Final Exam

Question 1

A reference to another popular work

Answer 1

Allusion

Question 2

The examination of the separate parts of the whole

Answer 2

Analysis

Question 3

The people the author intends to hear their message

Answer 3

Audience

Question 4

The last sentence in a paragraph where the writer wraps everything up and connects back to the topic sentence.

Answer 4

Clincher

Question 5

The organization and connection of ideas in a logical manner

Answer 5

Coherence

Question 6

Words or phrases which show relationships from one idea to another

Answer 6

Connections

Question 7

Connectors which provide links by referring to nouns in previous phrases clauses or sentences, emphasizing the connection in thought and avoiding unnecessary repetition

Answer 7

Connecting pronouns

Question 8

Connectors which show equal relationships

Answer 8

Coordinating conjunctions

Question 9

Conjunctions in pairs

Answer 9

Correlatives

Question 10

The elaboration of an idea through organized discussion supported by examples, detail, and other information

Answer 10

Development

Question 11

Writing in which the goal is to clarify or explain in order to inform the reader

Answer 11

Exposition

Question 12

Conflict that is between a character and an external force

Answer 12

External conflict

Question 13

A scene in a movie, novel, etc. that is set before the main story

Answer 13

Flashback

Question 14

A literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story

Answer 14

Foreshadow

Question 15

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

Answer 15

Hyperbole

Question 16

Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work

Answer 16

Imagery

Question 17

Sentence which is a direct and definite explanation of the controlling idea stated in the topic sentence

Answer 17

Major support

Question 18

A comparison without using like or as

Answer 18

Metaphor

Question 19

Sentence which explains the major support in terms of the controlling idea

Answer 19

Minor support

Question 20

The emotional response that the writer wishes to evoke in the reader

Answer 20

Mood

Question 21

The forming of a word by imitating the sound the word is referring to

Answer 21

Onomatopoeia

Question 22

The act of structuring and ordering points in certain patterns

Answer 22

Organizational patterns

Question 23

Series of sentences unified by a controlling idea that discusses a single topic

Answer 23

Paragraph

Question 24

The repetition of the sentence pattern or of other grammatical structures

Answer 24

Parallel structure

Question 25

Connector which reminds the reader of a thought from one sentence to the next by rephrasing it in a subsequent sentence

Answer 25

Paraphrase

Question 26

When a non-human is given human-like qualities

Answer 26

Personification

Question 27

The main events or story of a book

Answer 27

Plot

Question 28

The narrator's position in relation to a story being told

Answer 28

Point of view

Question 29

An author's reason for writing a work

Answer 29

Purpose

Question 30

Achieves coherence through emphasis and links sentences by repeating the main idea

Answer 30

Repetition

Question 31

Comparison using like or as

Answer 31

Simile

Question 32

Transitional phrases that look back or forward, often summarizing or reminding the reader

Answer 32

Squinting transition

Question 33

An object, person, situation, or action that has a literal meaning in a story but suggests or represents other meanings

Answer 33

Symbol

Question 34

The lesson or moral the author intends as their primary message

Answer 34

Theme

Question 35

Sentence that narrows the topic and contains an idea or opinion about it

Answer 35

Thesis statement

Question 36

The attitude that a character or narrator or author takes towards a given subject

Answer 36

Tone

Question 37

A direct statement of the main idea of the paragraph

Answer 37

Topic sentence

Question 38

The glue between ideas that create flow and show relationships among ideas

Answer 38

Transitions

Question 39

All the elements in a paragraph or essay contributing to developing a single idea or thesis.

Answer 39

Unity

Question 40

Central character in a literary work

Answer 40

Protagonist