OST English I Review

What tool(s) should you use when completing the OST English Language Arts assessment?

What point of view is always used when giving instructions to someone?

An educated guess based on facts from the story is a/ an

How does the dialogue impact the character's decision to stay? What does the word IMPACT mean?

What would your purpose be for writing a letter to the mayor about changing a new law?

Is the CENTRAL IDEA the chief topic or key point in a passage?

If the author RECOGNIZES or ADMITS an idea

How do you determine the point of view of any story?

The prefix TRANS that is added to the front of a word "transgender or transcontinental", means

What is the first strategy you should use when completing the multiple choice part?

To cause to unfold gradually (as in,"an argument" or "a character in a story")

Compare and contrast skills require you to 

Identify the figurative language.  The alarm screamed at the first sign of fire.

EXPLICIT  mean to state openly, leaving nothing to the imagination.

Made up of people or things that are different from each other is 

Judging the value or character of something; discussing the advantages or disadvantages.

Identify the figurative language.  "The Marlins missed the mark to reach the milestone."

Many TV series use this literary device to move from one episode to another.

What does perspective mean in the question? "What perspective is shared by the author?"

What is the turning point in any story?

A detailed examination of the elements or structure of text.

What type of figurative language purposely exaggerates?

CONTRIBUTE means

This point of view covers ALL characters and ALL their feelings in a story.

Identify the irony. The swim instructor drowned in the lake.

The TONE of a piece of work is

When a writer uses ... to remove words from a passage without affecting meaning, it is called?

Identify the literary device.  California is drying up similar to the Midwest in the Dust Bowl.

In a passage, when two or more characters talk, and it's set between quotation marks, it's a/an

The person telling the story, who may not have all the information, is called the 

What type of character is difficult to predict in a story?

Is the CENTRAL MESSAGE also known as the THEME?

The Joker in the Batman series can best be described as a/ an

How a passage is organized is called

Retelling the author's words and ideas in your own words.

A series of struggles that build the story toward climax is

This text feature explains graphics or illustrations under a text.

In a story, the protagonist must overcome ________ to find resolution.

If an author was writing an article about a disease, what would their purpose most likely be?

What is the MORAL or CENTRAL MESSAGE of any story?

The word EQUIVALENT most nearly means

Giving specific examples from the passage to prove a point.

The words RELEVANT or PERTINENT mean

Bias is