Grade 5 - PSSA Reading Review!

Comparing two things NOT using like or as

The turning point in a story - highest point of interest

A struggle in the text

Which is a fragment?

The part of the story where the conflict is resolved

The person telling a story.

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

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

What is a theme?

The reader is distracted with details not relevant to the argument

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

Somebody is persuaded to do something because everyone is doing it

A device used in literature to present action that occurred earlier.

Because something happens, it makes something else happen

Two words that mean the same thing

An object represents an idea

The way a character changes over time and in response to events in the story.

A judgement based on a personal point of view

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

Which of the following nouns is a PROPER noun?

Which of the following nouns is a COMMON noun?

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

What must go in your introduction paragraph of your TDA?

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

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

What is dialogue?

sounds that express meaning - bam, pow, boom

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

Comparing two things using the words like or as

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

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

Newspaper or magazines that gives the opinions of editors or publishers

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

A story about somebody's life written by THAT person

A literary work based on imagination: not true

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

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

How many paragraphs should your TDA response be?

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

I, we, us, our, my, me

Appeal to the reader's emotions instead of logic or reasoning

The method an author uses to reveal characters and their personalities

A word that is the opposite of another word

What is perspective?

TDA stands for:

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

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

To tell key ideas of the the text.

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

An extreme exaggeration

The reader knows the characters thoughts and feelings - he, she, him, her, it, them, etc.

Human qualities given to non-human objects