PSSA ELA Vocab 4

Front

What is the term for placing characters, situations, or ideas together to show common and/or differing features in literary selections?

Back

compare/contrast

Front

What is the main point that forms the basis for an argument?

Back

claim

Front

What is the form that an adjective takes when comparing a quality shared by two different things?

Back

comparative adjective

Front

What is the comparative form of the adjective 'cold'?

Back

colder

Front

What is the comparative form of the adjective 'fast'?

Back

faster

Front

What do we call a saying that expresses a general truth or principle?

Back

adage

Front

What is a brief narrative used to illustrate a point or teach a lesson?

Back

anecdote

Front

What is a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

simile

Front

What is a statement that can be proven true or false?

Back

fact

Front

What is a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty?

Back

opinion