PSSA Reading Review!

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

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

At the absolute MINIMUM, how many paragraphs must your TDA response be?

An extreme exaggeration

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

Tactic in which the reader is persuaded by a repeating a message over and over again

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

The reader is persuaded by a famous person to endorse a product or idea

A conclusion is stated as part of proof of the agrument 

Which sentence is INCORRECT?

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

Somebody is persuaded to do something because everyone is doing it

Two words that mean the same thing

Because something happens, it makes something else happen

sounds that express meaning - bam, pow, boom

What is the correct order for plot?

Text structure where details are provided.

The turning point in a story - highest point of interest

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

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

Which of the following nouns is a PROPER noun?

A word that is the opposite of another word

A struggle between opposing characters

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

Text structure where something happens because of something else.

Are you going to try your best on the PSSAs?

The part of the story where the conflict is resolved

The reader’s feeling after reading a piece of writing - happiness, sadness, humorous, etc.

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

A judgement based on a personal point of view

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

What will make Mis Thomas very happy?

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of a set of words...

Which is a fragment?

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

Text structure where there is a problem with possible outcomes

Human qualities given to non-human objects

An attack on a person instead of an issue

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

TDA stands for:

Comparing two things NOT using like or as

A literary work based on imagination: not true

What is the simple predicate? Miss Thomas runs very slow.

The method an author uses to reveal characters and their personalities

Which part of the TDA do you include TS, C, TE, E, H, and W?

Comparing two things using the words like or as

A story about somebody's life written by THAT person

What must be included in your introduction paragraph of your TDA?

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

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

Claim statement is a synonym for what?

I, we, us, our, my, me

An object represents an idea

Which sentence shows posession?

The reader is distracted with details not relevant to the argument

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

What is the simple subject? Miss Thomas runs very slow.

Newspaper or magazines that gives the opinions of editors or publishers

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

Which of the following nouns is a COMMON noun?

People are persuaded by showing how many people think something is true

Text structure that puts information in chronological order