Salinas ELAR Midterm 2024

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What punctuation mark goes at the end of the sentence: 'WOW! Did you see that ___' ?

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The correct punctuation mark is a question mark (?).

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words, such as in 'Powerful pandas punch parrots.'

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How should the name of a country be written?

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The correct way is 'England' with a capital 'E'.

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What type of writing focuses on similarities and differences?

Back

Compare and Contrast.

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What is the problem in the following scenario: 'Every day at recess, students would argue over the slides.'?

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The problem is that students argue over the slides.

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What is a sentence fragment?

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A sentence fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought.

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What is the purpose of a thesis statement in writing?

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A thesis statement presents the main idea or argument of a piece of writing.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as', e.g., 'as brave as a lion.'

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What does it mean to summarize a text?

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To summarize a text means to give a brief statement of the main points.

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What is the main idea of a paragraph?

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The main idea is the central point or message that the paragraph conveys.