PSSA Reading Review! #1

The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or usualmeaning

Newspaper or magazines that gives the opinions of editors or publishers

Hints or clues that are given to the reader about what is yet to come...

The author's central thought - the topic sentence of a paragraph

A story about a person's life written by another person

What will make Mrs. Lucas very happy?

A story about somebody's life written by THAT person

The part of the story where the conflict is resolved

An extreme exaggeration

Text structure that puts information in chronological order

A word that is the opposite of another word

An attack on a person instead of an issue

The method an author uses to reveal characters and their personalities

A struggle between opposing characters

Which sentence is INCORRECT?

Comparing two things NOT using like or as

The part of plot where the characters, conflict, and setting are introduced

I, we, us, our, my, me

Which sentence shows posession?

Somebody is persuaded to do something because everyone is doing it

Claim statement is a synonym for what?

Text structure where something happens because of something else.

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

A literary work based on imagination: not true

The author knows only the actions of a character- he, she, him, her, it, they, them etc.

TDA stands for:

What is the correct order for plot?

What does your conclusion paragraph in your TDA response need to include?

Tactic in which the reader ispersuaded by a repeating a message over and over again 

What should you do if you don't understand your TDA question?

The author's intent for writing something - to inform, to entertain, to persuade

Which part of the TDA do you TAICE in?

Human qualities given to non-human objects

Each body paragraph of your TDA response must contain a...

What is the simple predicate? Mrs. Lucas runs very slow.

The turning point in a story - highest point of interest

Because something happens, it make something else happen

An object represents an idea

Comparing two things using the words like or as

The author knows the characters thoughts and feelings - he, she, him, her, it, them, etc.

What is the simple subject? Mrs. Lucas runs very slow.

Which of the following nouns is a PROPER noun?

Text structure where there is a problem with possible outcomes

What two things must go in your introduction paragraph of your TDA?

The feeling of a piece of writing - happiness, sadness, humorous, etc.

What POV should you only use when writing out a formal paper?

sounds that express meaning - bam, pow, boom

Text structure where details are provided.

How many times should you read through a passage on your PSSA's?

Which is a fragment?

Appeal to the reader's emotions instead of logic or reasoning

Are you going to try your best next week?

Two words that mean the same thing

The reader isdistracted with details not relevant to the argument 

Which of the following nouns is a COMMON noun?

People are persuaded by showing how many people think something is true

Factual writing- used to explain, argue, instruct, or describe rather than entertain

A judgement based on a personal point of view

Words or a group of words that appeal to the 5 senses

Language that cannot be taken literally because it was written to cause a certain feeling

The reader is persuaded by a famous person to endorse a product or idea

A conclusion is stated as part of proof of the agrument 

At the absolute MINIMUM, how many paragraphs must your TDA response be?