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Welcome! The Topic For Today Is… PSSA Prep Reading. PSSA PREP. Parts of Speech: 200. Question: Is the sentence simple or compound? Jonathan finishes a book, and he shares it with a friend. Answer Compound. Back. Parts of Speech: 400. Question: - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Welcome!The Topic For Today Is…
PSSA Prep Reading
PSSA PREPParts of Speech Grammar Spelling Punctuation Genres
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Parts of Speech: 200Question: Is the sentence simple or compound? Jonathan finishes a book, and he shares it with
a friend. Answer• Compound
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Parts of Speech: 400
Question:• What is it called when an author gives human
qualities to an animal or something that is not human?
Answer• Personification
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Parts of Speech: 600
Question:• What is it called when one of two or more
words in a language that have similar meaning?
Answer:• Synonym
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Parts of Speech: 800
Question:• What is it called when you have a comparison
of unlike things in which no words or comparison?
Answer• Metaphor
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Parts of Speech: 1000Question:• What part of speech is the underlined word?Because of the rain storm, the party was
cancelled.
Answer• verb
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Grammar: 200Question:• What names more then one person, place
thing or ideaAnswer• Plural Noun
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Grammar: 400Question:• What is a word that takes the place of one or
more nouns?
Answer• Pronoun
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Grammar : 600Question:• What tells what the subject of a sentence
does, did or will doAnswer• Action Verb
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Grammar : 800
Question:• In the sentence below is the underlined word
a present participle, past-tense verbs, or past participles?
Wanda had touched Peggy’s arm.Answer• Past Participle
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Grammar : 1000
Question: • What is a verb that does not end with ed in
the past tense, they also have special spellings.
Answer• Irregular Verb
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Spelling: 200• Question:• Which word is misspelled in the sentence?
I received a fruit basket at the hospital, it contained: an apple, a peach, a pair, strawberries and bananas.
• Answer• Pair is misspelled, it should be pear.
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Spelling: 400• Question:• Which word is misspelled in the sentence?
While I am sitting on the beach I can here the sound of crashing waves.
• Answer• Here is misspelled, it should be hear.
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Spelling: 600Question:• Can you please help me tie a not in this rope. Answer• Not is misspelled it should be knot.
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Spelling: 800• Question:• Which word is misspelled in the sentence?
Katie and Sean received an A on there arithmetic test.
• Answer• There is misspelled it should be their.
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Spelling: 1000Question:• Which word is misspelled in the sentence?
John would like to go with me too the circus.
AnswerToo is misspelled it should be to
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Punctuation: 200Question:• What is wrong with this sentence:
sometimes, i want to play with my dog and sometimes i want to play with my cat.
Answer• You need to capitalize the S in sometimes and
capitalize the i.
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Punctuation: 400Question:• What form of punctuation belongs here?
Plato_ the Greek philosopher, was a student of Socrates.
Answer,
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Punctuation: 600Question:• Is this sentence correct?
After the wedding the guests attended the reception
Answer• No, you need a comma after the word
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Punctuation: 800• Question:• Which comma is misplaced, the first or second?
"Don't eat that pizza," warned Lisa. "It's over two weeks old ", she then explained.
Answer• The first because the comma should always come
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Punctuation : 1000Question:Is this sentence correct?my birthday is today febuary 18 2011.
Answer• No, it should be: My birthday is today,
February 18, 2011.
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Genres: 200Question:• Which from of writing is a story that can be
preformed for an audienceAnswer• Play
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Genres: 400Question:• Which form of writing is a story about the
person written by the person?Answer• Autobiography
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Question:• Which form of writing uses imagery figurative
language and imagination to express feelings and ideas?
Answer:
PoemBack
Genres: 800Question:• Which form of writing is a story that tells
about characters and events that are like people and events in real life?
Answer• Realistic Fiction
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Genres: 1000Question:• Which form of writing is a story that tells
about real people or real eventsAnswer• Narrative Nonfiction
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