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English Review, December 2021

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  • What word part is added to the end of a word to change that word's meaning?
    suffix
  • What word part is added to the front of a word to change that word's meaning?
    prefix
  • What is a compound sentence?
    when two sentences are squished together with a comma and a FANBOYS in between
  • What is a metaphor?
    when you compare two unlike things; doesn't use "like" or "as" to compare
  • Name two synonyms for the word "cool."
    chilly, frigid, frosty OR neat, nifty
  • Name three of the FANBOYS.
    For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
  • "Home is heaven," is an example of a ________________________.
    metaphor
  • What is a synonym?
    a word with the SAME meaning as another word
  • Which genre features advanced technology and/or futuristic settings?
    science fiction
  • "The apples had rosy cheeks," is an example of ____________________.
    personification
  • What happens during the falling action of a story?
    the conflict lessens; the author ties up loose ends
  • What is the suffix in the word "ungrateful"?
    ful
  • Which genre includes real historical elements but contains made-up elements as well?
    historical fiction
  • Define the word "genre."
    the type of story, book, music, movie, etc.
  • What happens in the rising action of the story?
    the conflict grows worse and worse
  • An academic paragraph should start with a __________________ that uses key words from the prompt.
    topic sentence
  • In terms of plot, what is the initiating event?
    the event that starts the conflict
  • What is a simile?
    when you compare two unlike things using "like" or "as"
  • Name two things that should always be capitalized.
    sentence beginnings, the pronoun "I," and proper nouns
  • What is personification?
    when you make an animal or object seem human
  • "Marley was as dead as a doornail." Which type of figurative language is this?
    a simile
  • What is an antonym?
    a word with the opposite meaning as another word
  • What is a hyperbole?
    an extreme exaggeration
  • Which genre features made up characters, a modern-day setting, and events that could really happen?
    realistic fiction
  • What happens during the climax of a story?
    the conflict changes sharply for better or worse
  • How are main idea and theme different?
    The main idea is what mainly happens in a story, but the theme is the lesson that the author is teaching you.
  • What is the main difference between a root and a root word?
    BOTH are the building blocks of words, but a root WORD can stand alone and still make sense. A root can't stand alone.
  • "It was so cold that the penguins wore heavy coats" is a _________________.
    hyperbole
  • What is it called when you take another person's words or ideas without giving them credit?
    plagiarism
  • What do we mean when we ask what a word's origin is?
    A word's origin refers to where and when it was first used.
  • Which genre features only facts?
    nonfiction
  • What is the prefix in the word "ungrateful"?
    un
  • What is a theme?
    the lesson the author is trying to teach you; the moral of the story
  • Name two antonyms for the word "cool."
    hot, warm, temperate OR terrible, unpopular, uncool
  • What is the true story of someone's life, written by someone else?
    biography
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