What is a simile?

• a comparison of two things without using like or as

• an exaggeration

• a sound word

• a comparison of two things using like or as

What do you call the overall MESSAGE of a story?

• plot

• diagram

• theme

• illustration

"it was a decision based on mechanics, ratio, and the limitations of balance. I had to find the perfect percentages to help me understand. What CONTEXT CLUES help you understand the word ratio?

• balance

• percentages

• decision

• balance

"I look at my other hand resting on the table next to the gashed one. My other perfect hand. The perfect hand that won't lace right. The monster hand. I look at Mother. She looks like she is crumbling inward, caving like a terrible weight is pressing on her."

What do you call it when a "mental picture" of what the mother looks like is expressed in the writing?

• simile

• metaphor

• imagery

• personification

What is the official name of the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution?

• plot

• theme

• main idea

• summary

In informative writing, the author's purpose is to....

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

In persuasive writing, what is the author's purpose?

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

What is the organizational structure of a passage where the author explains the events in the order in which they happened?

• problem-solution

• cause-effect

• description

• chronological/sequence

• compare-contrast

What is the organizational structure of a passage where the author establishes a problem and offers a solution?

• description

• compare-contrast

• chronological/sequence

• problem-solution

• cause-effect

What does it mean when the author is trying to "convey" something to the reader?

• to get across or serve to express something

• to describe

• to explain

• to show

• all of the above