7Th Grade Communication Arts Semester 1 Final

Front 1

an idea in someone's imagination, made up

Back 1

fiction

Front 2

about real people and events, factual

Back 2

nonfiction

Front 3

a brief work of fiction, can be read in one sitting

Back 3

short story

Front 4

includes dialogues, meant to be performed in front of an audience, made up of scenes or acts

Back 4

drama

Front 5

the true story of a person's life

Back 5

biography

Front 6

a comparison of two things that are not alike but have some qualities in common
- does not use the words like or as

Back 6

metaphor

Front 7

the use of sound words like buzz or bong

Back 7

onomatopoeia

Front 8

giving human qualities to an animal, idea or object

Back 8

personification

Front 9

a comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as

Back 9

simile

Front 10

a message about life or human nature

Back 10

theme

Front 11

repetition of sounds at the end of words

Back 11

rhyme

Front 12

narrator is a character in the story, uses I, me and we

Back 12

1st person point of view

Front 13

the narrator is not a character in the story, uses he, she, and they

Back 13

3rd person point of view

Front 14

when a writer provides hints about what will happen in the future, creates suspense

Back 14

foreshadowing

Front 15

the series of events in a story

Back 15

plot

Front 16

the first stage of a plot, gives background, introduces characters and setting

Back 16

exposition

Front 17

struggle between two opposing forces

Back 17

conflict

Front 18

point of greatest interest

Back 18

climax

Front 19

stage in the plot where the story is drawing to a close, the conflict eases, after the climax

Back 19

resolution

Front 20

an appeal by association to people's desire to belong

Back 20

bandwagon

Front 21

using celebrities or satisfied customers to persuade

Back 21

testimonials

Front 22

What are the three main purposes of writing?

Back 22

entertain, inform, persuade

Front 23

briefly retelling the main ideas

Back 23

summary

Front 24

5 senses

Back 24

sights, sounds, textures, smells, tastes

Front 25

guess what will happen next

Back 25

predict

Front 26

an attempt to discredit a person by attacking them or an associated group

Back 26

name calling

Front 27

repeating

Back 27

repetition

Front 28

leaving something out

Back 28

omission

Front 29

an incomplete or partial sentence, not a full thought

Back 29

fragment

Front 30

two sentences put together without proper punctuation

Back 30

run-on sentence

Front 31

Give 4 ways to fix run-on sentences.

Back 31

1. period - make 2 sentences
2. semicolon
3. comma and conjunction - FANBOY
4. use a subordinate conjunction