English 3 Exam 2 Practice

context

• the background or situation for something
• a mental picture; an idea of something
• a figure of speech that compares two different things without the words "like" or "as

Which of the following is onomatopoeia?

• She runs like a cheetah.
• This is not the United Nations - use your English!
• The dog said "Woof, woof, woof!"

• Option 1

Fact

• something real or true
• not true or accurate
• giving information

False

• something real or true
• not true or accurate
• giving information

Informative

• something real or true
• not true or accurate
• giving information

Fiction

• giving information
• a story that has been made up or invented by the author
• writing that describes facts and real events

Nonfiction

• giving information
• a story that has been made up or invented by the author
• writing that describes facts and real events

Make-believe

• writing that describes facts and real events; not fiction
• not real
• nonfiction

Proof

• anything that shows that something is true, correct or real
• writing that describes science fiction
• writing that describes animals talking