PSSA Reading Review! 2018-2019

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

The method an author uses to reveal characters and their personalities

Text structure where details are provided.

The feeling of a piece of writing - happiness, sadness, humorous, etc.

What is the correct order for plot?

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

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

A literary work based on imagination: not true

Human qualities given to non-human objects

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

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

I, we, us, our, my, me

An extreme exaggeration

A struggle between opposing characters

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

The turning point in a story - highest point of interest

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

What is the simple subject? Mrs. Lucas runs very slow.

Newspaper or magazines that gives the opinions of editors or publishers

Text structure that puts information in chronological order

Which of the following nouns is a COMMON noun?

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

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

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

Text structure where something happens because of something else.

An attack on a person instead of an issue

Which of the following nouns is a PROPER noun?

Because something happens, it make something else happen

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

Which sentence shows posession?

Which is a fragment?

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

Text structure where there is a problem with possible outcomes

A judgement based on a personal point of view

Comparing two things NOT using like or as

What is the simple predicate? Mrs. Lucas runs very slow.

Two words that mean the same thing

The part of the story where the conflict is resolved

Comparing two things using the words like or as

Somebody is persuaded to do something because everyone is doing it

A word that is the opposite of another word

A story about somebody's life written by THAT person

sounds that express meaning - bam, pow, boom

TDA stands for:

An object represents an idea