Midterms Are Fun! 2015

We as the readers knew that Matt was an organ donor for El Patron before he did. This is:

What is the central idea of a text?

A play on words; interpreted more than one way

An indirect reference to a well-known person, place, event, or literary work is:

What is a another term for central idea?

Frog parking only. All others will be toad! is an example of:

The theme of a literary work is:

Character motivation is the reason why characters act the way they do.

Vocab. That growling dog looks menacing. He might bite!

The snowflake sparkled like millions of tiny diamonds is an example of:

Illustrates relationship between two unfamiliar things by comparing it with another known thing

Character traits: George and Fred threw a water balloon off the balcony to hit Snape. Trait:

Occurs when the reader knows something the character does not

“I was surprised his nose was not growing like Pinocchio’s.” This is an example of:

Woods are to acorn as orchard is to peach is an example of:

Character traits: Sue just received an academic scholarship to Harvard. Her trait is:

Vocab. I didn't mean to cause you any distress. I hope you are not still very sad or upset. 

Character traits: "I'm going to be a doctor when I grow up," said Kate. Her trait is:

Use of words to express something different from the literal meaning; sarcasm

Vocab. Those paintings are splendid! I have never seen anything like them!

What are character traits?

Character traits: Eileen hates to be late for school and has never been tardy. Her trait is:

A character is a person or animal in a story or play.

The main idea is always directly stated.

Before reading a passage, what should you do first?