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GMAS ELA Review
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A caption is...
Jabba the Hut!!!!!
an explanation of a graph
when the characters talk
a brief explanation of a picture
2
You knew it was risky, but you were willing to take that chance.
1st person
2nd person
3rd person
3
a long speech by one character; character speaks about his or her thoughts and feelings
monologue
epilogue
speech
dialogue
4
A novel is...
a biography
stereotype
fiction
nonfiction
5
Which of the following is a verb?
kleenex
mustache
read
chuck e cheese
6
language techniques used to communicate perspective and to modify the perspectives of others
mood
tone
rhetoric
diction
7
conversation between characters; reveals personalities by divulging thoughts and feelings
dialogue
not me!
quotes
speech
8
The most common text structure of a novel or story is
chronological
sequence
flashback
compare and contrast
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A connotation is...
the dictionary definition
the right answer
associations you have with a word
the same for everyone
10
Bias is...
both
favoring one side over the other
leaving information out on purpose
11
What is a specific type of writing or literature?
novel
essay
genre
category
12
“Twinkle, twinkle, little star,/ How I wonder what you are.” What kind of rhyme?
slant rhyme
end rhyme
internal rhyme
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These rhymes are also called near rhyme, half rhyme, or off rhyme
internal rhyme
slant rhyme
end rhyme
14
Integrate means to...
combine
seperate
remove
update
15
refers to situations in which the audience knows more than the character onstage
irony
verbal irony
dramatic irony
situational irony
16
A glossary is ...
idk (sorry, can I have some cheese?)
a section about the offer
list of words and definitions
the summary on the back of the book
17
CHALLENGE!
Hufflepuff
Ravenclaw
Slytherin
Gryffindor
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What is the rhyme scheme of an English or Shakespearean sonnet?
there is no rhyme scheme
abbaabba cdecde
abab cdcd efef gg
19
What is situational irony?
when the opposite of what you expect happens
the scary type of irony
huh?
when basement dweller stinks
20
The dictionary definition of a word
antonym
acronym
denotation
connotation
21
Phonetic spelling is
spelling something backwards
how a word sounds
a phone that only sends texts
the one phone call you get to ask how to spell a word
22
Opinion is the opposite of....
look outside!!!!! he's right there!!!!
facts
when you are wrong
antonym
23
Imagery is...
feral boy
details that appeal to all of your senses
when you SEE
when something happens you don't expect
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CHALLENGE!
Gryffindor
Hufflepuff
Slytherin
Ravenclaw
25
Sequence is...
a flashback
the order of events
a small ocean
like glasses
26
Identify means...
prescribe
locate or find
remove
arrange
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“Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary.” What kind of rhyme?
slant rhyme
internal rhyme
end rhyme
28
Time function where the storyline shifts to the past to give readers important information
foreshadowing
suspense
flashback
in medias res
29
Poetry is ...
the opposite of the hypotenuse
a genre of literature
what we read every day
a type of writing that ONLY girls read
30
Onomatopoeia is...
idk
words that describe what they sound like
my favorite type of tamale
all of the above
31
character does/says something of greater meaning than they know; audience knows the importance
dramatic irony
irony
situational irony
verbal irony
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This tells you who is telling the story
point of view
characterization
perspective
narrator
33
a serious play that ends in disaster and sorrow
satire
comedy
tragedy
34
Sometimes called “atmosphere” of a text
rhetoric
mood
tone
diction
35
the rules that actors and audience observe during a play
nope
dramatic conventions
not this one
rules
36
Developing your idea means to...
an inference
reducing it
elaborating or expanding it
cleaning it up
37
POV where all-knowing narrator tells events and tells thoughts/feeling of multiple character(s)
3rd limited
3rd objective
3rd omniscient
3rd person
38
Which word has 4 syllables?
basement guy
What is a syllable?
referral
dictionary
39
Which is not a real type of conflict?
man v stuff and things
man v self
man v conflict
man v machine
40
An analogy is...
a comparison between two things similar in some way
none of the above
a direct comparison between exact things
telling how things are different
41
Non- means
not
after
before
into
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Suspense is...
anxiety that builds during a story
something to hold up your pants
idk
the first part of the plot outline
43
Another word for genre is...
mitosis
category
everything
nothing
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A compound word
the opposite of a connotation
the opposite of denotation
the same as a pronoun
when two full words are combined
45
Point of View where the events are told by a character in the story using his or her own words
1st person
3rd person
2nd person
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CHALLENGE!
Ravenclaw
Hufflepuff
Slytherin
Gryffindor
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Words that have repetition of similar vowel sounds, but are not rhyming words
consonance
alliteration
assonance
48
Articulate means to
draw pictures
explain repeatedly
explain clearly
all of the above
49
A struggle within a character’s mind
external conflict
rising action
internal conflict
climax
50
the order in which words are placed
diction
tone
syntax
mood
51
Point of view which have narrators who use I, me, and my throughout the story
1st person
2nd person
3rd person
52
Simile...
does not use like or as
compares 2 unlike things
compares 2 unlike things and uses like or as
uses like or as
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These rhymes occur when words include similar, but not identical, sounds
internal rhyme
slant rhyme
end rhyme
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CHALLENGE!
Hufflepuff
Ravenclaw
Slytherin
Gryffindor
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Determine means...
decide
none of the above
hide
repeat
56
Paraphrase means...
put text into your own words
making quotes into a paragraph
commonly use phrases
poetry
57
Point of view is...
the author's choice of narrator
stated on page one by the author
how well you can see the board
all of the above
58
POV where speaker narrates the events using from the perspective of one specific character
3rd objective
3rd person
3rd omniscient
3rd limited
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“I knew it was risky, but I was willing to take that chance.”
3rd person
1st person
2nd person
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when a reader must infer what a character is like
indirect characterization
both
direct characterization
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An almanac is...
looking for inferences
reading quickly for key ideas
a book of organized facts
information that can be proved
62
POV where speaker narrates the events from the perspective of an observer
3rd person
3rd objective
3rd limited
3rd omniscient
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A complete sentence can end with...
a comma
a question mark
a period
all of the above
64
To cite something is to...
look at something far
look at something close
quote the text
none of the above
65
Words that have similar consonant sounds, but different vowel sounds
alliteration
assonance
consonance
66
when the reader is told what a character is like
indirect characterization
both
direct characterization
67
Plot is...
the mood of the story
the main action of a story
the author's message
the tone of the story
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the repetition of terminal sounds in two or more words
stanza
couplet
rhythm
rhyme
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Compare means...
find similarities
both
neither
find differences
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Alliteration is...
when you find out the moon isn't really made of cheese
a series of letters that represent other words
when you want a little definition
when sounds repeat in a series of words
71
universal statement about life and/or society that can be discerned from the reading of a text
plot
quest
character
theme
72
A struggle between a character and an outside force
external conflict
climax
internal conflict
rising action
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Point of view where a speaker outside the action narrates the events
3rd person
1st person
2nd person
74
A biography is...
long fiction
nonfiction
historical fiction
short fiction
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Authors use _____ to convey a mental picture for the reader
imagery
plot
action stuff
characterization
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CHALLENGE!
Gryffindor
Slytherin
Hufflepuff
Ravenclaw
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The setting is
the location of the story
the mood of the story
the time of the story
all of these answers
78
the peak or turning point of the action when the problem is resolved
exposition
falling action
rising action
climax
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the part after the climax; gives necessary explanation and ends with resolution or denouement
climax
falling action
rising action
exposition
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These rhymes occur within a line of poetry
end rhyme
slant rhyme
internal rhyme
81
A metaphor is...
too hard to know
comparing things without using like or as
the meaty part of the story
smells like hot dogs
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A concrete object that represents an abstract idea
not this one!
theme
characterization
symbol
83
What is it when an author reveals a character through thoughts, words, appearance, and actions
tone
characterization
dialogue
descriptive details
84
Which of the following is a noun?
fast
tall
squirrel
flippant
85
Point of view where the narrator addresses the reader directly using the word you
2nd person
1st person
3rd person
86
a time function where the author gives hints of what is to come in the future
foreshadowing
flashback
in medias res
suspense
87
introduce the characters, establish the setting, and reveal the problem or conflict
introduction
RACE
exposition
conclusion
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author's word choice
mood
tone
diction
syntax
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the author’s implied attitude toward the audience or subject
syntax
all of the above
mood
tone
90
These rhymes occur at the ends of lines of poetry. It is the most common type of rhyme
end rhyme
slant rhyme
not me
internal rhyme
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Literature/narratives commonly follows a specific unifying pattern or _____ structure
text
all of the above
organizational
plot
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when and where a narrative such as a story takes place and establishes the context
setting
plot
time frame
historical era
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the ending; the sense that the story is complete
denoument
conclusion
resolution
introduction
94
Mal- means...
long
bad
good
difficult
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a series of complications (incidents that help or hinder the protagonist in finding a solution)
rising action
falling action
climax
exposition
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arranged in order of time from the beginning to the end
chronological
timing
nothing
sequence
97
Which word below is a pronoun?
a period at the end
Terry
Stacey
He
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This refers to how characters see or feel about something
mood
tone
point of view
perspective
99
a lighthearted play intended to amuse the audience; usually end happily
satire
tragedy
comedy
100
A pronoun is...
starts a sentence
a title
replaces a noun
an ending
