English 1 Midterm Review

What purpose do TRANSITIONS serve?

• They help the reader move from one idea to another.

• They help the writer gather information.

• They are ways to get around.

• They help the reader understand driving.

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CCSS.W.9-10.2C

A statement that expresses the topic and reasoning of a peice of writing is called a

• symbol

• thesis statement

• simile

• concluding statement

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CCSS.W.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.1A

A TOPIC SENTENCE expresses

• the answer to a question.

• the emotional state of the reader.

• the tone of the speaker.

• the subject being discussed.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The purpose of a CONCLUDING STATEMENT/PARAGRAPH is to

• bring closure to a paragraph/essay.

• introduce the topic being discussed.

• show a connection between an example and the thesis.

• expand on your ideas.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

When you are working on your editing passages, what tool will you use if you are unsure of the spelling of a word?

• Pencil/pen

• Dictionary

• Ask your teacher

• Notebook

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the purpose of a SEMICOLON?

HINT: Does the same thing as Comma + FANBOY

• combines two complete sentences

• Introduces an idea

• ends a sentence

• introduces a list

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

The main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence is known as

• Theme

• Plot

• Characterization

• Conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The PROBLEM of the story is

• the resolution.

• the rising action.

• the conflict.

• the exposition.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

When the author HINTS to what is to come later on in the story

• foreshadowing

• imagery

• personification

• hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

When the problem of the story is resolved

• inciting incident

• falling action

• climax

• resolution

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9