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PSSA Review for 7th grade
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1
Which is a fragment?
My teacher is the best person.
I love Johnstown Middle School.
The backpack was on the chair.
Books spread around the room.
2
What are your five sense?
burp, yawn, sneeze, cough
sad, happy, mean, confused, depressed
taste, touch, smell, hear, feel
3
TDA stands for:
TAICE denotation analysis
Text Dependent Analysis
Thesis Denotation Analysis
Text Detailed Analysis
4
Informational text is found in...
The Tribune Democrat
Harry Potter, Twilight
Diary of a Wimpy kid
The Hunger Games
5
Language not to be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling.
sarcasm
drama
Sound effects
Figurative Language
6
How many times
should
you read through a passage on your PSSA's?
two times
only once
three times
7
Poetry that does not have meter or rhyme scheme. It sounds more like regular speech.
free verse
spittin rhymes
traditional
serious
8
The method an author uses to reveal characters and their various personalities.
imagery
characterization
mood
dialogue
9
What two things must go in your introduction paragraph of your TDA?
A TAG sentence and a thesis
Concluding transition sentences
Direct quotes and explanations
Your own opinion using first POV
10
Connotation is...
a limerick
The range of associations that a word or phrase suggests
Symbolism
a dictionary definition
11
If an author was writing an article about a disease, what would their purpose most likely be?
to inform
to persuade
to narrate
to entertain
12
What is a metaphor?
An exaggeration
Using "like" or "as" to compare items
Comparing two unlike things not using "like" or "as"
Comparing similar things not using "like" or "as".
13
An example of a persuasive author's purpose is?
The sunset filled the sky with the deep color of rubies.
Students should wear Vans shoes because they look cool.
The average life expectancy is in the 80s.
The kitchen was filled with the sweet smell of coffee.
14
A stanza in a poem is similar to ...
a title
a sentence
a paragraph
a chapter in a novel
15
What is the Point of View?
3rd Person Limited
1st Person
3rd Person Omniscient
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A personal point of view using the "I" point of view. May also contain me, our, we, us.
first person
third person
second person
ninth person
17
Which text structure:
Before applying the screen protector, clean the surface of your phone's screen.
compare and contrast
problem solution
cause and effect
sequence
18
Denotation is..
The direct or dictionary meaning of a word.
tone
an attitude
A feeling a word creates
19
Most cats are smaller than dogs however, they are more playful.
Identify the text structure.
order of events
compare and contrast
cause and effect
problem solution
20
What is the Point of View?
1st Person
3rd Person Limited
3rd Person Omniscient
21
The statement "Opportunity knocked on the door." is a(n)
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
alliteration
personification
22
What is the Point of View?
3rd Person Omniscient
1st Person
3rd Person Limited
23
A word that is opposite in meaning.
antonym
synonym
24
author's intent: either to inform, to entertain, or to persuade is also called...
judgement
perspective
bias
author's purpose
25
What does a "TAG sentence" include?
Title, author, genre
topic, attitude, gabbbing
Thesis, actors, genre
Sale TAGs
26
Conversation is also known as ________ (literary terminology)
talking
speaking
dialogue
yapping
27
Appealing to a reader's emotions rather than facts and logic
name-calling
emotional appeal
snob appeal
stereotyping
28
Somebody is persuaded to do something because everyone is doing it
namecalling
red herring
bandwagon
appeal to numbers
29
The author's central thought; the topic sentence of a paragraph is called the...
paragraph
main idea
conclusion
Thesis
30
The reader is persuaded by a famous person to endorse a product or idea
testimonial
bandwagon
copycats
emotional appeal
31
What should you do if you don't understand your TDA question?
Try your best
give up
32
The statement "Time is money." is a
simile
metaphor
alliteration
personification
33
A literary work based on imagination: not true
fiction
nonfiction
34
a judgement based on a personal point of view is called...
hypocrite
understanding
agreement
bias
35
In TDAs, what should you do in your 3 body paragraphs?
tell, show, explain
explain, tell, show
show, tell, explain
show, explain, tell
36
If the day is cloudy, it can be inferred that
sunrise will be at 7:02 am tomorrow morning.
it will be a long day.
it is going to rain.
it is a hot day.
37
The emotion created in a reader
criticism
mode
climax
mood
38
What does your conclusion paragraph in your TDA response need to include?
Direct quotes
The same exact thing as your introduction
No conclusion
Restate your intro in a different way
39
Because something happens, it make something else happen
description
cause and effect
problem/solution
sequence
40
an autobiography is...
a non fiction story told by himself or herself
A fictional story told by himself or herself
a story written while in an automobile
a fiction story written by someone else
41
What part of the plot do we meet the characters?
During the credits
After someone dies
Exposition
Resolution
42
Which text structure?
: Drug and alcohol-related accidents could be prevented by offering free public taxi service.
problem solution
sequence
cause and effect
compare and contrast
43
To appeal to one or more of a reader's senses.
sensory
imagery
scenic feels
romance
44
Facts support claims. Therefore, which of the following should not be used to support a claim?
The fastest land creature is the Cheetah.
Oranges contain both calcium and vitamin C.
The ugliest sea creature is the manatee.
Michael Jordan has a career average of 30.4 points per game.
45
What is the correct order for plot?
rising action,exposition, climax, resolution, falling action
falling action,resolution, climax, rising action, exposition
resolution, rising action,climax, falling action, exposition
exposition, rising action, climax,falling action, resolution
46
Words that express their sounds is known as...
cartooney
annoying
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
47
The statement "Busy as a bee." is a
hyperbole
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
48
When you give human qualities to non human things, this is called...
Personification
Living life
metaphor
Slander
49
What is symbolism?
Repetition of sounds
an object that represents a more abstract idea
A comparison between two things
The literal meaning of a word
50
The high point of a story is called
climax
the ending
plot
rising action
51
The story of a person's life written by someone other than the subject of the work.
biography
allusion
Fiction
Autobiography
52
A problem in a story is also know as the...
angry moment
resolution
antagonist
conflict
53
"I had to walk 15 miles to school in the snow, uphill." is a ____ and means that ______
metaphor; the distance she had to walk is long.
hyperbole; she had to walk a lot.
alliteration; words have literal meaning.
simile; they are comparing the school to the snow.
54
What trait best describes this character?
proud
determined
generous
helpful
55
At the absolute MINIMUM, how many paragraphs must your TDA response be?
4
5
3
2
56
The sequence of events in a story. Includes: rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.
Chronological
exposition
Mountain rising
Plot
57
Repetition of the same beginning sounds is called...
alliteration
hyperbole
assonance
Simile
58
The best evidence to support the claim "Pizza is a healthy alternative to fast food" is
People who exercise eat a lot of pizza.
A recent study demonstrated that pizza is liked by all.
Fast food has become an epidemic in this country.
Pizza is made with tomato sauce.
59
Each body paragraph of your TDA response must contain...
a direct quote (citation)
a TAG sentence
a thesis statement
your own opinion
60
Which of the following nouns is a PROPER noun?
Miss Gutshall
school
building
teacher
