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Shoe is to foot as:
What is onomatopoeia?
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1
What is onomatopoeia?
adjectives
nouns
sound words
action words
2
Shoe is to foot as:
hat is to bat
glove is to hand
summer is to no school
snowman is to snow
3
Pronouns such as he, she, him, her
second person
third person
first person
first person limited
4
What is an anology?
something found in a story
a comparison between two things
uses like and as
random information
5
What is a tip for compare/contrast passages?
Read one passage first and answer those questions, then read the second one
annotate both right away
Panic! They're hard!
just read the shorter one
6
Why are you going to try your best on the test?
Because you are prepared and know the material
Because it is very important for high school
Because you owe it to yourself to do your best
Because you have good test taking strategies to use
7
How many TDAs will you write?
3
none. no thanks.
1
2
8
How do you analyze a text?
look at word choice, structure, and genre
annotate (mark it up)
all of the above
close read
9
How many paragraphs is a TDA response?
3 paragraphs- introduction, body, conclusion
1 long paragraph
4-5
2 paragraphs- introduction and conclusion
10
What is main idea?
Something only in a movie
What the lesson is
What a text is mostly about
How the author feels
11
Which are the coordinating conjunctions?
SWAIB
FANBOYS
FANGIRLS
SWISH
12
What is a good test taking strategy?
guess
Cross out any illogical answers
Read the questions before the text
annotate the text
13
Define tone
How you feel about something
Compares two things
How the author feels about a character or subject
How your teacher feels about something
14
Which of the following is NOT a genre?
science fiction
poetry
mysteries
Maya Angelou
15
Define metaphor
compares two things using is/are/were
onomatopoeia
compares two things using like or as
Contrasts two things
16
What is the difference between main idea and theme?
Nothing
Main idea is specific to one text
Theme can be applied to more than 1 story
Main idea is a lesson and theme isn't
17
What is an example of hyperbole?
She is lovely like a painting
I was so hungry I could eat a horse
Boom! Bang!
open secret
18
What should you carefully read on the test?
just the passages
the charts
most directions
EVERYTHING!
19
What is an infinitive?
to + a verb
a short story
a fancy noun
IDK
20
Which of the following are text structures?
description/sequence/compare.contrast
sequence, process, cause and effect
compare/contrast, sequence, main idea
sequence, chronological, tone
21
Which is an example of alliteration?
Pam cam sat on a hat
Polly punched Pookie for putting paste in pans
rat, mat, sat
Michael wanted a new car
22
What is a phrase?
IDK
some rude saying
has subject OR predicate. not both.
has a subject and predicate
23
What is personification?
When you give a rock actions
When a dog talks
When you give a nonliving object human characterisitics
When you give an animal human characteristics
24
What is an adjective?
a describing word
a thing
an action
a place
25
Which of the following is NOT a genre?
fables
realistic fiction
tall tales
short answer
26
What belongs in a TDA introduction?
title and author
all of the above
thesis
define any terms or concepts
27
What belongs in a TDA body paragraph?
quote and quote explanation
all of the above
analysis
topic sentence
28
What is a verb?
a subject
a place
a describing word
an action
29
What does TDA mean?
To Deem Appropriate
Text Does Add
Text Dependent Analysis
Take Dat Apple
30
What are the sections in a poem called?
lines
ideas
paragraphs
stanzas
31
What is theme?
An idea about life that can be applied to more than 1 story
One word
What a text is mostly about
The moral or lesson
32
What does an adverb do?
describes a noun
describes yo momma
describes an adjective
describes a verb
33
How many sentences MINIMUM go in a body paragraph?
2
6
8
4
34
Which are examples of second person point of view?
me/mine
him/we
it/they
you/yours
35
Which of the following is a metaphor?
She grows faster than a weed
She eats like she's been starved for months
She is a summer's day
She is like a summer's day
36
What is the difference between mood and tone?
they both have to do with books
they're actually the same thing
mood is for teenagers and tone is for adults
tone is the author's attitude and mood is the reader's
37
What is a noun?
yo momma
a describing word
a person, place or thing
an action word
38
Which of the following is an oxymoron?
the grass is always greener on the other side
seriously funny
open secret
boom! hiss! squeak!
39
What is a clause?
contains two subjects
contains three words
contains a subject and a predicate
contains two predicates
40
Define mood
how the author feels about a character
word choice
How you feel when reading a text
How the author feels about a story
41
What is the scoring scale for TDA questions?
1,2,3,4
0-4
A,B,C,D
0-5
42
Which is a verbal functioning as a noun and ending in -ing?
noun
verb
adjective
gerund
43
How many days is the ELA PSSA?
3
2.5
2
4
44
What can you include in a TDA conclusion?
1 sentence
just re-state your thesis
restate your thesis and state how everything connects
tell your opinion of the text
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What does third person ominiscent mean?
narrator shares thoughts and feelings of 1 character only
Narrator is obnoxious
Narrator shares own thoughts and feelings
narrator not part of story but shares all character feelings
