Middle School English Review

Question 1

What is the authors purpose?

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the reason the author wrote the passage

Question 2

What are directions?

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a set of instructions with multiple steps

Question 3

someone who tells a story in a work of fiction

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narrator

Question 4

POV which the narrator is a character in the storywho reveals personal thoughts/feelings

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first person

Question 5

What is the reason why a character acts the way he or she does?

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motivation

Question 6

What is personification?

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giving human characteristics to something nonhuman

Question 7

What is conflict?

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struggle or problem that a character in astory must resolve

Question 8

What is an illustration with labels that describessomething or shows how it works?

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Diagram

Question 9

Define Act

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a collection of scenes that forms a majorsegment of a play

Question 10

What is alliteration?

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therepetition of the beginning sound of a word

Question 11

What is an effect?

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what happens as a result of an event or action

Question 12

What is an antonym?

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words that have opposite or nearly oppositemeanings

Question 13

POV where the narrator is anall-knowing outsider who can see into the minds of all characters

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third person omniscient

Question 14

a qualitythat defines a character

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trait

Question 15

the time and location in which a story takesplace

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setting

Question 16

the endingof a story, when the conflict is resolved

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resolution

Question 17

a text in which the author is trying to convincethe reader of something

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persuasive text

Question 18

words thathave similar meanings

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synonyms

Question 19

the sequenceof events in fiction or drama

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plot

Question 20

What is an argument?

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an attempt to persuade someone on a topic opento debate

Question 21

Deandra is as pretty as a flower. <---- this senence is:

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simile

Question 22

What is the beginning of the story that introduces thesetting, characters, and problem?

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exposition

Question 23

What is a statement that can be verified or proven through evidence from reliable sources?

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fact

Question 24

What is a drama?

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a play written to be performed

Question 25

What is a commonplace assertion?

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statement that many people assume to be true,it may/may not

Question 26

What is a type of Authors Purpose?

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all of the above

Question 27

a story about unreal or immortal characters,often explaining some aspect of the natural world

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myth

Question 28

an example, reason, fact, or description thatbacks up the main idea of a text

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supporting detail

Question 29

I have been waiting forever for you to call me back! <---- this is an example of...

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a hyperbole

Question 30

What is dialogue?

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What the character is saying

Question 31

revealing the emotions of an author to a subject. It canbe positive, negative, or neutral.

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tone

Question 32

a portion of a play that takes place in onelocation

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scene

Question 33

the bulk ofthe story, during which the character works to resolve the problem

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rising action

Question 34

a short restatement of a longer text in thereader’s own words

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summary

Question 35

a personalbelief; a statement that cannot be proven true

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opinion

Question 36

POV where the narrator is not a character but can see into themind of one of the characters

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third person limited

Question 37

What is the mainpoint a writer wants to communicate with a text?

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main idea

Question 38

a word or phrase in text around anunfamiliar word that helps you identify the word’s meaning?

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context clue

Question 39

the central message or lesson of a literary work

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theme

Question 40

What is the point in a story where the conflict begins to beresolved?

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falling action

Question 41

a sentence that states a paragraph’s main idea

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thesis sentence

Question 42

to use details, facts, & evidence from a textcome to a new understanding about a topic or idea

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drawing conclusions

Question 43

What is an inference?

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what you know + what you read

Middle School English Review

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Middle School English Review

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