Reading and Writing Reviewer – Midterm Exam

Plot - element of a narrative story tells the sequence of events.

Mood- the atmosphere that the reader gets while reading the text.
Setting- Most of the fairytales start with, “Once upon a time, in a faraway
kingdom…” In which element of narrative does this statement fall under?
Conflict- serves as the problem in the story
Exposition- part of a story where and when the author introduces the story
Adjective- part of speech describes a noun or a pronoun
Conjunction Which of the following cannot be modified by an adverb
Focuses on one subject- most needed in order to avoid confusion in a descriptive
text.
Referent- the thing, person, animal, or place being described in a descriptive text.
Objective-type of description that is primarily factual
Definition -The exact meaning of a word
Dictionary- Reference book that helps people better understand the meaning of a
certain word in a particular situation.
Etymology- type of definition explains the history or origin of a word
Connotation- type of definition is based on the personal or consensual experiences
of a person
Denotation- type of definition is based on the literal or primary meaning of a word,
in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.
Criteria- Set of principles or standards that one sets, decides or judges something
Classification- The method of distributing and organizing things into groups or
categories.
Opinions- Technique in giving examples that states interpretation of a person on a
certain event, idea, concept, etc.
Comparison-Deals with the similarities of two ideas
Contrast- Deals with the difference of two ideas
Venn Diagram- graphic organizers can be best used for showing similarities and
differences of two or three ideas
Cause- Anything that prompts something to happen
Persuasion- the act of convincing the audience with the appeal made by the writer
Fact- “Corruption is the reason behind the poverty of most Filipinos.” What type of
claim is this sentence
Policy- “We are stillborn state, because our umbilical cord with the United States
has never been cut. Cut and cut cleanly, so that we can revive this infant in the
family of nation.”What type of claim is this