MAP 211-220

Question 1

allusion

Answer 1

A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art

Question 2

appendix

Answer 2

A section of additional information at the end of a document.

Question 3

cause

Answer 3

A person, thing or event that makes something happen

Question 4

characterization

Answer 4

Actions, dialogue, and narrative description that reveal a sense of a character’s personality to the reader.

Question 5

classified ad

Answer 5

a small advertisement you put in a newspaper to buy or sell something

Question 6

connotation

Answer 6

All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests

Question 7

coupon

Answer 7

A small paper clipping that entitles the holder to savings on a product

Question 8

debate

Answer 8

A formal talk between people who have different opinions.

Question 9

diagram

Answer 9

A drawing intended to explain how something works

Question 10

exposition

Answer 10

A narrative device, often used at the beginning of a work that provides necessary background information about the characters and their circumstances.

Question 11

falling action

Answer 11

Events after the climax, leading to the resolution

Question 12

flashback

Answer 12

A scene or event from the past that appears in a narrative out of chronological order, to fill in information or explain something in the present.

Question 13

foreshadowing

Answer 13

one or more letters at the top of the page of a reference book to guide the reader in locating the word

Question 14

headline

Answer 14

A line of large type used to gain the reader’s attention; the title of the copy or story.

Question 15

hyperbole

Answer 15

A figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or humorous effects.

Question 16

idiom

Answer 16

A common, often used expression that doesn’t make sense if you take it literally. Example: I’m in a pickle.

Question 17

imagery

Answer 17

Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)

Question 18

instruction

Answer 18

How to do something

Question 19

irony

Answer 19

An unexpected twist or contrast between what happens and what was intended or expected to happen.

Question 20

memorandum

Answer 20

memo for short. A short note designating something to be remembered, especially something to be done or acted upon in the future; reminder

Question 21

metaphor

Answer 21

A comparison without using like or as

Question 22

narrate

Answer 22

to tell a story

Question 23

onomatopoeia

Answer 23

A word that imitates the sound it represents.Example : Pow, Boom, Bam.

Question 24

parable

Answer 24

a simple story illustrating a lesson

Question 25

personification

Answer 25

A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes

Question 26

persuasive

Answer 26

Attempts to convince readers to take a specific position.

Question 27

picture book

Answer 27

a children’s story book that has lots of pictures in it

Question 28

prediction

Answer 28

A statement of what will happen next in a sequence of events.

Question 29

present tense

Answer 29

Means the action is happening right now. I eat cake.

Question 30

primary source

Answer 30

Something written or spoken by someone who SAW the event

Question 31

historical document

Answer 31

Records of historical events, such as the U. S. Constitution

Question 32

pun

Answer 32

a play on words.

Question 33

quote

Answer 33

to repeat words from (a book, author, etc.)

Question 34

research paper

Answer 34

A research paper/project presents the results of investigation on a selected topic

Question 35

resolve

Answer 35

Settle or find a solution to (a problem, dispute, or contentious matter)

Question 36

revision

Answer 36

the act of rewriting something

Question 37

subject

Answer 37

A subject tells what or whom the sentence is about.

Question 38

suspense

Answer 38

Happens when the storyteller or narrator builds excitement in a scene, often prior to the climax.

Question 39

thesis paper

Answer 39

A piece of writing that defends and proves a position made by the writer

Question 40

word play

Answer 40

Playing on words or speech sounds; Example: An orange says to a strawberry, “You are Berry special!”