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Ms.D English Test $
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are all the elements of plot in order as a story would have them? | Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution |
| What is the beginning of a story called? | Exposition |
| What is the most important part/middle of a story called? | Climax |
| What is the end of the story called? | Resolution |
| First-Person Point of View | Pronoun "I" |
| Third-Person Point of View | when a narrator talks about a story who is not a part of the story, so they don't use 'I' |
| Omniscient | all-knowing narrator |
| Setting | where a story takes place |
| Character Development | how a character changes from beginning to end |
| Foreshadowing | the use of clues or hints to suggest events that will happen later on in the story |
| Transitions | It moves you on from one idea to the next |
| Themes | the truth of a story in which it reveals about life |
| Dialogue | words (that are in quotations) that characters say in a story |
| Ms. D's First 5 Tips Persuasive essay | 1. 5 paragraphs 2. 5-7 sentences a paragraph 3.thesis statement- 3 reasons 4 hook- grabs attention 5. stick to one side |
| Ms. D's last 5 tips Persuasive Essay | 6. Paragraphs 2-5 Transitions 7. facts/statistics- prove point 8. examples- support reasons and observations 9.Never use elementry/text words 10. Final Paragraph- call to action/ restated thesis |
| The thesis is found in the ______ paragraph, and tells your __ reasons. | first/last, 3 |
| The __________ should be in your conclusion, and inspires your audience to take action or support your cause. | call to action |
| Name the demonstrative pronouns/adjectives. | this that these those |
| Name the linking verbs. | am is are |
| Name the difference between an adverb and a preposition. | Preposition-cannot end a sentence and always have a noun after it Ex. in the blue clear water adverb- can end a sentence and describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb |
| Name all the ________ in FANBOYS. | conjunctions, For And Nor But Or Yet So |
| Interjection | Batman/Action Word that expresses emotion Ex. Ouch! I hurt my thumb! |
| Name 10 Transitions | First Next Furthermore All in all In conclusion Finally Lastly Last but not least Then Additionally Also After Moreover On the other hand Otherwise However |
| Figurative Language | not literally true and compares one thing to something very different |
| Personification | something non-human is spoken as if it were human |
| Similie | when something is compared using like or as Ex. Jerry ran as fast as a cheetah. |
| Metaphor | when something is compared directly without like or as Ex. He stood a skyscraper in front of me. |
| Imagery | a language that creates pictures and helps us use our senses while we read |
| Alliteration | the repetiton of a single consonant sound in words that are close together Ex. Peter picked a pack of pickled peppers. |
| Rhyme | close similarity in the final sounds of two or more words |
| Rhyme scheme | a pattern of rhymes Ex. Roses are red A Violets are blue B Sugar is sweet C And so are you B |
| Repetition | repeating key words phrases or sounds |
| Spell a word whose sound copies it's meaning, usually contains interjections, used as a hook | O-N-O-M-A-T-O-P-O-E-I-A |
| Onomatopoeia | a word whose sound copies its meaning, often used as a hook, usally contains interjections |
| Idiom | an expression whose meaning differs from the literal meanings of the words Ex. That was a piece of cake! Not really a piece of cake It means it was really easy |
| Noun | names a person, place, thing, or idea |
| Proper Noun | names a specific person, place, thing, or idea |
| Common Noun | an ordinary person, place, thing, or idea |
| Pronoun | takes the place of a noun |
| Personal Pronoun | a pronoun that talks about yourself |
| Adjective | describes a noun |
| Abstract Noun | a noun in which you can't use your five senses |
| Compound Noun | two nouns that come together and become one noun |
| Collective noun | a noun that talks about a whole group of something |
| Give me an example of a collective noun. | herd, school of fish, class, crowd |
| Give me an example of an abstract noun. | love, hatred, freedom, happiness, joy |
| Give me an example of a compound noun. | cupcake, doorbell, grandmother, baseball, basketball, football, grandfather, |
| Tell me when something is a demonstrative pronoun or demonstrative adjective. | a demonstrative adjective always has a noun after it, but a demonstrative pronoun doesn't have a noun after it because it takes the place of a noun |
| Tell me when something is a action verb or a linking verb. | when a verb in a sentence can be replaced by am, is, or are, it is a linking verb. if you replace the verb with am, is, or are, and it doesn't make sense, then it is an action verb. |
| Verb | a word that expresses action |
| A period is used... | at the end of a declarative sentence |
| A question mark is used... | at the end of an interrogative sentence |
| An exclamation mark is used... | after an interjection, phrase, or sentence, that shows strong emotion |
| Tell me the parts of a persuasuve sandwich in order. | Bread-Thesis Cheese-First/least important reason Ham-Second reason Turkey-Most important reason Mayo- call to action Last bread-restated thesis |
| How could you spice up your persuasive sandwich? | Tomato-statistic Onion-expert opinion Lettuce-facts/examples |
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