Cumulative Assessment 5 Review

What does plur- mean?

• more
• plural
• people
• feather

What does poly- mean?

• many
• love
• sides
• shape

What does mega- mean?

• great/large
• over
• under
• city

What is the purpose of a transition word or phrase in a narrative or essay?

• To create a smooth flow between ideas and improve readability.
• To introduce completely unrelated ideas randomly.
• To confuse the reader by making sentences more complicated.
• To help the writer use proper punctuation.

True or False: Transition words are also often the signal phrases for text structure.

• True
• False

Mark all of which can be used as transitions:

• FANBOYS
• AAAWWUBBIS
• Text Structure Signal Phrases
• Coordinating Conjunctions
• Subordinating Conjunctions

Ever since Emily received a secret Valentine’s card, she had been besotted with curiosity, wondering who could have sent it.

• Uninterested and bored
• Deeply infatuated or obsessed
• Angry and resentful
• Confused and uncertain

His Valentine’s Day speech was so saccharine that some of his friends rolled their eyes at the overwhelming sweetness of his words.

• Overly sweet or sentimental
• Bitter and unpleasant
• Short and boring
• Confusing and unclear

Connotation : __________ :: Denotation : Dictionary Definition

• Feeling
• Synonymn
• Antonymn
• Plot

Stanza : Paragraph :: ________ : Sentence

• Line
• Form
• Word
• Rhyme