Reading/Language Arts Flashcards
(24 cards)
a phrase can NEVER be:
a complete thought
The proverb “Death is a black camel, which kneels at the gates of all” is an example of
metaphor
Literacy is a person’s ability to
read and write
In general, the entries in a table of contents are arranged according to which of the following relationships?
order of occurrence in the books
Which of the following is the term given for the written symbols for the speech sounds?
graphemes
which of the following is NOT a synonymous for the word mediocre?
original
Which author wrote “What’s in a name? That which we call rose/By any other name would smell as sweet”?
William Shakespeare
The meaning of a protagonist is
the central character
The literary technique of foreshadowing is often used
in novels, short stories, and drama to hint at the future developments in the plot
“The disparaging remarks about her performance on the job made Margaret uncomfortable”
The word disparaging is closest in meaning to
insulting
The Japanese form of poetry called Haiku is known for its
brevity and concision
Hamlet’s “To Be or Not To Be” speech, in the play by William Shakespeare, is an example of the dramatic technique known as
soliloquy
Which of the following types of literature is characterized as realistic and contains a moral?
parable
Sequential language acquisition occurs when students
learn a second language after mastery of the first language
“Buy a brand-new Whizzer bike like the ones all your friends have.” Which propaganda device is being illustrated?
bandwagon
Which of the following sentences illustrate?
Laura tried to do her best.
The judge tried the case harshly.
words with multiple meaning
To explain and clarify ideas is the purpose of which of the following types of writing?
expository writing
Hiss is an example of
onomatopoeia
Which of the following is NOT a type or form of poetry?
metaphor
Which of the following is most likely to provide a primary source for a research paper on pioneers?
an entry from a diary
Which of the following activities provides the best example of a student using his decoding skills?
analyzing the prefix of suffix of an unfamiliar word to determine the meaning of the word
Students have been asked to write a paragraph about their favorite character in Lord of the Flies. Which of the following would best help them generate ideas for this paragraph?
a prewriting exercise in which the student lists the reasons they liked a specific character
Which of the following would be most effective in helping 6-year-olds to write messages on their own?
encouraging invented spelling
Which of the following is a type of poem that expresses the poet’s sadness about someone’s death?
elegy
