6 Written Questions

1. The relationship between letters and sounds fundamental in beginning reading.
2. One of two or more words pronounced alike, but different in spelling or meaning (e.g., hair/hare, scale (fish)/scale (musical)).
3. An exaggeration or overstatement (e.g., I was so embarrassed I could have died.).
4. The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or usual meaning; incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the expected result.
5. An object or abstract idea given human qualities or human form (e.g., Flowers danced about the lawn.).
6. A document that focuses on civic issues or matters of public policy at the community level and beyond.

6 Multiple Choice Questions

1. The struggle that grows out of the interplay of the two opposing forces in a plot.
   1. Literary structures
   2. Literary devices
   3. Literary elements
   4. Literary conflict
2. The way in which an author reveals characters, events and ideas in telling a story; the vantage point from which the story is told.
   1. Homophone
   2. Phonics
   3. Point of view
   4. Pattern book
3. An expression peculiar to itself grammatically or that cannot be understood if taken literally (e.g., Let’s get on the ball.).
   1. Narrative
   2. Idiomatic language
   3. Homophone
   4. Paraphrase
4. Restate text or passage in other words, often to clarify meaning or show understanding.
   1. Paraphrase
   2. Homophone
   3. Metaphor
   4. Narrative
5. A story, actual or fictional, expressed orally or in writing.
   1. Paraphrase
   2. Narrative
   3. Hyperbole
   4. Homophone
6. A diagram or pictorial device that shows relationships.
   1. Paraphrase
   2. Phonics
   3. Graphic organizer
   4. Narrative

6 True/False Question

1. Literary structures → The author’s method of organizing text (e.g., foreshadowing, flashbacks).
   

   True        False

2. Pattern book → An exaggeration or overstatement (e.g., I was so embarrassed I could have died.).
   

   True        False

3. Literary elements → Tools used by the author to enliven and provide voice to the writing (e.g., dialogue, alliteration).
   

   True        False

4. Metaphor → The repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.
   

   True        False

5. Meter → The comparison of two unlike things in which no words of comparison (like or as) are used (e.g., That new kid in class is really a squirrel.).
   

   True        False

6. Literary devices → The essential techniques used in literature (e.g., characterization, setting, plot, theme).
   

   True        False