PSSA Review

What type of relationship do the following words have? mother : family

An argumentative writing should include which of the following?

Sitting in study hall all day is tedious.

Author's Purpose? A script for a school play about a girl who is rewarded for her kind deeds.

Graphics, charts, bold print, headings are all considered what?

To explain all of the most important parts of the original text is to do what?

Which of the following follows the analogy relationship? great : good

Author's purpose? A printout showing how to put together a coffee table that came in a box.

Something that is relevant, is ......

Even though a storm had just come through, the lake was strangely very placid that afternoon.

What is mood?

If asked "how does ____ contribute to the development of" what does that type of question mean?

The author's claim or position on a topic in their writing is called what?

Which sentence from the poem includes personification and a simile?

A classified ad in which the seller lists a chair in good condition for ten dollars.

Which is an example of text structure?

Myths, legends and folktales are included in which genre?

What type of relationship do the following words have? rose : flower

The laceration on the boy’s finger was not bad – it only needed 2 stitches.

Which of the following would be considered technical text?

Which of the following follows the analogy relationship? fork : eat

What type of relationship do the following words have? right : correct

Which is an example of a generalization?

When an author wants to convey a message or life lesson, he/she is developing a what?

I have a plethora of cookies – please, take as many as you want.

I shall be as peaceful as the leafy trees.

Which of the following follows the analogy relationship? snake : reptile

The bin of potatoes in the cellar was replete; we would not run out of food all winter.

The hot, July sun beat down, casting an orange glare over the pond. Type of imagery?

What do you call the genre of literature that is meant to be acted out in front of an audience?

What is tone?

Which of the following follows the analogy relationship? fingers : hand

If most people have a conclusion or make a broad statement about something it is called...?

Please nullify our agreement; I am not interested anymore.

Many folk tales include what?

Where would you most likely find a stanza?

What is the purpose of a resolution?

Author's Purpose? An internet ad banner telling you to click it for a free iPhone.

What do you infer is happening with the shadow in stanza 2?

Why is the shadow "fast asleep in bed" in the last stanza?