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GMAS ELA Review
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Developing your idea means to...
cleaning it up
an inference
elaborating or expanding it
reducing it
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CHALLENGE!
Slytherin
Ravenclaw
Gryffindor
Hufflepuff
3
A connotation is...
the same for everyone
the dictionary definition
associations you have with a word
the right answer
4
POV where speaker narrates the events from the perspective of an observer
3rd limited
3rd omniscient
3rd objective
3rd person
5
the part after the climax; gives necessary explanation and ends with resolution or denouement
rising action
falling action
exposition
climax
6
a serious play that ends in disaster and sorrow
comedy
satire
tragedy
7
Compare means...
find similarities
neither
find differences
both
8
Suspense is...
something to hold up your pants
anxiety that builds during a story
the first part of the plot outline
idk
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the ending; the sense that the story is complete
conclusion
resolution
denoument
introduction
10
Sometimes called “atmosphere” of a text
diction
tone
rhetoric
mood
11
What is a specific type of writing or literature?
novel
category
essay
genre
12
You knew it was risky, but you were willing to take that chance.
1st person
2nd person
3rd person
13
CHALLENGE!
Hufflepuff
Ravenclaw
Gryffindor
Slytherin
14
language techniques used to communicate perspective and to modify the perspectives of others
rhetoric
tone
diction
mood
15
A struggle between a character and an outside force
internal conflict
rising action
climax
external conflict
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POV where speaker narrates the events using from the perspective of one specific character
3rd objective
3rd limited
3rd omniscient
3rd person
17
Point of view where a speaker outside the action narrates the events
3rd person
2nd person
1st person
18
Time function where the storyline shifts to the past to give readers important information
foreshadowing
suspense
flashback
in medias res
19
a series of complications (incidents that help or hinder the protagonist in finding a solution)
exposition
falling action
rising action
climax
20
This refers to how characters see or feel about something
tone
mood
point of view
perspective
21
What is situational irony?
the scary type of irony
when basement dweller stinks
when the opposite of what you expect happens
huh?
22
Plot is...
the tone of the story
the mood of the story
the author's message
the main action of a story
23
An analogy is...
a comparison between two things similar in some way
a direct comparison between exact things
telling how things are different
none of the above
24
Literature/narratives commonly follows a specific unifying pattern or _____ structure
plot
organizational
text
all of the above
25
Phonetic spelling is
how a word sounds
a phone that only sends texts
the one phone call you get to ask how to spell a word
spelling something backwards
26
Imagery is...
feral boy
details that appeal to all of your senses
when you SEE
when something happens you don't expect
27
“I knew it was risky, but I was willing to take that chance.”
3rd person
1st person
2nd person
28
A pronoun is...
starts a sentence
replaces a noun
a title
an ending
29
a time function where the author gives hints of what is to come in the future
suspense
foreshadowing
flashback
in medias res
30
Articulate means to
draw pictures
all of the above
explain repeatedly
explain clearly
31
Point of View where the events are told by a character in the story using his or her own words
2nd person
3rd person
1st person
32
Non- means
into
not
before
after
33
“Twinkle, twinkle, little star,/ How I wonder what you are.” What kind of rhyme?
slant rhyme
end rhyme
internal rhyme
34
Another word for genre is...
everything
category
mitosis
nothing
35
Simile...
compares 2 unlike things
does not use like or as
compares 2 unlike things and uses like or as
uses like or as
36
The dictionary definition of a word
connotation
acronym
denotation
antonym
37
Which of the following is a noun?
squirrel
flippant
tall
fast
38
The setting is
the mood of the story
the time of the story
the location of the story
all of these answers
39
Integrate means to...
update
combine
remove
seperate
40
A biography is...
historical fiction
short fiction
long fiction
nonfiction
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Words that have similar consonant sounds, but different vowel sounds
consonance
assonance
alliteration
42
universal statement about life and/or society that can be discerned from the reading of a text
theme
quest
plot
character
43
POV where all-knowing narrator tells events and tells thoughts/feeling of multiple character(s)
3rd limited
3rd person
3rd omniscient
3rd objective
44
a long speech by one character; character speaks about his or her thoughts and feelings
speech
epilogue
monologue
dialogue
45
Which word has 4 syllables?
referral
What is a syllable?
basement guy
dictionary
46
Which word below is a pronoun?
Terry
Stacey
a period at the end
He
47
A glossary is ...
idk (sorry, can I have some cheese?)
the summary on the back of the book
a section about the offer
list of words and definitions
48
These rhymes are also called near rhyme, half rhyme, or off rhyme
end rhyme
slant rhyme
internal rhyme
49
The most common text structure of a novel or story is
sequence
chronological
compare and contrast
flashback
50
A novel is...
nonfiction
fiction
stereotype
a biography
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These rhymes occur within a line of poetry
slant rhyme
end rhyme
internal rhyme
52
Alliteration is...
a series of letters that represent other words
when you want a little definition
when sounds repeat in a series of words
when you find out the moon isn't really made of cheese
53
A metaphor is...
the meaty part of the story
smells like hot dogs
comparing things without using like or as
too hard to know
54
Identify means...
locate or find
remove
prescribe
arrange
55
conversation between characters; reveals personalities by divulging thoughts and feelings
dialogue
speech
quotes
not me!
56
Mal- means...
long
bad
good
difficult
57
A concrete object that represents an abstract idea
theme
symbol
not this one!
characterization
58
the author’s implied attitude toward the audience or subject
mood
all of the above
syntax
tone
59
These rhymes occur when words include similar, but not identical, sounds
slant rhyme
internal rhyme
end rhyme
60
Which of the following is a verb?
mustache
chuck e cheese
kleenex
read
61
An almanac is...
information that can be proved
a book of organized facts
reading quickly for key ideas
looking for inferences
62
the rules that actors and audience observe during a play
nope
not this one
dramatic conventions
rules
63
CHALLENGE!
Hufflepuff
Slytherin
Ravenclaw
Gryffindor
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CHALLENGE!
Ravenclaw
Slytherin
Hufflepuff
Gryffindor
65
A caption is...
when the characters talk
a brief explanation of a picture
an explanation of a graph
Jabba the Hut!!!!!
66
“Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary.” What kind of rhyme?
slant rhyme
internal rhyme
end rhyme
67
the peak or turning point of the action when the problem is resolved
exposition
climax
falling action
rising action
68
when the reader is told what a character is like
indirect characterization
direct characterization
both
69
A struggle within a character’s mind
internal conflict
rising action
external conflict
climax
70
What is the rhyme scheme of an English or Shakespearean sonnet?
abab cdcd efef gg
abbaabba cdecde
there is no rhyme scheme
71
Bias is...
both
leaving information out on purpose
favoring one side over the other
72
Sequence is...
a small ocean
like glasses
the order of events
a flashback
73
These rhymes occur at the ends of lines of poetry. It is the most common type of rhyme
slant rhyme
not me
end rhyme
internal rhyme
74
character does/says something of greater meaning than they know; audience knows the importance
dramatic irony
verbal irony
situational irony
irony
75
A compound word
the same as a pronoun
when two full words are combined
the opposite of denotation
the opposite of a connotation
76
introduce the characters, establish the setting, and reveal the problem or conflict
exposition
RACE
conclusion
introduction
77
when a reader must infer what a character is like
both
direct characterization
indirect characterization
78
Authors use _____ to convey a mental picture for the reader
imagery
plot
characterization
action stuff
79
Words that have repetition of similar vowel sounds, but are not rhyming words
alliteration
assonance
consonance
80
Point of view is...
stated on page one by the author
the author's choice of narrator
all of the above
how well you can see the board
81
A complete sentence can end with...
a period
all of the above
a comma
a question mark
82
refers to situations in which the audience knows more than the character onstage
dramatic irony
verbal irony
irony
situational irony
83
Which is not a real type of conflict?
man v conflict
man v stuff and things
man v machine
man v self
84
This tells you who is telling the story
perspective
point of view
characterization
narrator
85
Point of view where the narrator addresses the reader directly using the word you
1st person
2nd person
3rd person
86
when and where a narrative such as a story takes place and establishes the context
setting
plot
time frame
historical era
87
Onomatopoeia is...
idk
words that describe what they sound like
my favorite type of tamale
all of the above
88
Poetry is ...
what we read every day
the opposite of the hypotenuse
a genre of literature
a type of writing that ONLY girls read
89
a lighthearted play intended to amuse the audience; usually end happily
comedy
tragedy
satire
90
Point of view which have narrators who use I, me, and my throughout the story
2nd person
3rd person
1st person
91
CHALLENGE!
Ravenclaw
Hufflepuff
Slytherin
Gryffindor
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arranged in order of time from the beginning to the end
nothing
sequence
timing
chronological
93
Paraphrase means...
put text into your own words
commonly use phrases
poetry
making quotes into a paragraph
94
author's word choice
diction
tone
mood
syntax
95
Determine means...
hide
repeat
none of the above
decide
96
Opinion is the opposite of....
when you are wrong
antonym
look outside!!!!! he's right there!!!!
facts
97
the order in which words are placed
diction
tone
syntax
mood
98
To cite something is to...
look at something far
quote the text
none of the above
look at something close
99
What is it when an author reveals a character through thoughts, words, appearance, and actions
characterization
dialogue
descriptive details
tone
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the repetition of terminal sounds in two or more words
rhyme
stanza
rhythm
couplet
