Skills Semester Exam

Any non-living part of the environment

An organism that breaks down dead plant and animal matter and returns nutrients to the soil

The wearing away of rocks and minerals through chemical processes

A tradition

The part of the story where the conflict is solved

a geographical region with a specific climate and a distinct variety of plants and animals

the person or force that works against the hero in the story

The lines spoken by characters in a story

The theory that all continents were once connected in a single, large land mass

The amount of money as a capital sum, as distinguished from interest or profit

The freedom of private business to operate for profit

A government's strategy in dealing with other nations

A space figure with 2 parallel polygonal bases that are the same shape and size

An author's use of descriptive details that help the reader "see" what is being described

A geographical area distinguished by its common natural features

A resource that exists in such a plentiful supply that it is considered almost limitless

"He is as strong as an ox" is an example of:

a solid formed by rotating a right triangle around one of its legs

The multiplying factor applied to an original object in order to achieve an enlarged image

The laying down of rocks and sediment

Figures or solid shapes that have the same shape and size.

A large flat area of land that is higher than the land surrounding it.

A large scale introduction of manufacturing

The highest point of action in a story

The tendency of an object at rest to stay at rest

The person or character who tells the story

A substance made of two or more elements that are chemically combined

The measurement of the amount of space contained in a solid figure

The beginning of a story in which characters and setting are revealed

Loyalty to a nation and promotion of its interests above all others

The moving of rocks and sediment

A flat plane that can be folded to form a solid

A problem or struggle between two opposing forces in a story

The perspective from which the story is told

A solid bound by at least 4 polygonal faces

An idea or message about life or human nature that is the focus of the story

The place and time frame in which a story takes place

The main character in a story - the hero

The author's attitude towards the subject of the story

Electrical energy produced using the power of moving water

Any living or once living thing in an ecosystem

Language that has meaning beyond the literal meaning

A reasonable prediction, based on scientific knowledge that can be tested

The overall feeling or emotion created by the story or text

A model of an actual object that only differs in size (usually smaller)

Formations of natural gravel, rock and sand that trap and hold water

An interruption of the progression of the story to present something that happened before

A set of beliefs held and taught by a group

A hint given earlier in the story about something that will happen later in the story

Any living thing composed of one or more cells

Sides in the matching positions of two polygons.

The average mass of one atom of an element

Cultivation of habits of personal living that are important to the community

A point shared by three or more sides of a solid figure

The part of the story during which various problems arise after the conflict is introduced.

The movement of people from one country to another

The outermost layer of the Earth that contains all features of Earth's surface

A 3-d figure whose base is a polygon and whose faces are triangles

What is this shape?

A branch of geography that studies human populations

The act of taking on the characteristics of a city

A note of explanation or comment added to a text

The events that make up a story, the beginning, middle, and end

Growing crops and raising animals

The wearing away of rocks and minerals through physical processes

Evil intent on the part of a person who commits a wrongful act