PSSA Reading Review!

What two things must go in your introduction paragraph of your TDA?

What does your conclusion paragraph in your TDA response need to include?

Which sentence shows posession?

What POV should you only use when writing out a formal paper?

Language that cannot be taken literally because it was written to cause a certain feeling

A judgement based on a personal point of view

The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or usualmeaning

The author's central thought - the topic sentence of a paragraph

Text structure where details are provided.

Because something happens, it make something else happen

The part of plot where the characters, conflict, and setting are introduced

Are you going to try your best next week?

At the absolute MINIMUM, how many paragraphs must your TDA response be?

The method an author uses to reveal characters and their personalities

TDA stands for:

What will make Mrs. Lucas very happy?

The feeling of a piece of writing - happiness, sadness, humorous, etc.

Each body paragraph of your TDA response must contain a...

Which of the following nouns is a COMMON noun?

A literary work based on imagination: not true

Comparing two things NOT using like or as

What should you do if you don't understand your TDA question?

What is the correct order for plot?

I, we, us, our, my, me

Text structure where there is a problem with possible outcomes

Words or a group of words that appeal to the 5 senses

The author's intent for writing something - to inform, to entertain, to persuade

The author knows only the actions of one character- he, she, him, her, it, they, them etc.

A story about a person's life written by another person

An object represents an idea

A word that is the opposite of another word

The part of the story where the conflict is resolved

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

Which sentence is INCORRECT?

Text structure that puts information in chronological order

The turning point in a story - highest point of interest

A struggle between opposing characters

What is the simple predicate? Mrs. Lucas runs very slow.

Somebody is persuaded to do something because everyone is doing it

Which is a fragment?

Text structure where something happens because of something else.

Which part of the TDA do you use RACES in?

sounds that express meaning - bam, pow, boom

Hints or clues that are given to the reader about what is yet to come...

Comparing two things using the words like or as

Which of the following nouns is a PROPER noun?

Two words that mean the same thing

Human qualities given to non-human objects

Factual writing- used to explain, argue, instruct, or describe rather than entertain

The author knows the characters' thoughts and feelings (of more than one person) - he, she, him, her, it, them, etc.

A story about somebody's life written by THAT person

What is the simple subject? Mrs. Lucas runs very slow.

How many times should you read through a passage on your PSSA's?

Claim statement is a synonym for what?

An extreme exaggeration