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Functional Skills Glossary L1 & 2

Authored by Helen Williams

English

10th Grade

CCSS covered

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Functional Skills Glossary L1 & 2
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

A word that's been shortened (e.g. ltd (limited), etc (etcetera)

abbreviation

idiom

direct address

metaphor

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

2.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Comparing something with something else by saying it is something else, e.g. it's raining cats and dogs

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

An abbreviation consisting of the first letter of each word in the name of something, often pronounced as a word, e.g. OFSTED

alliteration

caption

exclamation

acronym

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

A phrase explaining what an image is depicting, often in a magazine or news article

hyperbole

idiom

metaphor

caption

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

An overused word or phrase, e.g. sweet dreams

direct address

metaphor

cliche

exclamation

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

The use of informal words or phrases in writing or speech, e.g. spot on, whinge, one-off

colloquial expression

command

idiom

metaphor

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

7.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

When the text speaks directly to the reader by using second-person narrative 'you', e.g. great prices to suit you

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

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