Ms. Nunn Q3 Eng 6 Test Review

This prefix means "before."

• pre-

• auto-

• multi-

• sub-

This prefix means "under."

• im-

• pre-

• sub-

• sun-

This prefix means "self."

• mi-

• sub-

• pre-

• auto-

This prefix means "many."

• multi-

• im-

• pre-

• sub-

A poem, typically about nature, that has three lines. Line 1 has 5 syllables, line 2 has 7 syllables, and line 3 has 5 syllables. It does not have to rhyme.

• ballad

• limerick

• quatrain

• haiku

Authors use descriptive language, also called _______, to appeal to a reader's 5 senses. This helps the reader imagine, experience, envision, and understand what the author is talking about.

Match the following:

• Simile

• Comparing two things using like or as (ex: the cat's purr revved like an engine.)

• Hyperbole

• Words that imitate sounds (ex: buzz, brr, woof, boom!)

• Onomatopoeia

• Giving human characteristics to a non-human thing (ex: the flowers looked up and smiled at the sun.)

• Metaphor

• Over exaggeration (ex: I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.)

• Personification

• Comparing two unlike things and saying one is another (ex. my brother's room is a pigsty.)

The author's message in a nonfiction text. (Think topic + what the author is saying about the topic).

• main idea

• tone

• mood

• applesauce

The lesson or moral of a fictional text. The author's message to the reader, and what the reader is supposed to take away from the story.

• theme

• mood

• tone

• peanut butter

All of the below are clues to determine the main idea or theme EXCEPT:

• The title, subtitle, and headings.

• A lesson learned by the main character or subject of a text

• The introduction and conclusion paragraphs.

• The author's biography.