Mrs. Phillips' RRMS Milestones Review 1

What does the phrase "he would have given his right arm for a bicycle" mean?

_____________ is the way a conflict is solved at the end of the story.

Anna and Paul both brought _________ hamsters to class for pet day.

An example of a secondary source is a

What does the phrase "as happy as a clam" mean?

The basic information at the beginning of a story is the

Katherine wants to go into politics; she finds _____ so exciting.

A(n) ___________ is a statement that can be proved to be true or false.

Using information in a story to draw a conclusion is an example of

If you needed to find out what an Egyptian pharaoh was, what would be the best resource?

Some of the new books have more than four hundred pages in _______.

In first-person point of view, pronouns such as these are used.

Which word is closest in meaning to the verb laugh?

This point of view uses the pronoun "you."

In this point of view, the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of only one character.

Which is a short retelling of a text in the reader's own words?

Which transition would most likely be used in the cause-and-effect text structure?

Leading up to the climax or high point of a story's plot is

A _______________ is when there is a pause in the story to describe an earlier event.

Which sentence has an incorrect shift in pronoun-antecedent agreement?

A group of lines of poetry is called a ___________.

What would be the structure of a paragraph telling how to plant and grow sunflowers?

At the top of the plot curve is the most exciting part of the story or the

In this point of view, the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters.

A _______________ is the most important idea in a text.

en·nui   [ahn-wee, ahn-wee; Fr. ahn-nwee] n. a feeling of utter weariness

Which is an example of personification?

Writing about what two stories have in common and how they differ is

Which sentence has an incorrect shift in pronoun-antecedent agreement?

_______________ is a clue about what is going to happen later in a story.

A _________ source is a firsthand account of a topic or event.

When and where a story takes place is the

I just won a brand new car____

A ________________ is a fact that describes, explains, or strengthens the main idea of a text.

What is the meaning of the phrase "heart of gold"?

The leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work.

The adversary of the hero or protagonist of a drama or other literary work

Which is an example of a metaphor?

A(n) _____________ is a statement that cannot be proved, and not everyone will agree with it.

What does the idiom "I'm all ears" mean?

This story element is the problem in a story that needs to be resolved.

Which is a fact?

Which choice could be the theme of a story?

Choose the sentence in which the pronoun is correct.

Which is NOT an example of a primary source?

Where can someone look to find current events happening at the Empire State Building?

Why would a writer use figurative language?

Which is an example of simile?

This is a great strategy for finding the main idea of a passage.