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An interactive review for Middle School ELA
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First, Next, Not long after, meanwhile, are examples of what text structure?
Compare/Contrast
Problem/Solution
Sequence
Description
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For example, Characteristics are, Such as, Looks like, are examples of what text structure?
Description
Sequence
Problem/Solution
Cause/Effect
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What is the mood of a story?
how it makes you feel
how it makes you think
how much it makes you laugh
how much it makes you happy
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What is evidence?
an explanation or reasoning
an inference
an opinion
support based on text
5
What figure of speech conveys its meaning through strong exaggeration?
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
personification
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What is a denotation?
definition with a subplot
personal opinion
a rhetorical question
dictionary definition
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What is an oxymoron?
a conflict
a joke
a rhetorical question
a contradiction of terms
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What is this an example of? "The wind stood up and gave a shout."
simile
personification
hyperbole
metaphor
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When taking a multiple choice test, eliminate the clearly _________ answers first.
coherent
close
correct
incorrect
10
The message of a story is the theme. The main idea of informational writing is the _______.
claim
main idea
introduction
supporting details
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What is the theme of a story?
the message
the character
the mood
the conflict
12
What is dialogue?
giving human qualities to words
a figure of speech
speaking between characters
inferencing
13
A metaphor is __________
A comparison without using like or as
A subject
A reference
A comparison using like or as.
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What is an allusion?
reference to another work
reference to a joke
reference in a dictionary
reference in an encyclopedia
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What is the conflict in a story?
the ending
the inference
the struggle
the tone
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Reasons why, If..then, As a result of, because, caused by, are examples of what text structure?
Cause/Effect
Description
Problem/Solution
Sequence
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What does it mean to infer?
to make a conclusion without being told
to make conversation with a person
to make a conclusion after being told
to make conversation with a character
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What is the central idea?
the human qualities of a character
the contradiction that gets explained
the main focus of the text
the factual evidence
19
"First, turn on the unit. Next, turn on the light," is written in ____________ point of view.
Second person
First person
Third Person (omniscient)
Third person
20
What is NOT an author's purpose for writing?
to inform
to persuade
to read
to entertain
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A simile is a(n) _________________
type of figurative lanuguage
comparison using like or as
illusion
characterization
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What does connotation do?
what comes to mind when using a comparison
what comes to mind when we infer
a figure of speech
what comes to mind or reminds us when we hear a word
23
What is characterization?
a character's personality
a character's dialogue
a character's name
a character's theme
24
Differs from, Similar, On the other hand, Both, however, are examples of what text structure?
Problem/Solution
Cause/Effect
Compare/Contrast
Sequence
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Puzzle is... Solved, The main difficulty, This led to, are examples of what text structure?
Description
Problem/Solution
Cause/Effect
Compare/Contrast
26
What is a subplot?
stories inside of the main story
answers about the story
a story with no plot
a story with a small plot
27
"Daniel drove the car off a cliff," is written in _________________ point of view.
Third Person
First person
Third Person (omniscient)
Second Person
28
"All the world's a stage," is an example of what figure of speech?
hyperbole
simile
imagery
metaphor
29
What are literary devices?
terms used within the text
an author's attitude towards their writing
structures used by writers to convey their message
technology used to record a story
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What is the definition of tone?
author's purpose for reading
author's attitude toward life
author's attitude toward their writing
author's purpose for writing
