examen final

Question 1

sterile

Answer 1

clean, free from bacteria

Question 2

apathy

Answer 2

lack of interest or concern

Question 3

feed back

Answer 3

inform someone about their performance

Question 4

monotone

Answer 4

dull, without variety or vividness

Question 5

apprehension

Answer 5

anxiety that something unpleasant will happen

Question 6

literally

Answer 6

in a literal manner, exactly

Question 7

emaciated

Answer 7

abnormally thin or weak

Question 8

diáspora

Answer 8

the dispersion of people

Question 9

euthanize

Answer 9

put a living being to death humanely

Question 10

oasis

Answer 10

a mirage, hallucination

Question 11

What is a neutral connotation

Answer 11

words that give no emotional response

Question 12

denotation

Answer 12

dictionary definition

Question 13

What is a comparative essay

Answer 13

compares related things

Question 14

What is cause and effect

Answer 14

relationship between events, one is the result of the other

Question 15

What is a character analysis

Answer 15

form of using clues from the story to learn about the characters

Question 16

What is a positive connotation

Answer 16

words that give a favorable response

Question 17

what is a negative connotation

Answer 17

words that give an unfavorable response

Question 18

What is the civil rights movement

Answer 18

movement that represents the rights of all minorities

Question 19

what is informative writing

Answer 19

writing with the purpose to inform

Question 20

What is a persuasive speech

Answer 20

used to convince an audience to side with a plan

Question 21

What are international sanctions

Answer 21

yo break off ties with a specific country (commercial, cultural or diplomatic)

Question 22

What is a simile

Answer 22

comparison using the word like or as

Question 23

What is a metaphor

Answer 23

comparison that doesn’t use like or as, imaginative

Question 24

What is creative writing

Answer 24

fiction literary piece, using imagination to deliver a particular message

Question 25

What is explanatory writing

Answer 25

conveys ideas clearly and accurately

Question 26

What is argumentative literature

Answer 26

supports or refuses an argument

Question 27

Distinguish fact and opinion

Answer 27

fact- something that is known to be true | opinion- a belief of someone

Question 28

What is figurative language

Answer 28

words and phrases that are meant to be understood imaginatively

Question 29

How to deliver a persuasive speech

Answer 29

``` be sincere and enthusiastic maintain good and relaxed posture speak slowly maintain genuine eye contact speak in a genuine conversational tone communicate with the audience ```