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This resource is intended for occasional review of vocabulary used in the ISAT, based on the DesCartes Vocabulary by RIT document.
-Suggestion: Randomly select 8-10 words each time you use this with your class
-The words are organized by RIT Band to allow you to focus on a particular set of skills. The RIT Bands are coded by color.
- Definitions were taken from a generic student glossary. You may choose to change the definition to better fit your curriculum or content, as needed.
Below 151
191-200
231-240181-190
171-180
161-170
151-160
221-230
210-220
201-210
241-250
Above 271
261-270
251-260
Language Usage ISAT – 151-160Question 1
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A series of things written
down is a ________.
Language Usage ISAT – 151-160Answer 1
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List
Language Usage ISAT – 151-160Question 2
Answer
Signs & Symbols
What is this?
The box is yellow, blue, and red.
Language Usage ISAT – 151-160Answer 2
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Comma
Signs & Symbols
Language Usage ISAT – 151-160Question 3
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What is this?
Example: The sky is blue.
Signs & Symbols
Language Usage ISAT – 151-160Answer 3
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Period
Signs & Symbols
Language Usage ISAT – 151-160Question 4
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What are these?
Example: He said, “I am happy.”
Signs & Symbols
Language Usage ISAT – 151-160Answer 4
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Quotation Marks
Signs & Symbols
Language Usage ISAT – 161-170Question 5
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What kind of letter is used at the beginning
of a sentence or a name?
Language Usage ISAT – 161-170Answer 5
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Capital Letter
Language Usage ISAT – 161-170Question 6
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What punctuation mark is used to separate words or numbers?Example: blue, red, yellow
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Comma
Language Usage ISAT – 161-170Question 7
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What kind of sentence tells someone what to do?
Language Usage ISAT – 161-170Answer 7
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Command
Language Usage ISAT – 161-170Question 8
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A sentence that tells what is alike about
two things is _______.
Language Usage ISAT – 161-170Answer 8
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Comparative
Language Usage ISAT – 161-170Question 9
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A word that is made by combining two words with
an apostrophe is a ______________.
Examples: can’t, haven’t
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Contraction
Language Usage ISAT – 161-170Question 10
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What kind of book includes recipes and
pictures of food?
Language Usage ISAT – 161-170Answer 10
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Cookbook
Language Usage ISAT – 161-170Question 11
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What kind of writing assignment is made up of paragraphs all focused on
the same topic?
Language Usage ISAT – 161-170Answer 11
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Essay
Language Usage ISAT – 161-170Question 12
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What kind of word or sentence shows surprise
or great feeling?
Examples: Wow! Look out!
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Exclamation
Language Usage ISAT – 161-170Question 13
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What punctuation is used to show surprise or
great feeling?
Examples: Wow! Look out!
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Exclamation Mark
Language Usage ISAT – 161-170Question 14
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What punctuation is used at the end of a sentence to show surprise or great
feeling?Example: Look at that!
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Exclamation Point
Language Usage ISAT – 161-170Question 15
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What kind of document is used to invite someone to a
party?
Language Usage ISAT – 161-170Answer 15
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Invitation
Language Usage ISAT – 161-170Question 16
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A period, a question mark, and an exclamation point are each examples of a
punctuation ______.
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Mark
Language Usage ISAT – 161-170Question 17
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What part of speech includes people,
places, and things?
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Noun
Language Usage ISAT – 161-170Question 18
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What punctuation mark is used at the end of a
sentence or abbreviation?
Example: The sky is blue.
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Period
Language Usage ISAT – 161-170Question 19
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What kind of writing tells a story with parts for people to act out?
Language Usage ISAT – 161-170Answer 19
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Play
Language Usage ISAT – 161-170Question 20
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Periods, commas, and quotation marks are
examples of ________ marks.
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Punctuation
Language Usage ISAT – 161-170Question 21
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What kind of punctuation is used at the end of a question?
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Question Mark
Language Usage ISAT – 161-170Question 22
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An incomplete sentence is also called a sentence
_________.
Example: The blue dog
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Sentence Fragment
Language Usage ISAT – 161-170Question 23
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What kind of writing gives people quick instructions?
STOP
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Sign
Language Usage ISAT – 161-170Question 24
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A word that tells that something is the best
or worst is a ________.
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Superlative
Language Usage ISAT – 161-170Question 25
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It is polite to write a short _____-_____ ______ after you receive a
present.
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Thank-You Note
Language Usage ISAT – 161-170Question 26
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What word is used to ask a question about
location?
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Where
Language Usage ISAT – 161-170Question 27
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The order that words appear in a sentence is the _____ ______.
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Word Order
Language Usage ISAT – 161-170Question 28
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What is this?
Andy’s dog
Signs & Symbols
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Apostrophe
Signs & Symbols
Language Usage ISAT – 161-170Question 29
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Signs & Symbols
What is this?
3:15 pm
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Colon
Signs & Symbols
Language Usage ISAT – 161-170Question 30
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Signs & Symbols
What is this?
I like sports – especially football.
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Dash
Signs & Symbols
Language Usage ISAT – 161-170Question 31
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What is this?
I’m so happy!
Signs & Symbols
Language Usage ISAT – 161-170Answer 31
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Exclamation Point
Signs & Symbols
Language Usage ISAT – 161-170Question 32
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Signs & Symbols
What is this?
Where did you go?
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Question Mark
Signs & Symbols
Language Usage ISAT – 161-170Question 33
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Signs & Symbols
What is this?
I’m taking my dog to the park; he loves to run and play.
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Semicolon
Signs & Symbols
Language Usage ISAT – 171-180Question 34
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What part of speech tells what happens in a
sentence?
Example: I ran and jumped.
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Action Verb
Language Usage ISAT – 171-180Question 35
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What punctuation is used in contractions and
to show possession?
Example: Lee’s, can’t
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Apostrophe
Language Usage ISAT – 171-180Question 36
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Remember to ________ the first letter in a
sentence or name.
Language Usage ISAT – 171-180Answer 36
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Capitalize
Language Usage ISAT – 171-180Question 37
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A ______ tells the month, day, and year when
something happened.
Example: December, 14, 2005
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Date
Language Usage ISAT – 171-180Question 38
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_______ means to make corrections or changes to
a writing assignment before it’s complete.
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Edit
Language Usage ISAT – 171-180Question 39
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Words like “hello” and “good morning” are
each an example of a _________.
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Greeting
Language Usage ISAT – 171-180Question 40
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If something is written in ________ _______, we know
that it already happened.
Example: Yesterday I won a prize.
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Past Tense
Language Usage ISAT – 171-180Question 41
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A ________ is a word that shows ownership.
Examples: Joe’s, ours
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Possessive
Language Usage ISAT – 171-180Question 42
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To ________ means to read a paper looking for mistakes to correct or
other changes to make.
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Proofread
Language Usage ISAT – 171-180Question 43
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To ________ means to tell detailed, specific information about what
something is like.
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To Describe
Language Usage ISAT – 171-180Question 44
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What are these?
A pen (black ink only) can be used on the test.
Signs & Symbols
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Parenthesis
Signs & Symbols
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 45
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What is used to tell where someone lives?
Example: 123 Main Street Boise, ID 83702
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Address
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 46
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What part of speech is used to describe a verb or
adjective?
Examples: Quickly run to see the very big balloon!
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Adverb
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 47
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Commercials are ways for a store to _______
when they have a sale.
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Advertise
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 48
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An _______ is when two people debate or fight about conflicting
opinions.
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Argument
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The people who watch a play or movie are the
__________.
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Audience
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 50
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An __________ is a book someone writes about their own life.
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Autobiography
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 51
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An __________ is a book an author writes
about someone else’s life.
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Bibliography
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 52
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A _____ _____ is a paper written to tell
about what happens in a story or novel.
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Book Report
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 53
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The name of a book is the book ______.
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Book Title
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 54
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The order that things happen, from first to last,
is called ________ order.
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Chronological Order
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 55
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The part of a letter between
the body and the signature is the
____________.
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Closing
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 56
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What punctuation mark is used between the hour and
minutes to show time?
Example: 5:25 pm
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Colon
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 57
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What kind of sentence made of two or more complete parts
(independent phrases)?
Example: I have a dog, and my sister has a cat.
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Compound Sentence
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 58
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Writing that is imaginative, including writing poems,
plays, and stories, is ______ writing.
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Creative Writing
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 59
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A __________ of something tells specific information about what
that thing is like.
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Description
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A book where someone can write his or her personal
thoughts is a ______.
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Diary
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 61
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A play or script that tells an exciting story
is a _______.
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Drama
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 62
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The last part of a book or story, that tells how things turn out, is the
__________.
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Ending
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 63
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A sentence that expresses great feeling and ends in an
exclamation point is a _________ sentence.
Example: Look at that!
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Exclamatory Sentence
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 64
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Writing that is meant to inform the reader is
_______ writing.
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Expository Writing
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 65
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Books that are not true are ________.
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Fiction
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 66
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________ _______, such as metaphors and similes, are ways of saying something
other than using words’ literal meanings.
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Figurative Language
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 67
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A structured essay, with a introduction, supporting
paragraphs and a conclusion, is a _______
essay.
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Formal Essay
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 68
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A casual letter written for fun to someone you
know is a personal or _______ letter.
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Friendly Letter
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 69
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The system or rules that determine how words are used in language is called
__________.
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Grammar
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 70
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______ ______ are charts and graphs, like Venn diagrams, help to organize information.
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Graphic Organizer
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 71
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The part of aletter that includes
the date and addresses is the
______.
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Heading
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 72
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What punctuation is used in the middle of
a word or words?
Example: twenty-one
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Hyphen
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 73
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The big space at the beginning of each new
paragraph is the ______.
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Indent
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 74
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The first part of a paper, which tells what the paper is about, is
the ______.
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Introduction
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 75
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The fancy phrase that means looking in depth at what a story is about
is _____ _____.
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Literary Analysis
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 76
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The ______ _____ is the subject that the story or writing is
mostly about.
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Main Topic
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 77
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A book that includes directions for using a piece of equipment is
a ________.
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Manual
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 78
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The edges on a pieces of paper,
where no writing goes, are called _______.
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Margin
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 79
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A short note intended to provide information
is a _________.
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Memo
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 80
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A story about a crime to solve with clues is
a ________.
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Mystery
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A long, non-fiction book with chapters is called a ______.
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Novel
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Writing that intended to change someone’s
mind is _______ writing.
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Persuasive Writing
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 83
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What form of a word shows two or more of
something?
Examples: dogs, glasses
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Plural
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 84
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A noun that names a specific person, place or thing is a _______ noun.
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Proper Noun
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 85
To use marks such as periods, commas, and
exclamation points is to _________.
Answer
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Punctuate
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 86
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A phrase that uses the exact words that
someone says is a _________.
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Quotation
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 87
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What punctuation mark are used to show what words someone says?
Examples: He said, “I am happy.”
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Quotation Mark
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 88
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What word means “to look at
something again”?
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Review
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 89
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A ________ is a version of a paper that has been
changed to be better.
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Revision
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 90
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Two or more sentences put together without
correct punctuation make a ____-____ sentence.
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Run-On Sentence
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The greeting at the beginning of a letter is called a _________.
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Salutation
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 92
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What punctuation mark is used to connect two
complete sentences that are related?
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Semicolon;
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 93
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The hand-written name at the
bottom of a letter is the ________.
Jane Smith
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Signature
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 94
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What form of a word shows only one of
something?
Examples: dog, plate
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Singular
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 95
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One section of a poem is called a ______.
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Stanza
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_____-_____ ______ means that singular subjects go with
singular verbs, and plural subjects go with plural verbs.
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Subject-Verb Agreement
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The additional information that makes a paragraph more interesting are the
______ ________.
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Supporting Detail
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 98
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Verb ______ can be present, past, or
future.Examples: goes, went, will go
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Tense
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 99
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Stories that are written for fun or for an
audience are written to ________.
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To Entertain
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Papers that are written for the purpose of providing true details about something are
written to _______.
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To Inform
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Papers that are written to change someone’s
mind are written to________.
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To Persuade
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Another word for the main idea or subject
is the _______.
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Topic
Language Usage ISAT – 181-190Question 103
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What sentence in a paragraph tells the
main idea?
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Topic Sentence
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The words that go together to make up the main part of
a sentence’s predicate is the ________ ________.
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Verb Phrase
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What word is used in questions that ask about
the time or date that something happens?
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When
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What is this called?
I think…
Signs & Symbols
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Ellipsis
Signs & Symbols