English Sol Review

Trying to persuade you that cats are better pets than dogs might be ____.

• the author's purpose

• the mood of the text

• imagery

• figurative language

The delicate fushia petals trembled as the bumblebee tiptoed across the flower and the sparrow sang a song of springtime.

• onomatopoeia

• imagery

• oxymoron

• simile

A timeline shows events in _____ order.

• denouement

• parallel

• chronological

• random

Winning isn't everything.

• main idea

• theme

• supporting detail

• powerful word choice

Faithful and loyal are ___.

• oxymorons

• similes

• synonyms

• metaphors

definition of a word without the emotions that it makes a reader feel

• connotation

• denotation

• imagery

• denouement

"Grisly ghouls from every tomb are closing in to seal your doom" creates a creepy ___ for the reader.

• bias

• theme

• central idea

• mood

Example: jumbo shrimp

• oxymoron

• satire

• simile

• alliteration

Which words indicate that a passage is structured in cause and effect? 

• consequently, effect, cause, because, therefore, so

• next, first, finally, then, second, followed by, after

• the question is, problem, one answer is, solution

• different from, similar to, on the other hand, compared with, as well as

Which words indicate that a passage is structured in problem and solution? 

• consequently, effect, cause, because, therefore, so

• next, first, finally, then, second, followed by, after

• the question is, problem, one answer is, solution

• different from, similar to, on the other hand, compared with, as well as