FSA Reading Review

Question 1

Characterization can be achieved through...

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all of the above

Question 2

What should you look at to determine how an author develops the main idea?

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all of the above

Question 3

Which of the following strategies will help you when taking the FSA?

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all of the following

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a fragment?

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We demand a shrubbery.

Question 5

An indirect reference to something well-known is called

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allusion

Question 6

Logos refers to

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logic

Question 7

Which of the following could be an example of an antagonist in a story?

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all of the above

Question 8

This is when you take what the writer says and translate it into your own words.

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paraphrasing

Question 9

Fix it: "Its a lovely house!" she exclaimed, trying her best to sound sincere.

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add an ' between the t and s in "Its"

Question 10

This comes during the exposition and sets the plot of the story into motion

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the inciting incident

Question 11

What does it mean when a question asks you to "infer" something?

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to conclude something based on evidence from the passage

Question 12

The main thing that the author is trying to show the reader is called the...

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theme, main idea

Question 13

Many hipsters find the lives of non-hipsters very pedestrian. In this context, pedestrian means

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dull or uninspired

Question 14

The author's attitude toward his or her subject is called the

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tone

Question 15

A character who doesn't undergo an important change during the story

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static

Question 16

The primary or intended purpose of a school handbook is to

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inform students

Question 17

A comparison between two unalike things using like or as

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simile

Question 18

Which of the following is a possible purpose for an author's writing?

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all the above

Question 19

Connotation is the _____ meaning of a word.

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implied

Question 20

Which of the following should you be sure to do the night before a test?

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get a good night's sleep

Question 21

This is when you take a large portion of text and shrink it down to a bite-sized chunk.

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summarizing

Question 22

The main character of focus in a literary work

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protagonist

Question 23

Details that appeal to the five senses

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imagery

Question 24

If a story is written and the narrator is saying "I" then it is written in ____ POV.

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first person

Question 25

When the audience knows more than the characters in the story

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dramatic irony

Question 26

Ethos refers to

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credibility

Question 27

A reference to a well-known person, event, etc. that the writer expects the reader to know is

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an allusion

Question 28

A character who undergoes an important change is called

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dynamic

Question 29

There are two literary terms that compare two unalike things, but THIS one uses "like" or "as"

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simile

Question 30

A comparison between two unallike things that does not use like or as

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metaphor

Question 31

Apostrophes should be used

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to show possession (Joe's, grandma's, the dog's), in contractions of 2 words (I'm, don't, shouldn't)

Question 32

Another word for the dictionary definition of a word is called the

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denotation

Question 33

Pathos refers to

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emotion

Question 34

When answering a question you should

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all of the above

Question 35

Which of the following should you pay attention to when reading a passage?

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all of the above

Question 36

The word "omniscient" means all-knowing. As such, in 3rd person omniscient the reader can see..

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the POV of multiple characters

Question 37

The feeling the reader gets when reading a story

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mood

Question 38

This narration is told from the POV of someone who is not in the story but can see into 1 char

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3rd person limited

Question 39

Which of the following is NOT an example of a type of conflict?

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man vs. desire

Question 40

For "hot text" type questions, you will be asked to select more than one

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all of the above

Question 41

I like walking my dog, to eat ice cream, and to read at the beach. (What's wrong?)

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no parallel structure (walking, to eat, to read)

Question 42

The opposite of literal is...

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figurative

Question 43

Which of the following tricks can you expect to see in answer choices on a mult. choice test?

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all of the above

Question 44

When an author uses an object, person, or action to represent more than iteself

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symbolism

Question 45

When the opposite of what is meant is said/written

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verbal irony

Question 46

Which of the following is an example of a theme?

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loyalty can be a burden

Question 47

How will questions be formatted on the FSA?

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single-select multiple choice, multi-select multiple choice, drag-and-drop answers, short response

Question 48

Which of the following is correctly capitalized?

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Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

Question 49

T/F: For questions with 2 parts, the entire question is wrong if you get part of it wrong.

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true

Question 50

Before choosing an answer, it's important to make sure that your response is

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backed with textual evidence from the passage

FSA Reading Review

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FSA Reading Review

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