5th Grade PSSA Reading Review!

A story about somebody's life written by THAT person

Somebody is persuaded to do something because everyone is doing it

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

Are you going to try your best next week?

Because something happens, it make something else happen

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

TDA stands for:

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

Text structure where there is a problem with possible outcomes

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

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

What is the correct order for plot?

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

A word that is the opposite of another word

A literary work based on imagination: not true

Text structure where details are provided.

Which of the following nouns is a COMMON noun?

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

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

A conclusion is stated as part of proof of the agrument 

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

Text structure that puts information in chronological order

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

What will make Mrs. Kelemen and Mrs. Burnsworth very happy?

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

sounds that express meaning - bam, pow, boom

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

The part of the story where the conflict is resolved

Claim statement is a synonym for what?

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

Newspaper or magazines that gives the opinions of editors or publishers

The method an author uses to reveal characters and their personalities

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

A judgement based on a personal point of view

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

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

I, we, us, our, my, me

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

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

Comparing two things using the words like or as

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

Human qualities given to non-human objects

The turning point in a story - highest point of interest

The reader is distracted with details not relevant to the argument

Which part of the TDA essay do you cite evidence from the passage?

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

An attack on a person instead of an issue

Two words that mean the same thing

Which sentence is INCORRECT?

Which sentence shows posession?

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

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

Which of the following nouns is a PROPER noun?

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

An extreme exaggeration

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

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

Text structure where something happens because of something else.

An object represents an idea

Comparing two things NOT using like or as

Which is a fragment?

A struggle between opposing characters

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