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ELA 3rd Grade
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1
When I have completed the day's section of the PSSA, I should...
Go Back to a previous section
Celebrate
Get out of my seat
Close PSSA booklet and read
2
The part of a story where characters, conflict, and setting are introduced is called?
Clmax
Rising Action
Exposition / Introduction
Resolution
3
When someone is persuaded to do something because everyone else seems to be doing it is called?
Appeal to numbers
Name Calling
Bandwagon
Red Herring
4
When drafting a written response, I will do all of the following except....
Hurry to get done!
Reread when completed
Plan before writing
Write with the topic/question in mind
5
Which one of the following should you
Not
do to prepare for the PSSA's testing?
Eat a healthy breakfast
Go to bed early the night before
Wear comfortable clothing
Stay up all night the night before the test
6
Factual writing used to explain, argue, instruct, or describe information is called?
Fiction
Nonfiction
Poetry
Biography
7
Which one of the following is a
COMMON
noun?
him
Lebanon Middle School
school
Mr. Hurst
8
A word that is the opposite of another word of another word is called?
Cinnamon
Synonym
Antonym
Hyperbole
9
Because something happens, it make something else happen.
Problem and Solution
Cause and Effect
Description
Sequence
10
Comparing two things,
NOT
using the words
like
or
as,
is called?
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Alliteration
Simile
11
A newspaper or magazine that gives the opinions of editors or publishers is called?
Essay
Interview
Diary
Editorials
12
A struggle or argument between opposing characters is called?
Problem
Exposition
Conflict
Climax
13
The author's central thought in the topic sentence of each paragraph is called?
Point of View
Thought
Main Idea
Author's Purpose
14
When a famous person endorses a product or idea to persuade an audience, it is called?
Bandwagon
Emotional Appeal
Testimonial
Red Herring
15
The turning point in a story containing the highest point of interest is called?
Exposition
Resolution
Rising Action
Climax
16
A story written by the author about his or her own life is called?
Autobiography
Interview
Informative Essay
Biography
17
A literary work based on imagination that is not true or factual, it is called?
Autobiography
Fiction
Reference
Nonfiction
18
An object that represents an idea or feeling would be called?
Synonym
Foreshadowing
Metaphor
Symbolism
19
Sounds that express meaning like
bam
,
pow
,
boom
are called?
Hyperbole
Idiom
Personfication
Onomatopoeia
20
A story about a person's life written by a different person is called?
Autobiography
Biography
Informative Essay
Interview
21
Which section of the PSSA testing are you feeling the most confident about?
Grammar
Math
Reading
22
Which one of the following choices is a sentence fragment?
The backpack was on the chair.
Books spread around the room.
I love Tohickon Valley Elementary School.
My teacher is the best person.
23
Hints or clues that are given to the reader about what is yet to happen in a story is called?
Foreshadowing
Point of View
Flashback
Imagery
24
When you compare two things using the words
like
or
as
, would be called?
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
25
When a conclusion is stated as proof toward the writer's argument or opinion, it is called?
Circular Argument
Bandwagon
Testimonial
Red Herring
26
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words is called?
Alliteration
Repetition
Metaphor
Simile
27
The author's intent for writing something (to inform, to entertain, to persuade) is called?
Plot
Author's Purpose
Point of View
Main Idea
28
Which one of the following is a
PROPER
noun?
school
Mrs. Lucas
dog
teacher
29
Human like qualities given to non-human objects are called?
Idiom
Hyperbole
Personification
Metaphor
30
When two words mean the same thing, it is called?
Metaphor
idiom
Synonym
Antonym
31
An extreme exaggeration is called?
Idiom
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Personification
32
The part of a story where the conflict is resolved is called?
Exposition / Introduction
Resolution
Rising Action
Climax