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1
What is a homophone?
Two or more words different pronunciation same meaning
Two or more words with silly pronunciation
Two or more words sound the same
2 or more words same pronunciation different meaning
2
What is thesis?
Theme
Main idea
An argument with support
Argument
3
When citing evidence you must use which punctuation?
Quotes and ellipses
Periods and commas
Capitals and periods
Semi-colon and comma
4
What is an attention grabber and where is it located?
Meaning of Story
Catches the readers attention and in the introduction
Body
Quotation
5
What is an argumentative essay?
An essay where the reader can agree or disagree on
An essay that everyone agrees with
None of the above
An essay that no one agrees with
6
What should and argumentative introduction paragraph always have?
Dialogue
Metaphor
Claim
Characters
7
What does phosphorescence mean?
Give off light
A reflection
Light shown after exposure to radiation
Pearly color or gloss
8
Which is not a fact?
All of the above
Florida is a peninsula.
The best ice cream flavor is chocolate.
A leap year happens every four years.
9
What type of figurative language is this, " I'm thirsty, my throat is as dry as a desert."
metaphor
simile
alliteration
personification
10
When do you use commas and ellipses together?
When you cite text evidence.
When you write the main idea.
When you end a sentence.
At the beginning of the sentence.
11
Every argumentative introduction must have...
claim
all of the above
reasons
attention grabber
12
A simile compares two things that are...
not alike
alike
similar
have never met
13
What does
frolic
mean?
happy and free
sad
none of the above
excited
14
Is this a fact or an opinion? " I say chocolate is better than vanilla."
All of the above
Fact
Opinion
Both
15
What is the meaning of fiction?
A text structure.
A story that is real.
A story that is made up.
A story that is made up but can happen.
16
What does a metaphor do?
It compares something to another similar idea.
It doesn't compare anything.
Compares different ideas.
It includes a simile.
17
In the beginning of the paragraph you must...
write a question
capitalize
indent
explain your idea
18
When you compare and contrast something you need...
One item that you know well
more than one object, person, place or thing
One item that has similarities and differences
You dont need anything
19
What is non-fiction?
Something real
Everything
Nothing
Something not real
20
Name three examples of author's purpose
Persuade, Inform and Entertain
To give me new information that I dont know
To tell me what they think
Pretty, Informing, Easy
21
What part of speech is the word intrinsic?
Noun
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
22
What does "I" mean in the word "PIE"?
Idiot
Interesting
Inform
Intelligent
23
Name one example of text feature.
caption or explanation of visual
indent
ellipses
capitalization
24
At the beginning of a sentence, you must...
put a comma
place a period
indent
capitalize
25
Which is an example of text structure?
Capitalization
Fact and Opinion
Caption
Quotes and Paraphrasing
26
Which one of these are an idiom?
It's raining cats and dogs.
The Eiffel Tower is so big it reaches space.
I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
Chocolate is very good.
27
What is a theme?
Main Idea
The lesson, message or topic.
Meaning and Lesson
Context clue
28
What is the process of writing?
Write, Edit, Revise
Plan, Organize, Write, Edit, Revise
Introduction, Rising Event, Climax, Falling Action, Ending
Attention grabber, reason, claim, catch ending
29
Which of the following is a fact?
Blue is a beautiful color.
A leap year has 366 days.
None of the Above
Summer is the best season.
30
" What a cacaphony!" What does the word
cacaphony
mean in the previous statement?
A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds
Large sheet of floating ice
Loud and obnoxious
A disturbance from a person
31
Which of the following is
not
an opinion?
The color purple is prettier than pink.
The Eiffel Tower is located in Paris, France.
Movies are better than books.
Math is easier than Science.
32
What is "throw in the towel"?
Idiom
All of the above
Metaphor
Pool Man
33
What is a claim?
It is when you state your opinion.
None of the above
A quotation.
The attention grabber.
34
Which is a fact?
None of the above
I think cats are weird.
I say, "School is Awesome!"
My cousin is 13 years old.
35
What is a quote?
a dialogue
a sentence
a statement that someone makes
a saying
36
" Off with her head", said the Queen, in the story, Alice in Wonderland.
Further away in space
So as to be less
So as to be no longer
On the way
37
Onomatopoeia is a form of Figurative Language. Which is an example?
Peter piper picked a pail of pickled peppers
Hurry!
Oh my God!
Woosh!
38
At the end of the sentence you must...
put a question mark.
put and exclamation point.
put an ending mark.
put a period.
39
What does "vouch" mean?
to help
to speak out for someone
to bend over
to speak up
40
Which is an example of alliteration?
POW!
She is like a doll.
choppers chop, shoppers shop
She is as sweet as pie.
41
What is the setting?
None of the Above
Time and Place
Problem
Plot
42
What is a climax?
turning point or most exciting part of story
argument
main idea
all of the above
43
What does every story have?
meaning
problem
characters, setting, conflict and theme
four paragraphs
44
What are student characteristics?
cognitive, emotional, psychological, cultural
kind, loving and smart
crazy, irresponsible, and loud
hard worker, lazy or standard
45
Which of these is a
CONTRAST
key word?
Alike
Some
Difference
All
46
What are the characteristics of a drama?
draw on past experiences and challenge insight
work well with others and alone
emotion, pronunciation, facial expression, story
all of the above
47
If you read your own essay to check for mistakes, what are you doing?
proofreading
nothing
double checking
reading the essay
48
Which is NOT a transition word?
Now
Lastly
I
First
49
POWER is the acronym used for planning to write. What does it mean?
Paper, Onomatopoeia, Work, Endless, Review
Pizza, Octopus, Wings, Enchiladas, Ravioli
Plan, Order, Write, Emphasis, Redo
Plan, Organize, Write, Edit, Revise
50
What type of story is The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?
Biography
None of the above
Realistic Fiction
Non-Fiction
51
In a mysterious and adventurous story what can be the tone?
happy
happy and safe
happy and excited
scary and adventurous
52
The table of contents must have:
Heading and Page #
Detail and Vocabulary
Cause and Effect
Title and Illustrator
53
What is the meaning of a biography?
something that is fake but could happen
a ficitonal tale
cause and effect
the life of someone
54
What is the meaning of an opinion?
Something that is accurate.
Something you have proven.
Fact
Something you believe in and it is not a fact.
55
What are the four parts of the introduction in an argumentative essay? Write in order.
lesson learned
restate claim
make a connection
Attention grabber, claim, reasons and closing sentence.
56
Which are literary and rhetorical devices?
symbolism, style and syntax
all of the above
allusion, alliteration, and personification
irony, idioms, and tone
57
When a person talks/dialogues in a story or poem, it needs to have a ...
quotation at the beginning and the end
exclamation point
period
comma
58
What are characteristics of a biography?
factual information
real persons life
all of the above
people, places and events are included
59
Assonance means when...
When you repeat the first letter of every word.
You repeat the same thing twice.
When you don't repeat anything.
When you repeat the same vowel sound in the sentence.
60
Is this sentence an opinion or fact? I like hot dogs better than hamburgers.
Both
Fact
Opinion
None of the Above
61
What is an example of non-fiction?
A biography on Oprah Winfrey.
All of the above
Little Red Riding Hood
Tom and Jerry
62
Is this a fact or opinion, being an artist is better than being a musician?
None of the above
Opinion
Fact
All of the above
63
Which of these is a simile?
I have a heart of a lion.
Back to the salt mines.
BOOM!!!
Teeth chatter like a couple of crooked dice.
64
Which of the following are learning styles?
solitary, group, direct instruction
excellent, lazy or mediocre
class, online or hands on
cognitive, kineshetic, auditory, visual
65
Which of these are an opinion?
There is a state called Texas.
The Grand Canyon is located in Arizona.
Blue is the best color.
Florida is a peninsula.
66
What is another word for
elaborate?
meaning
analyze
details
explain
67
Do all stories need a plot?
No
Depends on the story
Yes
Maybe
68
What is main idea?
Why the author wrote it.
What the story is about.
Where the story takes place.
What the characters do.
69
Which is an example of a thesis?
There is food in books.
The pumpkin somehow became a tree.
The book is fiction.
Sleepy Hollow is based on real events.
70
When writing an essay, what is the last paragraph called?
Body
Ending
Attention Grabber
Conclusion
71
What does this idiom, "Method to my madness" mean?
Strange actions that appear crazy but done for good reason.
None of the above
When someone looks strange doing something.
Someone that gets mad for no reason.
72
The Glossary is found in the:
Beginning of the story
Front of the book
Back of the book
End of the story
73
Context clues help you determine the meaning of the paragraph or story with what?
Definitions and Examples
All of the above
Synonyms and Antonyms
Inferences and Educated Guesses
74
What does the word
ardent
mean?
passionate or enthusiastic
suggested meaning
capable of being done
mood
75
The Grand Canyon is located in Arizona. Is this statement an opinion or a fact?
All of the above
Both
Opinion
Fact
76
What is realistic fiction?
a story that is fake but has real events
a story that is fake
a story with non real characters
a story that is not real but could happen
77
When writing when would you use a hyphen?
When you separate a word.
When you start a new paragraph
At the ending of a story.
At the ending of a sentence.
78
Which of the following situations are an example of cause and effect?
None of the Above
The fire crackled loudly like a lion.
Marie tripped on a rattle, waking up the baby.
The building in the distance was as big as a giant.
79
Where do you write the narrative paragraph in an essay and what do you include?
write the introduction and give reasons
place a period and comma in the same sentence
body and the events, details, setting, and characters
write the conclusion and give details
80
Which of the following are an example of hyperbole?
Do you want to get a little crazy?
He has gained a lot of weight.
They have money up the ying yang.
I am as hungry as a horse
81
Is the statement an opinion or a fact, "The best phone company in the world is Apple!"?
Both
Fact
Opinion
None
82
What is the meaning of illustration?
a BOLD word
a caption
A graph, picture, drawing, painting, photograph, or image
a question
83
What does the heading mean?
text feature
it tells you what the section is going to be about
illustration
caption
84
Who, What, Where, When and Why are...
important details of the story
citing evidence
comprehension
question
85
Which is an opinion?
None of the above
My dog is awesome.
I'm twelve years old.
Hades is known as Pluto.
86
Which one is an example of personification?
The wind was wooshing loudly
The boy was so sleepy he woke up late.
The wind feels graceful on my skin.
The wind one morning sprang up from sleep,
87
Which statement is an opinion?
There are over a thousand stars.
Stars are ugly.
The galaxy consists of stars.
Donald Trump is running for president.
88
What does "simile" mean?
compare something to another of a different kind
looks at the plot
means the same thing
compares to other characters
89
What does the word
madcap
mean?
to be impulsive or not careful
dead body of an animal
crazy and mad
a group of people
90
A narrative story must have:
Explain the story from the narrator's point of view
Indention and four paragraphs
Character, Detail and Outcome
Beginning, Middle and End
