ELA PSSA Quiz

Question 1

To give human characteristics to something not human is called

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Personification

Question 2

The girl wore a bow in her hair. - The peasant was told to bow before the king. Are examples of

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homographs

Question 3

A type of nonfiction in which the text is based on the personal experiences of the author.

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Autobiography

Question 4

An exaggeration or overstatement, ex. "I had to wait forever!"

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Hyperbole

Question 5

The arrangement of lines in a poem.

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Stanza

Question 6

COLD and FREEZING are an example of a

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synonym

Question 7

A short retelling of a story or article.

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summary

Question 8

"Beneath the trees that were fluttering and dancing in the breeze." Is an example of?

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Personification

Question 9

Writing that accompanies a picture is called a

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caption

Question 10

Harry Potter, How to Train Your Dragon, Charlotte's Web

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Fantasy

Question 11

An arrangement of lines of verse in a pattern usually repeated throughout a poem.

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stanza

Question 12

The intent established by the writer to inform, teach, entertain or persuade.

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Writer's Purpose

Question 13

"Since I was little I always wanted to be a cowboy." What Point Of View does the author use?

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first person

Question 14

The intended readers.

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Audience

Question 15

Tanya was unmotivated in school & rarely did her work.What inference can you make about Tanya?

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She will most likely fail.

Question 16

"He towered above all and his beard flamed around his face." This is an example of...?

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Metaphor

Question 17

An account directly from an original source or the person that experienced it.

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firsthand account

Question 18

Writing that supports a position or opinion about a particular topic.

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Persuasive

Question 19

A written account of another person's life.

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Biography

Question 20

The central point of a text.

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Main Idea

Question 21

"His eyes, glinting like black beetles.." What figurative language is used?

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Simile

Question 22

A personal view, attitude, or belief.

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Opinion

Question 23

A lesson or principle contained in the text.

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Moral

Question 24

The person telling the story.

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Narrator

Question 25

A story that uses animals to illustrate human character traits and has a life lesson.

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Fable

Question 26

Details that involve one or more of the five senses.

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Sensory Language

Question 27

The structure, or events, of a story.

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Plot

Question 28

"Costs an arm and a leg" is an example of what figurative language?

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idiom

ELA PSSA Quiz

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ELA PSSA Quiz

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