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The UPrep ELA master challenge!
The UPrep ELA master challenge!
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Who will be the master of ELA content? YOU! Show off your stuff in this communications-themed Quiz.
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Writing that supports a position and claim about a particular topic. Uses logic & evidence.
Persuasive
Argumentative
Personal Narrative
Expository
2
An argument that is in opposition to the claim.
Argument
Thesis statement
Evidence
Counterclaim
3
The intent established by the writer to inform, teach, entertain or persuade.
Narration
Moral
Inference
Writer's Purpose
4
A conclusion drawn from specific information used to make a broad statement.
Opinion
Simile
Generalization
Writing
5
A written account of another person's life.
Memoir
Biography
Genre
Non-fiction
6
A short account of a particular incident or event
arugment
anecdote
infinitive
fragment
7
The arrangement of lines in a poem.
Stanza
Rhythm
Paragraph
Lines
8
Details that involve one or more of the five senses.
Sequence
Sensory Language
Fiction
Simile
9
An exaggeration or overstatement, ex. "I had to wait forever!"
Idiom
Hyperbole
Humor
Incident
10
Tanya was unmotivated in school & rarely did her work.What inference can you make about Tanya?
She will most likely fail.
She has a lot of friends.
She hates school.
Her mom is mad.
11
An account directly from an original or primary source
firsthand account
fictional documents
second hang account
articles
12
A personal view, attitude, or appraisal.
Argument
Opinion
Fact
Character
13
The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal meaning.
Simile
Metaphor
Irony
Main Idea
14
A type of nonfiction in which the text is based on the personal experiences of the author.
Memoir
Biography
Mystery
Historical Fiction
15
"Beneath the trees, fluttering and dancing in the breeze." Is an example of?
Character
Simile
Personification
Poetry
16
Person vs Person, Person vs Self, Person vs Nature
Plot
Irony
Climax
Conflict
17
The intended readers.
Writers
Authors
Audience
Characters
18
A story that illustrates human character traits through animal characters relays a life lesson.
Fiction
Fable
Claim
Myth
19
The unifying element of a piece of text.
Central Idea
Message
Character
Cohesion
20
The girl wore a
bow
in her hair. - The peasant was told to
bow
before the king. Are examples of
homographs
idioms
antonyms
homonyms
21
"His eyes, glinting like black beetles.." What figurative language is used?
Personification
Simile
Pun
Metaphor
22
A dramatic speech, revealing inner thoughts and feelings, spoken aloud.
Sonnet
Monologue
Soliloquy
Drama
23
"He towered above all and his beard flamed around his face." This is an example of...?
Irony
Metaphor
Modifier
Simile
24
An arrangement of lines of verse in a pattern usually repeated throughout a poem.
lines
stanza
soliloquy
steps
25
The structure of a story.
Resolution
Plot
Conflict
Rising Action
26
"When I was growing up, I wanted to be was a cowboy." What POV does the author use?
second person
first person
3rd person omniscient
changes from first to third
27
"Barking up the wrong tree." Is an example of what figurative language?
Personification
Idiom
Metaphor
Pun
28
A lesson or principle contained in the text.
Narrator
Moral
Theme
Myth
29
Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, King Arthur
Biography
Fiction
Memoir
Fantasy Story
30
The voice used by an author to tell/ narrate a story or poem.
Speaker
Narrator
Nemo
Character
