Keystone Literature Exam Review

Question 1

To make understandable, plain or clear.

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Explain

Question 2

The part of a literary plot following the climax that is characterized by diminishing tensions

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Falling Action

Question 3

Though unexpressed in the actual text, meaning that may be understood by the reader; implied.

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Implicit

Question 4

How many reading passages are there in each Keystone literature exam module?

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2

Question 5

The subtle presence of a positive or negative attitude toward a topic.

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Bias

Question 6

A story which serves as an extended metaphor. (e.g. Animal Farm = Russian Revolution.)

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Allegory

Question 7

How many constructed responses will you have to write throughout the Keystone literature exam?

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4

Question 8

A device used to hint at what will happen later in the story.

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Foreshadowing

Question 9

Groups of letters placed after a word to alter its meaning or change its part of speech.

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Suffix

Question 10

A piece of information provided objectively, presented as true.

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Fact

Question 11

Tries to persuade the reader to do, think or buy something because "everyone" is doing it.

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Bandwagon

Question 12

How an author reveals characters' traits and personalities (e.g., direct, indirect).

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Characterization

Question 13

A recurring subject, theme, or idea in a literary work.

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Motif

Question 14

A variety of a language distinct from Standard English.

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Dialect

Question 15

A literary approach that ridicules or examines human vice or weakness.

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Satire

Question 16

Written instructions describing the setting or how the actors are to move and behave in a play.

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Stage Direction

Question 17

Attempts to persuade the reader by using a famous person to endorse a product or idea.

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Testimonial

Question 18

Groups of letters placed before a word to alter its meaning.

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Prefix

Question 19

An object or abstract idea given human qualities or human form.

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Personification

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT important for you to do to help prep your brain for a test?

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Play video games for 4-5 hours

Question 21

Nonfiction written primarily to convey factual information.

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Informational Text

Question 22

A device in literature where an object represents an idea.

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Symbolism

Question 23

A literary device used to present action that occurred before the present time of the story.

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Flashback

Question 24

An author's choice of words, phrases, and figurative language to help create meaning and tone.

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Diction

Question 25

An implied or indirect reference in literature to a familiar person, place, or event.

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Allusion

Question 26

An exaggeration or overstatement (e.g., I had to wait forever.)

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Hyperbole

Question 27

The structure of a sentence.

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Syntax

Question 28

Perspective, characterization, setting, plot, theme.

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Literary Elements

Question 29

Groups of letters placed before, after, or to the base of a word to alter its meaning.

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Affix

Question 30

An extended speech spoken by one speaker, either to others or as if alone.

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Monologue

Question 31

An attack on a person instead of an issue.

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Name-calling

Question 32

The comparison of two unlike things in which no words of comparison (like or as) are used.

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Metaphor

Question 33

A dramatic speech spoken aloud by one character alone on the stage.

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Soliloquy

Question 34

The range of associations that a word or phrase suggests in addition to its dictionary meaning.

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Connotation

Question 35

A comparison of two unlike things in which a word of comparison (like or as) is used.

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Simile

Question 36

The point-of-view in which the narrator is a character in the story.

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First-person

Question 37

The written text of a play, which includes dialogue, stage directions, and other information.

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Dramatic Script

Question 38

An attempt to distract the reader with details not relevant to the argument.

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Red Herring

Question 39

The structure of a story. The sequence in which the author arranges events in a story.

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Plot

Question 40

The part of a story where the plot becomes increasingly complicated.

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Rising Action

Question 41

How many modules are there on the Keystone literature exam?

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2

Question 42

Facts, data, charts, graphics, headings, etc.

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Elements of Nonfiction

Question 43

Clearly expressed or fully stated in the actual text.

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Explicit

Question 44

How much time do you have for the Keystone literature exam?

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Unlimited

Question 45

The fluency, rhythm, and liveliness in a text that make it unique to the author.

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Voice

Question 46

To make an oversimplified statement about a group based on limited information.

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Sweeping Generalization

Question 47

The point-of-view in which the narrator is speaking directly to the reader/audience.

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Second-person

Question 48

The attitude of the author toward the subject (e.g., serious, humorous).

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Tone

Question 49

The process of identifying the parts of a whole and their relationships to one another.

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Analysis

Question 50

The point-of-view in which the narrator is NOT a character.

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Third-person

Keystone Literature Exam Review

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Keystone Literature Exam Review

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