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What is non-fiction?
What is the process of writing?
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What is the process of writing?
Write, Edit, Revise
Plan, Organize, Write, Edit, Revise
Attention grabber, reason, claim, catch ending
Introduction, Rising Event, Climax, Falling Action, Ending
2
What is non-fiction?
Something not real
Everything
Something real
Nothing
3
" What a cacaphony!" What does the word
cacaphony
mean in the previous statement?
A disturbance from a person
A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds
Large sheet of floating ice
Loud and obnoxious
4
Context clues help you determine the meaning of the paragraph or story with what?
All of the above
Definitions and Examples
Synonyms and Antonyms
Inferences and Educated Guesses
5
Which statement is an opinion?
Stars are ugly.
There are over a thousand stars.
The galaxy consists of stars.
Donald Trump is running for president.
6
In the beginning of the paragraph you must...
capitalize
write a question
indent
explain your idea
7
Which one of these are an idiom?
I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
It's raining cats and dogs.
Chocolate is very good.
The Eiffel Tower is so big it reaches space.
8
What is the meaning of a biography?
cause and effect
a ficitonal tale
something that is fake but could happen
the life of someone
9
What is the setting?
Plot
Time and Place
None of the Above
Problem
10
Which is an example of text structure?
Fact and Opinion
Caption
Quotes and Paraphrasing
Capitalization
11
Name three examples of author's purpose
Pretty, Informing, Easy
To give me new information that I dont know
Persuade, Inform and Entertain
To tell me what they think
12
When writing an essay, what is the last paragraph called?
Body
Attention Grabber
Conclusion
Ending
13
What is another word for
elaborate?
analyze
explain
meaning
details
14
In a mysterious and adventurous story what can be the tone?
happy
happy and safe
scary and adventurous
happy and excited
15
What does every story have?
problem
four paragraphs
meaning
characters, setting, conflict and theme
16
What is a theme?
Main Idea
Meaning and Lesson
Context clue
The lesson, message or topic.
17
Do all stories need a plot?
Maybe
Depends on the story
No
Yes
18
What does the word
ardent
mean?
passionate or enthusiastic
mood
suggested meaning
capable of being done
19
What does "I" mean in the word "PIE"?
Intelligent
Idiot
Interesting
Inform
20
What part of speech is the word intrinsic?
Noun
Adjective
Adverb
Verb
21
Is the statement an opinion or a fact, "The best phone company in the world is Apple!"?
Opinion
Fact
None
Both
22
What is the meaning of an opinion?
Something that is accurate.
Fact
Something you believe in and it is not a fact.
Something you have proven.
23
A simile compares two things that are...
not alike
alike
similar
have never met
24
When you compare and contrast something you need...
One item that has similarities and differences
One item that you know well
more than one object, person, place or thing
You dont need anything
25
Which is not a fact?
A leap year happens every four years.
The best ice cream flavor is chocolate.
All of the above
Florida is a peninsula.
26
What does "vouch" mean?
to help
to speak up
to bend over
to speak out for someone
27
Which of these is a
CONTRAST
key word?
Some
All
Difference
Alike
28
Is this a fact or an opinion? " I say chocolate is better than vanilla."
Both
Opinion
Fact
All of the above
29
Onomatopoeia is a form of Figurative Language. Which is an example?
Oh my God!
Hurry!
Peter piper picked a pail of pickled peppers
Woosh!
30
What is a claim?
None of the above
A quotation.
The attention grabber.
It is when you state your opinion.
31
What is main idea?
Why the author wrote it.
What the characters do.
What the story is about.
Where the story takes place.
32
Which of these is a simile?
I have a heart of a lion.
BOOM!!!
Back to the salt mines.
Teeth chatter like a couple of crooked dice.
33
What does this idiom, "Method to my madness" mean?
Strange actions that appear crazy but done for good reason.
Someone that gets mad for no reason.
When someone looks strange doing something.
None of the above
34
Assonance means when...
When you repeat the same vowel sound in the sentence.
When you don't repeat anything.
You repeat the same thing twice.
When you repeat the first letter of every word.
35
Which is an opinion?
Hades is known as Pluto.
I'm twelve years old.
None of the above
My dog is awesome.
36
What is the meaning of fiction?
A story that is made up but can happen.
A text structure.
A story that is real.
A story that is made up.
37
What is an attention grabber and where is it located?
Body
Quotation
Meaning of Story
Catches the readers attention and in the introduction
38
A narrative story must have:
Explain the story from the narrator's point of view
Indention and four paragraphs
Character, Detail and Outcome
Beginning, Middle and End
39
What is the meaning of illustration?
a BOLD word
a caption
A graph, picture, drawing, painting, photograph, or image
a question
40
What is thesis?
Theme
Main idea
Argument
An argument with support
41
What are characteristics of a biography?
real persons life
all of the above
factual information
people, places and events are included
42
Who, What, Where, When and Why are...
question
comprehension
important details of the story
citing evidence
43
Which is a fact?
None of the above
My cousin is 13 years old.
I say, "School is Awesome!"
I think cats are weird.
44
What does a metaphor do?
Compares different ideas.
It doesn't compare anything.
It compares something to another similar idea.
It includes a simile.
45
Is this a fact or opinion, being an artist is better than being a musician?
Fact
None of the above
Opinion
All of the above
46
Name one example of text feature.
caption or explanation of visual
capitalization
indent
ellipses
47
What is a quote?
a saying
a statement that someone makes
a dialogue
a sentence
48
What is an example of non-fiction?
Tom and Jerry
Little Red Riding Hood
All of the above
A biography on Oprah Winfrey.
49
Which of the following is a fact?
A leap year has 366 days.
Summer is the best season.
Blue is a beautiful color.
None of the Above
50
Which one is an example of personification?
The wind feels graceful on my skin.
The boy was so sleepy he woke up late.
The wind one morning sprang up from sleep,
The wind was wooshing loudly
51
What are the characteristics of a drama?
work well with others and alone
draw on past experiences and challenge insight
emotion, pronunciation, facial expression, story
all of the above
52
At the beginning of a sentence, you must...
capitalize
indent
put a comma
place a period
53
Which of the following is
not
an opinion?
Math is easier than Science.
The Eiffel Tower is located in Paris, France.
The color purple is prettier than pink.
Movies are better than books.
54
Which is an example of alliteration?
POW!
choppers chop, shoppers shop
She is like a doll.
She is as sweet as pie.
55
Which is NOT a transition word?
Lastly
First
I
Now
56
The Glossary is found in the:
End of the story
Front of the book
Beginning of the story
Back of the book
57
At the end of the sentence you must...
put an ending mark.
put and exclamation point.
put a question mark.
put a period.
58
Which are literary and rhetorical devices?
all of the above
allusion, alliteration, and personification
symbolism, style and syntax
irony, idioms, and tone
59
What is a climax?
turning point or most exciting part of story
argument
main idea
all of the above
60
Which of these are an opinion?
Florida is a peninsula.
Blue is the best color.
The Grand Canyon is located in Arizona.
There is a state called Texas.
61
What does
frolic
mean?
sad
none of the above
excited
happy and free
62
When writing when would you use a hyphen?
At the ending of a sentence.
At the ending of a story.
When you start a new paragraph
When you separate a word.
63
When a person talks/dialogues in a story or poem, it needs to have a ...
period
comma
exclamation point
quotation at the beginning and the end
64
Which is an example of a thesis?
Sleepy Hollow is based on real events.
The book is fiction.
The pumpkin somehow became a tree.
There is food in books.
65
Which of the following situations are an example of cause and effect?
None of the Above
The building in the distance was as big as a giant.
Marie tripped on a rattle, waking up the baby.
The fire crackled loudly like a lion.
66
If you read your own essay to check for mistakes, what are you doing?
nothing
reading the essay
proofreading
double checking
67
What is "throw in the towel"?
Pool Man
Metaphor
Idiom
All of the above
68
Which of the following are an example of hyperbole?
I am as hungry as a horse
He has gained a lot of weight.
Do you want to get a little crazy?
They have money up the ying yang.
69
Is this sentence an opinion or fact? I like hot dogs better than hamburgers.
Fact
Both
Opinion
None of the Above
70
The table of contents must have:
Cause and Effect
Title and Illustrator
Heading and Page #
Detail and Vocabulary
71
What does phosphorescence mean?
Light shown after exposure to radiation
Pearly color or gloss
A reflection
Give off light
72
What type of figurative language is this, " I'm thirsty, my throat is as dry as a desert."
personification
simile
alliteration
metaphor
73
Every argumentative introduction must have...
all of the above
reasons
attention grabber
claim
74
What does "simile" mean?
compares to other characters
looks at the plot
means the same thing
compare something to another of a different kind
75
The Grand Canyon is located in Arizona. Is this statement an opinion or a fact?
Both
Fact
All of the above
Opinion
76
What is an argumentative essay?
An essay that no one agrees with
An essay where the reader can agree or disagree on
An essay that everyone agrees with
None of the above
77
What does the heading mean?
text feature
illustration
caption
it tells you what the section is going to be about
78
What does the word
madcap
mean?
a group of people
dead body of an animal
crazy and mad
to be impulsive or not careful
