PSSA Reading Review!

Which sentence shows posession?

Text structure that puts information in chronological order

Language that cannot be taken literally because it was written to cause a certain feeling

Somebody is persuaded to do something because everyone is doing it

A judgement based on a personal point of view

The method an author uses to reveal characters and their personalities

Comparing two things using the words like or as

What is the correct order for plot?

Two words that mean the same thing

An extreme exaggeration

The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or usualmeaning

A conclusion is stated as part of proof of the agrument 

At the absolute MINIMUM, how many paragraphs must your TDA response be?

The reader isdistracted with details not relevant to the argument 

What should you do if you don't understand your TDA question?

Which sentence is INCORRECT?

What will make Mrs. Lucas very happy?

Text structure where something happens because of something else.

The turning point in a story - highest point of interest

Words or a group of words that appeal to the 5 senses

What POV should you only use when writing out a formal paper?

The feeling of a piece of writing - happiness, sadness, humorous, etc.

A story about somebody's life written by THAT person

I, we, us, our, my, me

An object represents an idea

The reader is persuaded by a famous person to endorse a product or idea

Tactic in which the reader ispersuaded by a repeating a message over and over again 

Which of the following nouns is a COMMON noun?

Claim statement is a synonym for what?

sounds that express meaning - bam, pow, boom

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

Which of the following nouns is a PROPER noun?

The author knows only the actions of a character- he, she, him, her, it, they, them etc.

A struggle between opposing characters

Appeal to the reader's emotions instead of logic or reasoning

Hints or clues that are given to the reader about what is yet to come...

What is the simple subject? Mrs. Lucas runs very slow.

Text structure where details are provided.

TDA stands for:

An attack on a person instead of an issue

Comparing two things NOT using like or as

People are persuaded by showing how many people think something is true

What is the simple predicate? Mrs. Lucas runs very slow.

What two things must go in your introduction paragraph of your TDA?

The author's intent for writing something - to inform, to entertain, to persuade

A story about a person's life written by another person

Each body paragraph of your TDA response must contain a...

The part of plot where the characters, conflict, and setting are introduced

Newspaper or magazines that gives the opinions of editors or publishers

Which is a fragment?

How many times should you read through a passage on your PSSA's?

The part of the story where the conflict is resolved

Factual writing- used to explain, argue, instruct, or describe rather than entertain

What does your conclusion paragraph in your TDA response need to include?

A word that is the opposite of another word

Which part of the TDA do you TAICE in?

Are you going to try your best next week?

A literary work based on imagination: not true

The author knows the characters thoughts and feelings - he, she, him, her, it, them, etc.

Text structure where there is a problem with possible outcomes

Human qualities given to non-human objects

Because something happens, it make something else happen

The author's central thought - the topic sentence of a paragraph