use?

Martha does not eat tamales, _____ does she eat enchiladas.

A thesis statement should contain _________.

Jessica eats healthy ________ Arnold eats fast food.

Author shows feeling or action that the reader hasn’t seen before or doesn't expect.

Where can you find a synonym in the testing dictionary?

the direct, explicit meaning of a word found in the dictionary

The author presents ideas from first to last in a time order.

To is one of the FANBOYS.

Where can you find the punctuation guide in the dictionary?

Which are FANBOYS conjunctions?

Which sentence is a compound sentence?

Mr. Balton studied for hours each day, ________ he managed to fail his final exam.

Which is the compound sentence?

The author keeps bringing up the same image, phrase, or reference.

The character realizes or starts to realize something that changes his or her actions or thinking.

Choose the best way to paraphrase the following sentence. You shouldn't talk in school when you are not supposed to.

The author presents ideas by describing how something may be found or arranged.

What is the symbol for a synonym in the test dictionary?

The author presents ideas by building to the most important one at the end.

to take an author's words and put them into your own words while keeping the author's original meaning

What is one way to make a compound sentence?

S in FANBOYS

But is one of the FANBOYS.

A sentence that contains at least two independent clauses.

When you paraphrase it is acceptable to copy a passage and change a few words.

The Frio River is closer and lokaided near Leakey. EDIT -The Frio River is closer and located near Leakey. WHAT KIND?

an author's voice or attitude

As I ran to the finish line, my heart was beating. REVISION: As I sprinted to the finish line, my heart was pounding.

Author shows feeling or action that the reader hasn’t seen before or doesn't expect.

to provide a short account of a text by only giving the main points but not the details

B in FANBOYS

Tom reads a novel, _____ Jack reads comics.

The author keeps bringing up the same image, phrase, or reference.

Character says “I realized” or “I suddenly knew” or “Now I Know Why..”

The character acts in a way that is contradictory or unexpected given how he or she normally acts.

Usually an older character (mentor, parent, etc.) gives advice or an insight to the main character.

Names, places, "I", titles, and sentence beginnings require which editing strategy?

What should you if you find your ideas need rearranging in your rough draft?

The character asks himself or herself a difficult question.

The author presents ideas in no particular order because each idea is equally important.

Many issues were issues on our minds. REVISED: Many issues were on our minds. WHAT KIND?

Which uses the correct punctuation ?

Inserting questions, periods, exclamation marks, quotes, commas, apostrophes, semicolons require which editing strategy?

Which of these is a compound sentence?

Quinton felt ill, _______ he went to his room to sleep.

What should you do when you find unneccesary details in your rough draft?

Which compound sentence is correct?

The author presents ideas in an order that makes sense and is clear to the reader.

The author interrupts the flow of the story by letting the character remember something.

1 Put seeds over grapes, which are on top of apples in a bowl. 2 Cut apple into a bowl. Add grapes then seeds. CHANGE?

an idea or quality that a word makes you think about in addition to its meaning

What should you do when you need some descriptive adjectives and adverbs in your rough draft?

What is one way to make a compound sentence?

What should you do when you overuse words in your rough draft?

the choice and use of words in writing or speech

Y in FANBOYS

Yet is one of the FANBOYS.

The wolves hunts as a group. EDIT -The wolves hunt as a group. WHAT KIND?

Zeveren can buy the game at Walmart, ____ he can borrow it from Lucy.

Original: Shadows made the night seem scary. Revision: Ominous shadows made the dark night seem even scarier.

What does it mean to paraphrase?

O in FANBOYS

He didn’t see any so he talked with his mother. EDIT - He didn’t see any, so he talked with his mother. WHAT KIND?

HELP is used for ___________.

Because is one of the FANBOYS.

Paraphrase this statement. We were able to save the day thanks to teamwork and innovative thinking.

“ I suddenly remembered...” or “Remember...” or “Thinking back...”