FTCE Middle Grades English 5-9
Questions And Correct Answers
Allegory c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A ctype cof cnarrative cthat cuses ca cstory cto csymbolize
canother cmeaning c(Biblical cstories)
Alliteration c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A cdevice cthat c"repeats" cstressed csounds cin ca
csequence cof cwords cclosely cconnected cto cone canother. c*Luscious clemons. cIt cis
cbased con cthe csounds cof cletters, crather cthan cthe cspelling cof cwords.
Allusion c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A creference cto can cevent cliterary cwork cor cperson. c*I
ccan cnot cdo cthat cbecause cI'm cnot csuperman.
Foreshadowing c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Uses chints cin ca cnarrative cto clet cthe caudience
canticipate cfuture cevents cin cthe cplot.
Hyperbole c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔An cexaggeration/a cfigure cof cspeech cthat cuses
cextreme cexaggeration cfor cdramatic ceffect. c*I chave cdone cthis ca cthousand ctimes.
c*Love cstory, ccomic cstories.
Metaphor c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Compares ctwo cthings cby cstating cone cis cthe
cother.*The ceyes care cthe cwindows cof cthe csoul.
Onomotopeia c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Words cthat cimitate cthe csound cthey cdescribe.
c*Plunk, cWhiz, cPop
Oxymoron c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A ctwo cword cparadox. c*Never cmiss, cseriously
cfunny.
Personification c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Another cfigure cof cspeech cwhich cattributes
c"Human cQualities" cto can cinanimate cobject cor cabstract centity. c*The crun cdown
chouse cappeared cdepressed.
Simile c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Compares cone cobject cto canother. c*He csmokes clike ca
cchimney. c*Pretty cas ca cpicture. c*Light cas ca cfeather.
Tone c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Refers cto cthe c"Attitude" cexpressed cabout cthe csubject
cthrough cthe cauthor.
,Figurative clanguange c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A cform cof clanguage cuse cin cwhich cthe
cwriters cand cspeakers cmean csomething cother cthan cthe cliteral cmeaning cof ctheir
cwords. c(Two cfigures cof cspeech cthat care cparticularly cimportant cfor cpoetry care csimile
cand cmetaphor)
Imagery c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Is cthe cconcrete crepresentation cof ca csense
cimpression, cfeeling cor cidea cthat ctriggers cour cimaginative cere-enactment cof csensory
cexperience. c*Images cmay cbe cvisual c(something cseen) cAural c(something cheard),
ctactile c(felt), colfactory c(smell), cor cgustatory c(something ctasted.) c* cLanguage cthat
cappeals cto cthe csenses.
Rhyme c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The crepetition cof cidentical cor csimilar cconcluding
csyllables cin cdifferent cwords, cmost coften cat cthe cends cof clines.
Stanza c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔grouping cof clines, cset coff cby ca cspace, cwhich cusually
chas ca cset cpattern cof cmeter cand crhyme.
Rhythm c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Is cthe crepetition cof cidentical cor csimilar cconcluding
csyllables cin cdifferent cwords, cmost coften cat cthe cends cof clines. cRhyme cis
cpredominately ca cfunction cof csound crather cthan cspelling; cthus cwords cthat cend cwith
cthey csame cvowel csound. c*day, cprey, cbouquet, cweigh. c(Poets crely cheavily con
crhythm cto cexpress cmeaning cand cconvey cfeeling.)
Cliches c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Saying cor cdialogue cmuch coverworked cin ccommon
clanguage. cThey care cused cin cdeveloping ccharacters cand csometimes cin ccomical cand
cfarcical cways.
Anaphora c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔refers cto ca cfigure cof cspeech cin cwhich ca cword cor
cwords care crepeated cat cthe cbeginning cof csuccessive clines cof cverse cin crhetoric.
Climax c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Occurs cwhen ca cstate cof ctension cin ca cliterary cwork
creaches cits cpeak, cusually cwith ca cresolution cof csome ckind. c(increasing clevel cof
ctension, cusually cbetween cthe cprotagonist cand cantagonist.)
Dialect cgeography c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the cstudy cof cspeech cdifferences cfrom cone
cgeographical carea cto canother.
Dialect cmixture c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the cpresence cin cone cform cof cspeech cwith
celements cfrom cdifferent cneighboring cdialects.
Dictation c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the cchoice cof clanguage cin ca cliterary cwork. cMay cbe
cformal, ccolloquial, cand cslang. cUsed cto cset ca ctone cfor cthe cwork cmeant cto cinduce ca
cmood cin cthe caudience.
Discourse c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔any ccoherent csuccession cof csentences, cspoken cor
cwritten. cThus ca cnovel, cshort cstory, cessay, cspeech cor cinterview.
, Style c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a cparticular cmanner cof cusing clanguage cto cnarrate ca
cstory, cdevelop ca cdramatic cmood, cor cevoke ca cmood. cCan calso crefer cto ca cperiod cof
cliterary chistory cor cto can cindividual cwriter.
Email/Electronic ccommunication c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Very ccommon camong cpeople
cand cbusiness cfor ccommunication. cElectronic cdocuments cwill ccontinue cto cgrow.
Effective cway cof cwriting can cemail. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔1. cThe csubject cshould cbe
cmeaningful cand cconcise. cClear cto cthe creader.
2. cMost cimportant cpart cof cthe cmessage cshould cappear con cthe cfirst cscreen.
3. cSummarize clong cmessages cin cthe cfist cparagraph.
4. cWrite cconcisely cin cshort, crelevant cparagraphs.
5. cUse ca cmixture cof ccapital cand clower ccase cletter cfor cease cof creading.
6. cInclude cthe ctext cof cthe cattachment cin cthe cbody cof cthe cE-mail cif cpossible. c
7. cProofread cafter cusing cspell ccheck cand cgrammar ccheck.
Plot c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the cmain cevents cof ca cplay, cnovel, cmovie, cor csimilar
cwork, cdevised cand cpresented cby cthe cwriter cas can cinterrelated csequence.
Elements cof cLiterature c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔1. cExposition
2. cForeshadowing
3. cInciting cForce/triggers
4. cConflict
5. cRising cAction
6. cCrisis
7. cClimax
8. cFalling caction
9. cResolution
Exposition c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cintroductory cmaterial cwhich cgive cthe csetting,
ccreates cthe ctone, cpresents cthe ccharacters, cand cpresents cother cfacts cnecessary cto
cunderstanding cthe cstory.
Inciting cForce/triggers c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cevent cof ccharacter cthat ctriggers
cthe cconflict.
Conflict c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cessence cof cfiction. cIt ccreates cplot. cWe cusually
cencounter cthem cas c(Man cversus...Man, cNature, cSociety cor cSelf.)
Rising cAction c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A cseries cof cevents cthat cbuilds cfrom cthe cconflict.
cIt cbegins cwith cthe cinciting cforce cand cends cwith cthe cclimax.
Crisis c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cconflict creaches cand ca cturning cpoint. cA cthis cpoint
cthe copposing cforces cin cthe cstory cmeet cand cthe cconflict cbecomes cmost cintense.
cThe ccrisis coccurs cbefore cor cat cthe csame ctime cas cthe cclimax.
Questions And Correct Answers
Allegory c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A ctype cof cnarrative cthat cuses ca cstory cto csymbolize
canother cmeaning c(Biblical cstories)
Alliteration c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A cdevice cthat c"repeats" cstressed csounds cin ca
csequence cof cwords cclosely cconnected cto cone canother. c*Luscious clemons. cIt cis
cbased con cthe csounds cof cletters, crather cthan cthe cspelling cof cwords.
Allusion c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A creference cto can cevent cliterary cwork cor cperson. c*I
ccan cnot cdo cthat cbecause cI'm cnot csuperman.
Foreshadowing c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Uses chints cin ca cnarrative cto clet cthe caudience
canticipate cfuture cevents cin cthe cplot.
Hyperbole c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔An cexaggeration/a cfigure cof cspeech cthat cuses
cextreme cexaggeration cfor cdramatic ceffect. c*I chave cdone cthis ca cthousand ctimes.
c*Love cstory, ccomic cstories.
Metaphor c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Compares ctwo cthings cby cstating cone cis cthe
cother.*The ceyes care cthe cwindows cof cthe csoul.
Onomotopeia c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Words cthat cimitate cthe csound cthey cdescribe.
c*Plunk, cWhiz, cPop
Oxymoron c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A ctwo cword cparadox. c*Never cmiss, cseriously
cfunny.
Personification c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Another cfigure cof cspeech cwhich cattributes
c"Human cQualities" cto can cinanimate cobject cor cabstract centity. c*The crun cdown
chouse cappeared cdepressed.
Simile c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Compares cone cobject cto canother. c*He csmokes clike ca
cchimney. c*Pretty cas ca cpicture. c*Light cas ca cfeather.
Tone c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Refers cto cthe c"Attitude" cexpressed cabout cthe csubject
cthrough cthe cauthor.
,Figurative clanguange c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A cform cof clanguage cuse cin cwhich cthe
cwriters cand cspeakers cmean csomething cother cthan cthe cliteral cmeaning cof ctheir
cwords. c(Two cfigures cof cspeech cthat care cparticularly cimportant cfor cpoetry care csimile
cand cmetaphor)
Imagery c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Is cthe cconcrete crepresentation cof ca csense
cimpression, cfeeling cor cidea cthat ctriggers cour cimaginative cere-enactment cof csensory
cexperience. c*Images cmay cbe cvisual c(something cseen) cAural c(something cheard),
ctactile c(felt), colfactory c(smell), cor cgustatory c(something ctasted.) c* cLanguage cthat
cappeals cto cthe csenses.
Rhyme c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The crepetition cof cidentical cor csimilar cconcluding
csyllables cin cdifferent cwords, cmost coften cat cthe cends cof clines.
Stanza c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔grouping cof clines, cset coff cby ca cspace, cwhich cusually
chas ca cset cpattern cof cmeter cand crhyme.
Rhythm c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Is cthe crepetition cof cidentical cor csimilar cconcluding
csyllables cin cdifferent cwords, cmost coften cat cthe cends cof clines. cRhyme cis
cpredominately ca cfunction cof csound crather cthan cspelling; cthus cwords cthat cend cwith
cthey csame cvowel csound. c*day, cprey, cbouquet, cweigh. c(Poets crely cheavily con
crhythm cto cexpress cmeaning cand cconvey cfeeling.)
Cliches c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Saying cor cdialogue cmuch coverworked cin ccommon
clanguage. cThey care cused cin cdeveloping ccharacters cand csometimes cin ccomical cand
cfarcical cways.
Anaphora c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔refers cto ca cfigure cof cspeech cin cwhich ca cword cor
cwords care crepeated cat cthe cbeginning cof csuccessive clines cof cverse cin crhetoric.
Climax c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Occurs cwhen ca cstate cof ctension cin ca cliterary cwork
creaches cits cpeak, cusually cwith ca cresolution cof csome ckind. c(increasing clevel cof
ctension, cusually cbetween cthe cprotagonist cand cantagonist.)
Dialect cgeography c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the cstudy cof cspeech cdifferences cfrom cone
cgeographical carea cto canother.
Dialect cmixture c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the cpresence cin cone cform cof cspeech cwith
celements cfrom cdifferent cneighboring cdialects.
Dictation c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the cchoice cof clanguage cin ca cliterary cwork. cMay cbe
cformal, ccolloquial, cand cslang. cUsed cto cset ca ctone cfor cthe cwork cmeant cto cinduce ca
cmood cin cthe caudience.
Discourse c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔any ccoherent csuccession cof csentences, cspoken cor
cwritten. cThus ca cnovel, cshort cstory, cessay, cspeech cor cinterview.
, Style c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a cparticular cmanner cof cusing clanguage cto cnarrate ca
cstory, cdevelop ca cdramatic cmood, cor cevoke ca cmood. cCan calso crefer cto ca cperiod cof
cliterary chistory cor cto can cindividual cwriter.
Email/Electronic ccommunication c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Very ccommon camong cpeople
cand cbusiness cfor ccommunication. cElectronic cdocuments cwill ccontinue cto cgrow.
Effective cway cof cwriting can cemail. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔1. cThe csubject cshould cbe
cmeaningful cand cconcise. cClear cto cthe creader.
2. cMost cimportant cpart cof cthe cmessage cshould cappear con cthe cfirst cscreen.
3. cSummarize clong cmessages cin cthe cfist cparagraph.
4. cWrite cconcisely cin cshort, crelevant cparagraphs.
5. cUse ca cmixture cof ccapital cand clower ccase cletter cfor cease cof creading.
6. cInclude cthe ctext cof cthe cattachment cin cthe cbody cof cthe cE-mail cif cpossible. c
7. cProofread cafter cusing cspell ccheck cand cgrammar ccheck.
Plot c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the cmain cevents cof ca cplay, cnovel, cmovie, cor csimilar
cwork, cdevised cand cpresented cby cthe cwriter cas can cinterrelated csequence.
Elements cof cLiterature c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔1. cExposition
2. cForeshadowing
3. cInciting cForce/triggers
4. cConflict
5. cRising cAction
6. cCrisis
7. cClimax
8. cFalling caction
9. cResolution
Exposition c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cintroductory cmaterial cwhich cgive cthe csetting,
ccreates cthe ctone, cpresents cthe ccharacters, cand cpresents cother cfacts cnecessary cto
cunderstanding cthe cstory.
Inciting cForce/triggers c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cevent cof ccharacter cthat ctriggers
cthe cconflict.
Conflict c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cessence cof cfiction. cIt ccreates cplot. cWe cusually
cencounter cthem cas c(Man cversus...Man, cNature, cSociety cor cSelf.)
Rising cAction c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A cseries cof cevents cthat cbuilds cfrom cthe cconflict.
cIt cbegins cwith cthe cinciting cforce cand cends cwith cthe cclimax.
Crisis c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cconflict creaches cand ca cturning cpoint. cA cthis cpoint
cthe copposing cforces cin cthe cstory cmeet cand cthe cconflict cbecomes cmost cintense.
cThe ccrisis coccurs cbefore cor cat cthe csame ctime cas cthe cclimax.
