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6-8th FSA Language and Vocabulary Review
6-8th FSA Language and Vocabulary Review
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A character who changes during the course of a story is called a _____ character.
dynamic
main
flat
boring
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This is a prejudice that is leaning toward a positive or negative judgment on something
bias
contrast
argumentative
discrepancy
3
The word part co- means
form
together
over
into
4
Which has a literal meaning?
After all that pizza, I must weigh a ton!
Math is my worst subject.
The sun smiled down on us.
Shut your trap!
5
Which is an example of a "theme" of a story?
The Three Little Pigs
Hard work pays off.
A small house in the forest
As the door crept open, a man with a chainsaw jumped out into the open.
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This is the attitude that an author takes toward the audience, the subject, or a character.
tone
topic
tension
voice
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The word part sub- means
over
water
under
beyond
8
Courtney enjoys many types of dance, _______ jazz and ballet.
especialy
especially
specially
expecially
9
Choose the correct spelling.
escental
esentielle
essenntial
essential
10
A theme of a passage, story, novel, poem, or drama that readers can apply to life is called a ____ theme.
beginning
good
dramatic
universal
11
Which of the following contains a simile?
Life is like a box of chocolates.
My teacher is a prison guard.
He is a machine, working nonstop for hours!
The lake was a sheet of glass.
12
"I am so hungry I could eat a horse" is an example of what?
denotation
rhyme
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
13
The main problem in a literary work is called the major ____.
argument
conflict
summary
idea
14
This is a regular patterns of rhyme found at the ends of lines in poems.
rhyme scheme
internal rhyme
meter
slant rhyme
15
The main point or central idea that a writer states and then endeavors to prove is called a ____.
indention
introduction
summary
thesis
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The word part ambi- means
both
before
into
bad
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The subject of something you read is called its ____.
drama
prose
paragraph
topic
18
This is information written in the script of a play to tell actors where to go or how to speak their lines.
script
setting
stage directions
props
19
This is the time and place in which a literary work happens.
setting
theme
plot
stage directions
20
Which of the following has a figurative meaning?
Close that door!
The suit cost me an arm and a leg.
May I borrow ten dollars?
I was late for work today.
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When you look for differences in two things you have read, you ___ them.
list
contrast
compare
identify
22
A _________ character does not change during the course of the action.
static
first person
internal
new
23
This is the reproduction or broadcasting of sound.
central
speaker
aquanaut
audio
24
This is an example of what? "The old man won the lottery and died the next day"
drama
suspense
irony
allusion
25
What is the climax of a story?
the highest point of tension in the story line
background information about the story
the part that explains where it happened
when the story moves toward the conclusion
26
This sentence is an example of which? Morning came and kissed me on the cheek.
metaphor
hyperbole
personification
simile
27
The point of view in which a story is told by one of the characters is called ____ person.
fourth
second
first
third
28
This is a writer\'s opinion or way of seeing an issue.
viewpoint
summary
argument
theory
29
This is a book of synonyms.
thesaurus
appendix
dictionary
alamanac
30
The repetition of similar sounds that comes at the ends of lines of poetry.
internal rhyme
end rhyme
alliteration
slant rhyme
31
This is an example of what? The bright sun smiled down on the beach.
personification
simile
allusion
metaphor
32
This is an original document or first hand account.
secondary source
map
primary source
specialized dictionary
33
Which of the following is an idiom?
as fast as a cheetah
as pretty as a flower
As sly as a fox
he is a couch potato
34
When an author makes a ____, (s)he is stating something which might or might not be true. It must be argued.
point
introduction
elaboration
claim
35
This is a publication issued at regular intervals of more than one day.
bibliography
periodical
dictionary
almanac
36
This is the reasoning used to reach a decision based on a set of assumptions
logic
relevant
fact
medium
37
This is the repetition of initial consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
meter
sound devices
alliteration
rhyme
38
This is a brief story about an interesting incident.
main idea
anecdote
thesis
analogy
39
Arias decided she wanted to try writing her own translation and entered the____________.
computition
compitition
competition
competetion
40
This is a point of view where the author uses pronouns like he and she in telling a story.
second person
fourth person
first person
third person
41
Which is a metaphor?
Craig's profile is sculpted like marble.
Shay ran that last lap like a gazalle.
Jane is as calm as a cucumber.
Her smile is a ray of sunshine.
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The word part in- means
after
under
not
over
43
Are those ________ new uniforms?
they're
their
there
thier
44
"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" is an example of what?
onomatopoeia
alliteration
imagery
simile
45
The word part ante- means
two
before
after
both
46
The use of words that sound like the noises they describe.
sound devices
onomatopoeia
meter
extended metaphor
47
Which word needs to be capitalized? Assistant professor Sara Smith is a tutor and researcher at the university.
professor
university
tutor
researcher
48
This is a sustained comparison in which a subject is written or spoken of as if it were something else.
extended metaphor
alliteration
slant rhyme
extended simile
49
The word part bin- means
two
on
around
under
50
This is the use of hints in written works about what will happen later.
foreshadowing
climax
formal language
flashback
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This is a point of view where the author uses pronouns like he and she in telling a story.
2nd person
3rd person
first person
narrator's point of view