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How should you use your scratch paper for your writing?
just a plan (FATSP) is good enough
only to write your first draft
a plan (FATSP and bubble plan), rough draft and final draft
only to write your first and final draft
2
At the absolute MINIMUM, how many paragraphs must your TDA response be?
5
1
2
4
3
What part of speech JOINS words or clauses together (i.e. and, but, or, yet, ....)
Interjection
Conjunction
Preposition
Verb
4
Which are rules of academic writing?
Explain text evidence in detail
No vague pronouns
Whisper read your final writing to check for errors
Use the language from the prompt to create your thesis
5
What can you use to help figure out the meaning of an unknown word?
All of the above
Read the sentence before it and after it
Reread the paragraph after it
Reread the paragraph before it
6
Where is a comma needed? "He wanted to go to the movies so he asked his mom to drive him."
After 'go'
After 'mom'
A comma is not needed
After 'movies'
7
What is the most important strategy to do well on the PSSA?
Get enough sleep.
All of the above!
Eat breakfast.
Try your best. Don't give up!
8
Find the spelling error: "I had an exellent meal at the restaurant so I'll definitely be back tomorrow."
exellent
definitely
tomorrow
restaurant
9
How many times should you read through a passage on your PSSA?
One time
Two times
Two or Three times
You don't even need to read it
10
What must be included in your introduction paragraph of your TDA?
Direct quotes and explanation
Thesis statement (a hook and bridge)
Concluding transitional sentences
Your own opinion from first point of view
11
The turning point in a story/ the highest point in the story is the...
Resolution
Falling Action
Climax
Rising Action
12
Point of view- The narrator is NOT in the story, but knows the feelings of only ONE character
3rd person objective
3rd person omniscient
1st person
3rd person limited
13
Point of view- The narrator is NOT in the story, but knows the feelings of ALL characters
2nd person
1st person
3rd person objective
3rd person omniscient
14
A word that is the opposite of another word
Interjection
Homophone
Antonym
Synonym
15
What form of figurative language repeats the same beginning sound? (i.e. Sally sold seashells)
Metaphor
Alliteration
Idiom
Personification
16
What is a word part added to the beginning OR end of a word that changes the meaning?
Prefix or Affix
Suffix or Affix
Root
Prefix or Suffix
17
What form of figurative language gives human qualities, feelings, or actions to something that is not human?
Allusion
Metaphor
Personification
Alliteration
18
Each body paragraph of your TDA must include a
fragment
thesis statement
topic sentence, answer, text evidence, explanation, and analysis
your own opinion
19
The author's central thought; the big idea of the story/passage is the...
Theme
Main Idea
Resolution
Conflict
20
What part of speech tells WHERE something is located (i.e. inside, next to, with, above)?
Adverb
Conjunction
Preposition
Adjective
21
Creating a plan is...
not optional
optional
22
Find the VERB: "He is the best football player!"
the
is
He
player
23
Which sentence has an error in verb tense?
The dogs run around the park until it's time to go home.
Yesterday, she ran to school and then ran home too.
The boys played baseball and then go home.
Next week, I will take an important test.
24
What is the message, or lesson, the author is trying to teach the reader?
Topic
Resolution
Theme
Main Idea
25
Find the spelling error: They're hypothesis was wrong so they repeated the experiment.
hypothesis
experiment
They're
wrong
