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Testing language and literary terms/devices to help students practice for MCAS test
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Which words describe evidence that is "appropriate, accurate and connected to the answer"?
precise & relevant
thematic & supported
specific & detailed
excerpt & specific
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To write the most important ideas of a chunk of text is
the cause and effect.
a passage.
to reflect.
to summarize.
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What is information from the text called? You use this to support your answers when you write!
evidence
summary
conclusion
paragraphs
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A memoir is
a narrative made up of personal experiences
a dramatic play
a symbol
a biography
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What is the definition of an "account"?
a piece of evidence
a description of an event or situation
a major conflict in a story
the theme of the story
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The theme of a text is...
the author's message in a text.
when the author paraphrases the text.
the specific details of a text.
the summary of a text.
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Which genre is writing "in which you write down your personal experiences and thoughts"?
legend
poetry
fantasy
journal
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A section of text from an article, narrative, poem, or story is called...
sentence
summary
excerpt
passage
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Which words are synonyms of the word "shows" in the phrase: "This example shows..."?
conveys
reveals
demonstrates
develops
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Which genre is "a spoken expression of ideas that is made in front of a group of people"?
drama
autobiography
folktale
speech
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Which words are synonyms?
emphasizes & evidence
speaks and listens
adds to & contributes
suggests & indicates
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Which genre is a "story that is told or written?"
poetry
narrative
horror
biography
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The perspective a story is told from is called...
Point of View
Opinion
Contrast
Cause and Effect
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"Further develop" means
to change the point of view
to add more details
to take out details
to rewrite
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In this question what is the MOST IMPORTANT word?
which
article
opinion
phrase
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What is the meaning of "genre"?
narrative
nonfiction
fiction
a category of literature or art
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Synonyms are words that have
multiple meanings.
the opposite meaning.
the same meanings
different meanings.
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What does it mean to "contrast"?
Find Similarities
Use Evidence
Find Differences
Summarize
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A synonym of "main idea" is
paraphrase
revision
specific detail
central idea
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How will you know where "paragraph 10" is?
Use the numbers on the left side of the text
Count sentences.
Paragraphs don't have numbers.
I don't know.
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How can you use the numbers on the left side of the text to help you answer questions?
To show where my evidence comes from.
I shouldn't use them.
Addition
To count paragraphs
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Exact words from a narrator, character or passage are called...
chapter
passage
segment
quote/quotation
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When a story or narrative is told using the words "I/we" from the narrator's perspective, it is
3rd person omniscient point of view.
2nd person point of view.
1st person point of view.
3rd person limited point of view.
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Conversation between characters is called
description
evidence
conflict
dialogue
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Words used to describe in a unique way. Examples: similes, metaphors, onomatopoeia
verb
descriptions
figurative language
adjectives
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The intended readers, listeners or viewers of a text is the
character
personification
analysis
audience
