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EOG prep 1- terms

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This word is used to refer to the feeling of wanting to know what will happen next.

a)

simile

b)

suspense

c)

alliteration

d)

mood

2.

This word refers to the feelings of the author or character in a text.

a)

mood

b)

tone

c)

metaphor

d)

allusion

3.

The phrase "she sells seashells by the seashore" is an example of_____

a)

simile

b)

alliteration

c)

personification

d)

metaphor

4.

The reader's feeling about a text is referred to as the ____

a)

mood

b)

tone

c)

personification

d)

author's purpose

5.

This term is used when you make an educated guess about the future based on text clues

a)

mood

b)

simile

c)

hyperbole

d)

prediction

6.

Another word for a main character, such as Jonas in The Giver, or Salva in A Long Walk to Water is ____

a)

protagonist

b)

climax

c)

minor character

d)

friend

7.

The character who works against the protagonist is called the _____

a)

rising action

b)

antagonist

c)

inference

d)

simile

8.

When and where a story takes place is called the _____

a)

mood

b)

tone

c)

setting

d)

character

9.

"He is as tall as a tree" is an example of ____

a)

a simile

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

author's purpose

10.

Which of the following is NOT one of the main author's purposes?

a)

inform

b)

persuade

c)

allow

d)

entertain

11.

What is the term for a paragraph in a poem?

a)

rhyme

b)

stanza

c)

line

d)

topic

12.

An exaggeration, such as "my backpack weighs a ton" is an example of ______

a)

alliteration

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

hyperbole

13.

When you say how items are alike you ____ them.

a)

forget

b)

compare

c)

contrast

d)

climax

14.

This is another word for "end" or "closing" of a story.

a)

climax

b)

rising action

c)

exposition

d)

resolution

15.

This word means to explain how items are different.

a)

compare

b)

contrast

c)

allude

d)

simile

16.

If you are unsure of the meaning of a word, you can use terms around the word to figure out the meaning. These clues are called_____

a)

prediction clues

b)

context clues

c)

allusion clues

d)

mood clues

17.

This is a story/text that someone write about themselves.

a)

poetry

b)

autobiography

c)

biography

d)

folktale

18.

This is the genre of literature that would include fantasy stories and fairytales.

a)

nonfiction

b)

fiction

c)

biography

d)

memior

19.

This term means to convince or encourage others to share your idea/opinion

a)

entertain

b)

persuade

c)

simile

d)

personification

20.

Which type of figurative language is used in this sentence?:

"Tnhe wind whispered in my ear"

a)

alliteration

b)

allusion

c)

personification

d)

metaphor