ATI TEAS 7 ENGLISH EXAM REVIEW
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Language that goes beyond the literal meaning of a word or phrase is called.... -
answer-figurative language
Descriptive language that evokes imagery in the reader's mind is one type of ..... -
answer-figurative language
An _____________________ is another type of figurative language. - answer-
exaggeration
What type of figurative language in which the writer equates something with another
thing that is not particularly similar, instead of using like or as.
Metaphors are a way for the author to describe an item without being direct and
obvious. - answer-a metaphor
"swaying skeletons reached for the sky and groaned as the wind blew through them."
In this example, the author is using skeletons as a ______________ for leafless trees. -
answer-metaphor
What can create a tone while inspiring the reader's imagination? - answer-a metaphor
A __________ is a figurative expression that is similar to a metaphor, yet the
expression requires the use of the distancing words like or as. - answer-simile
"the sun was like an orange, eager as a beaver, and nimble as a mountain goat."
This is an example of a ? - answer-simile
In a ___________, authors explicitly indicate that the description is not the same thing
as the thing being described. In a ____________, there is no such distinction. -
answer--simile
-metaphor
What type of figurative language describes a non-human thing, like an animal or an
object, as if it were human and can set the tone due to it's description? - answer-
personification
If the author makes his or her main idea clear from the beginning, then the likely
purpose of the text is to.... - answer-inform
If the author begins by making a claim and provides various arguments to support that
claim, then the purpose is probably to.... - answer-persuade
, If the author tells a story or wants to gain the reader's attention more than to push a
particular point or deliver information, then his or her purpose is most likely to... -
answer-entertain
What is a line graph typically used for? - answer-used for measuring trends over time
What is a pictograph? - answer--generally in the horizontal orientation
-must have a key that defines the picture or symbol and gives the quantity each picture
or symbol represents.
-
What can be either proved or disproved? - answer-a fact
What conveys an author's personal thoughts or feelings? - answer-an opinion
A writer will always have a _________________ before writing. - answer-point of view
What characterizes 1st person point of view? - answer--lets narrators express their
inner feelings/ thoughts.
-the writer writes from the perspective of i
-generally used for personal correspondence, narratives, fiction, or informal writing.
What characterizes 2nd person point of view? - answer-- allows the writer to address
the reader or audience. -characterized by the use of pronouns that directly address the
audience, like "you".
What characterizes 3rd person point of view? - answer-- does not reference the writer or
the writer's audience
-uses pronouns like he, she, and they.
- types of third-person narration in fiction: third-person omniscient and third-person
limited.
-most formal point of view
-places all of the focus on the meaning of the text and does not clearly share the writer's
personal thoughts or feelings
-bias or prejudice can be detected in the writing, but they will not be as clearly or directly
communicated as they would in first person.
The ____________ is about what the reader feels while reading the piece - answer-
mood
___________ is about how the writer's attitude about his subject or audience. - answer-
tone
The word choice and tone a writer uses when describing or addressing a particular idea,
person, or group of people may be discernably positive or negative, communicating a
writer's .... - answer-biases
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Language that goes beyond the literal meaning of a word or phrase is called.... -
answer-figurative language
Descriptive language that evokes imagery in the reader's mind is one type of ..... -
answer-figurative language
An _____________________ is another type of figurative language. - answer-
exaggeration
What type of figurative language in which the writer equates something with another
thing that is not particularly similar, instead of using like or as.
Metaphors are a way for the author to describe an item without being direct and
obvious. - answer-a metaphor
"swaying skeletons reached for the sky and groaned as the wind blew through them."
In this example, the author is using skeletons as a ______________ for leafless trees. -
answer-metaphor
What can create a tone while inspiring the reader's imagination? - answer-a metaphor
A __________ is a figurative expression that is similar to a metaphor, yet the
expression requires the use of the distancing words like or as. - answer-simile
"the sun was like an orange, eager as a beaver, and nimble as a mountain goat."
This is an example of a ? - answer-simile
In a ___________, authors explicitly indicate that the description is not the same thing
as the thing being described. In a ____________, there is no such distinction. -
answer--simile
-metaphor
What type of figurative language describes a non-human thing, like an animal or an
object, as if it were human and can set the tone due to it's description? - answer-
personification
If the author makes his or her main idea clear from the beginning, then the likely
purpose of the text is to.... - answer-inform
If the author begins by making a claim and provides various arguments to support that
claim, then the purpose is probably to.... - answer-persuade
, If the author tells a story or wants to gain the reader's attention more than to push a
particular point or deliver information, then his or her purpose is most likely to... -
answer-entertain
What is a line graph typically used for? - answer-used for measuring trends over time
What is a pictograph? - answer--generally in the horizontal orientation
-must have a key that defines the picture or symbol and gives the quantity each picture
or symbol represents.
-
What can be either proved or disproved? - answer-a fact
What conveys an author's personal thoughts or feelings? - answer-an opinion
A writer will always have a _________________ before writing. - answer-point of view
What characterizes 1st person point of view? - answer--lets narrators express their
inner feelings/ thoughts.
-the writer writes from the perspective of i
-generally used for personal correspondence, narratives, fiction, or informal writing.
What characterizes 2nd person point of view? - answer-- allows the writer to address
the reader or audience. -characterized by the use of pronouns that directly address the
audience, like "you".
What characterizes 3rd person point of view? - answer-- does not reference the writer or
the writer's audience
-uses pronouns like he, she, and they.
- types of third-person narration in fiction: third-person omniscient and third-person
limited.
-most formal point of view
-places all of the focus on the meaning of the text and does not clearly share the writer's
personal thoughts or feelings
-bias or prejudice can be detected in the writing, but they will not be as clearly or directly
communicated as they would in first person.
The ____________ is about what the reader feels while reading the piece - answer-
mood
___________ is about how the writer's attitude about his subject or audience. - answer-
tone
The word choice and tone a writer uses when describing or addressing a particular idea,
person, or group of people may be discernably positive or negative, communicating a
writer's .... - answer-biases
