FTCE MIDDLE GRADES ENGLISH 5-9
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
VERIFIED 2025/2026.
Allegory - ANS A type of narrative that uses a story to symbolize another meaning (Biblical
stories)
Alliteration - ANS A device that "repeats" stressed sounds in a sequence of words closely
connected to one another. *Luscious lemons. It is based on the sounds of letters, rather than
the spelling of words.
Allusion - ANS A reference to an event literary work or person. *I can not do that because I'm
not superman.
Foreshadowing - ANS Uses hints in a narrative to let the audience anticipate future events in
the plot.
Hyperbole - ANS An exaggeration/a figure of speech that uses extreme exaggeration for
dramatic effect. *I have done this a thousand times. *Love story, comic stories.
Metaphor - ANS Compares two things by stating one is the other.*The eyes are the windows
of the soul.
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,Onomotopeia - ANS Words that imitate the sound they describe. *Plunk, Whiz, Pop
Oxymoron - ANS A two word paradox. *Never miss, seriously funny.
Personification - ANS Another figure of speech which attributes "Human Qualities" to an
inanimate object or abstract entity. *The run down house appeared depressed.
Simile - ANS Compares one object to another. *He smokes like a chimney. *Pretty as a
picture. *Light as a feather.
Tone - ANS Refers to the "Attitude" expressed about the subject through the author.
Figurative languange - ANS A form of language use in which the writers and speakers mean
something other than the literal meaning of their words. (Two figures of speech that are
particularly important for poetry are simile and metaphor)
Imagery - ANS Is the concrete representation of a sense impression, feeling or idea that
triggers our imaginative ere-enactment of sensory experience. *Images may be visual
(something seen) Aural (something heard), tactile (felt), olfactory (smell), or gustatory
(something tasted.) * Language that appeals to the senses.
Rhyme - ANS The repetition of identical or similar concluding syllables in different words,
most often at the ends of lines.
Stanza - ANS grouping of lines, set off by a space, which usually has a set pattern of meter
and rhyme.
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,Rhythm - ANS Is the repetition of identical or similar concluding syllables in different words,
most often at the ends of lines. Rhyme is predominately a function of sound rather than
spelling; thus words that end with they same vowel sound. *day, prey, bouquet, weigh. (Poets
rely heavily on rhythm to express meaning and convey feeling.)
Cliches - ANS Saying or dialogue much overworked in common language. They are used in
developing characters and sometimes in comical and farcical ways.
Anaphora - ANS refers to a figure of speech in which a word or words are repeated at the
beginning of successive lines of verse in rhetoric.
Climax - ANS Occurs when a state of tension in a literary work reaches its peak, usually with a
resolution of some kind. (increasing level of tension, usually between the protagonist and
antagonist.)
Dialect geography - ANS the study of speech differences from one geographical area to
another.
Dialect mixture - ANS the presence in one form of speech with elements from different
neighboring dialects.
Dictation - ANS the choice of language in a literary work. May be formal, colloquial, and
slang. Used to set a tone for the work meant to induce a mood in the audience.
Discourse - ANS any coherent succession of sentences, spoken or written. Thus a novel, short
story, essay, speech or interview.
Style - ANS a particular manner of using language to narrate a story, develop a dramatic
mood, or evoke a mood. Can also refer to a period of literary history or to an individual writer.
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, Email/Electronic communication - ANS Very common among people and business for
communication. Electronic documents will continue to grow.
Effective way of writing an email. - ANS 1. The subject should be meaningful and concise.
Clear to the reader.
2. Most important part of the message should appear on the first screen.
3. Summarize long messages in the fist paragraph.
4. Write concisely in short, relevant paragraphs.
5. Use a mixture of capital and lower case letter for ease of reading.
6. Include the text of the attachment in the body of the E-mail if possible.
7. Proofread after using spell check and grammar check.
Plot - ANS the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by
the writer as an interrelated sequence.
Elements of Literature - ANS 1. Exposition
2. Foreshadowing
3. Inciting Force/triggers
4. Conflict
5. Rising Action
6. Crisis
7. Climax
8. Falling action
9. Resolution
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EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
VERIFIED 2025/2026.
Allegory - ANS A type of narrative that uses a story to symbolize another meaning (Biblical
stories)
Alliteration - ANS A device that "repeats" stressed sounds in a sequence of words closely
connected to one another. *Luscious lemons. It is based on the sounds of letters, rather than
the spelling of words.
Allusion - ANS A reference to an event literary work or person. *I can not do that because I'm
not superman.
Foreshadowing - ANS Uses hints in a narrative to let the audience anticipate future events in
the plot.
Hyperbole - ANS An exaggeration/a figure of speech that uses extreme exaggeration for
dramatic effect. *I have done this a thousand times. *Love story, comic stories.
Metaphor - ANS Compares two things by stating one is the other.*The eyes are the windows
of the soul.
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,Onomotopeia - ANS Words that imitate the sound they describe. *Plunk, Whiz, Pop
Oxymoron - ANS A two word paradox. *Never miss, seriously funny.
Personification - ANS Another figure of speech which attributes "Human Qualities" to an
inanimate object or abstract entity. *The run down house appeared depressed.
Simile - ANS Compares one object to another. *He smokes like a chimney. *Pretty as a
picture. *Light as a feather.
Tone - ANS Refers to the "Attitude" expressed about the subject through the author.
Figurative languange - ANS A form of language use in which the writers and speakers mean
something other than the literal meaning of their words. (Two figures of speech that are
particularly important for poetry are simile and metaphor)
Imagery - ANS Is the concrete representation of a sense impression, feeling or idea that
triggers our imaginative ere-enactment of sensory experience. *Images may be visual
(something seen) Aural (something heard), tactile (felt), olfactory (smell), or gustatory
(something tasted.) * Language that appeals to the senses.
Rhyme - ANS The repetition of identical or similar concluding syllables in different words,
most often at the ends of lines.
Stanza - ANS grouping of lines, set off by a space, which usually has a set pattern of meter
and rhyme.
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,Rhythm - ANS Is the repetition of identical or similar concluding syllables in different words,
most often at the ends of lines. Rhyme is predominately a function of sound rather than
spelling; thus words that end with they same vowel sound. *day, prey, bouquet, weigh. (Poets
rely heavily on rhythm to express meaning and convey feeling.)
Cliches - ANS Saying or dialogue much overworked in common language. They are used in
developing characters and sometimes in comical and farcical ways.
Anaphora - ANS refers to a figure of speech in which a word or words are repeated at the
beginning of successive lines of verse in rhetoric.
Climax - ANS Occurs when a state of tension in a literary work reaches its peak, usually with a
resolution of some kind. (increasing level of tension, usually between the protagonist and
antagonist.)
Dialect geography - ANS the study of speech differences from one geographical area to
another.
Dialect mixture - ANS the presence in one form of speech with elements from different
neighboring dialects.
Dictation - ANS the choice of language in a literary work. May be formal, colloquial, and
slang. Used to set a tone for the work meant to induce a mood in the audience.
Discourse - ANS any coherent succession of sentences, spoken or written. Thus a novel, short
story, essay, speech or interview.
Style - ANS a particular manner of using language to narrate a story, develop a dramatic
mood, or evoke a mood. Can also refer to a period of literary history or to an individual writer.
3 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Email/Electronic communication - ANS Very common among people and business for
communication. Electronic documents will continue to grow.
Effective way of writing an email. - ANS 1. The subject should be meaningful and concise.
Clear to the reader.
2. Most important part of the message should appear on the first screen.
3. Summarize long messages in the fist paragraph.
4. Write concisely in short, relevant paragraphs.
5. Use a mixture of capital and lower case letter for ease of reading.
6. Include the text of the attachment in the body of the E-mail if possible.
7. Proofread after using spell check and grammar check.
Plot - ANS the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by
the writer as an interrelated sequence.
Elements of Literature - ANS 1. Exposition
2. Foreshadowing
3. Inciting Force/triggers
4. Conflict
5. Rising Action
6. Crisis
7. Climax
8. Falling action
9. Resolution
4 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
