EOG Test Prep MEGA Session

Question 1

The author's message to the reader, not specific to the story

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Theme

Question 2

An extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken seriously.

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Hyperbole

Question 3

To use context clues to figure out things about the characters, setting, or plot. Reading between the lines.

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Inference

Question 4

Two words that have opposite or very different meanings.

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Oxymoron

Question 5

The writer's attitude toward the text. It may be playful, formal, intimate, angry, serious, ironic, outraged, or serene.

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Tone

Question 6

A word whose sound is similar to the thing or action it refers to. Example: SPLASH!

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Onomatopoeia

Question 7

I will do my best on the Reading EOG!

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Yes, of course!, Always!, I sure will!, Why not?

Question 8

A comparison between unlike things, usually using “like” or “as”.

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Simile

Question 9

Language and poetic techniques used to create mental pictures and cause emotions in the reader.

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Imagery

Question 10

How a piece of writing makes the reader feel.

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Mood

Question 11

A figure of speech comparing two things.

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Metaphor

Question 12

Repeating the same consonant sound at the beginning of repeating words.

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Alliteration

Question 13

The use, more than once of any element of language.

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Repetition

Questions 13