PEAKS Test Prep

Question 1

Setting and character set up the story's

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exposition

Question 2

If you had to write an essay on why schools should start at 10, what type of writing is that

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argumentative

Question 3

Which word would be used to contrast two things?

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different

Question 4

After the climax, you have reached the story's

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resolution

Question 5

The most exciting moment in a story is called its _____________________

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climax

Question 6

The person telling the story is the

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narrator

Question 7

If a story is about a serial killer, the tone of the story is probably

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frightening

Question 8

This genre takes place in modern times, the characters are made up, stories seem real

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realistic fiction

Question 9

When the person telling the story is in the story itself, we call this

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first person

Question 10

Chronologically speaking, which event probably happened first?

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Louise saw a cat

Question 11

The main problem in a story

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conflict

Question 12

The lesson of a story is called the story's

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theme

Question 13

Which word would be used to compare two things?

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alike

Question 14

This genre includes made up characters, but the events are based on real historical events

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historical fiction

Question 15

"My wife enjoys going for hikes, but I would rather go fishing."

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Compound Sentence

Question 16

The _____________ of the story reflects how the author, character, or narrator feels.

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tone

Question 17

If a story is about a kid who overcomes struggles, the tone is probably

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inspirational

Question 18

This is the grumpiest teacher on Team Grit

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Mr. Voss

Question 19

This sentence tells the reader what a paragraph will be about

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topic sentence

Question 20

This genre includes stories that may be very old, were retold orally, and have a moral.

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folktale

Question 21

Biographies are told from this point of view

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Third person

Question 22

The ____________ of the story is how we feel as the reader.

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mood

Question 23

As a reader, we use clues in the text to

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infer

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