Skills Review E3 2024-2025

Front

What does 'text to self' mean?

Back

You are connecting the story to your own life, experiences, and feelings.

Front

What is the best supporting detail for the statement 'That roller coaster is dangerous'?

Back

Last year, it broke down several times, leaving people stranded in their cars sixty feet off the ground. In most cars, the seat belts are torn and don’t always buckle properly. One area of the track shakes and makes a strange grinding sound whenever a car passes over it.

Front

What is the final part of the story when conflicts are resolved called?

Back

Resolution.

Front

Which word means the opposite of 'kindle'?

Back

Smother.

Front

What is the best evidence to support the idea that high school students should wear uniforms?

Back

At one school that recently required students to wear uniforms, attendance rates went up, and behavior incidents went down.

Front

What is the definition of 'climax' in a story?

Back

The most intense, exciting, or important point of the story.

Front

What does 'theme' refer to in literature?

Back

The central topic, subject, or message within a narrative.

Front

What is 'foreshadowing'?

Back

A literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story.

Front

Define 'metaphor'.

Back

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

Front

What is 'characterization'?

Back

The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.