Benchmark Review

Which example of dialogue is written correctly?

Which is NOT an example of a type of hook?

Which is NOT a transition word?

What is an idiom?

What is the term that describes the stories, traditions, sayings, and customs of a culture?

What is a sentence that states the writer's position or opinion on the topic of the essay?

The theme of the story is...

What is NOT an element of plot?

Persuasive writing is...

A modifier is...

Which is NOT a hyperbole?

The theme in the myth Arachne was-

Which is NOT a method of characterization?

What does revising your paper include?

Find the modifier: Having searched for my jacket, I give up.

_________ is the sequence of events that make up a story.

Which is an NOT an example of using sensory details?

Where does the comma go in the sentence: Rob lives in Spain and his brother lives in the U.S.

Which is NOT a part of figurative language?

Which is NOT a metaphor?

Zeus is the god of

Find the prepostional phrase: Tony Hawk can go across the ramp in 30 seconds.

Feather : wing :: ___________ : alphabet

Expository writing is

What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?

Where does the comma go in the sentence? Finally we went to the store to exchange the gift.

Find the prepositional phrase: In a decade skateboarding has swerved tremendously.

Fill in the sentence with the correct verb tense. I ________________ to the store tomorrow.

Find the adjective phrase: The cost of doing business is relative.

What is a sentence that states the main idea of a paragraph?

Which is NOT part of the editing process?

Fill in the correct verb tense. Most students _____________ sixty credits before they graduate.

Fill in the correct verb tense in the sentence. I _____________ so happy if they fix my car.

The root -vert- means

Pick out the antecedent: Tree-ear considered the question until he came up with a better plan.

Which is an example of personification?

Find the modifier: Shopping with Lisa today, I found a great purse.

A personal narrative is a written text that

What is tone?

Which is NOT a simile?

Topic Sentence : Paragraph ::

__________ refers to the various means, or channels, of mass communication.

A pronoun that takes the place of another noun is called