Dictionary Skills
True or false: You are always allowed a dictionary on any (English) standardized test
True
What rhetorical appeal relies on using the audience’s emotions?
Pathos
What type of noun must be capitalized?
Proper Noun
Which word is spelled correctly?
Supposably
Supposedly
Supposedly
What was Beneatha Younger’s dream?
To become a doctor
What is the definition of the word distend
To stretch out or bulge out in all directions
What is it called when you address the opposing side and prove it wrong
Counter Argument
What part of speech modifies a verb?
Adverb
Yesterday I borrowed my (sisters/sister’s) shoes.
sister’s
True or False:
Walter lost his and Beneatha’s portion of the money gambling.
False.
He gave the money to someone who was supposed to help with the liquor store. That person took the money and ran.
What language does the phrase coup d’e tat come from?
French
What is a flawed, deceptive, or false argument that can be proven wrong with reasoning.
Logical Fallacy
Is the colon use in this sentence (correct/incorrect)
I would like to change one aspect of your essay: the punctuation.
Correct
The celebrity was taller (then/than) I expected.
than
Which character is pregnant?
Ruth Younger
Which is not included in every standard dictionary?
1. Part of Speech
2. Country of Origin
3. Example Sentence
4. Pronunciation
5. Guide Words
3. Example Sentence
Writing used for business, legal, professional, and academic purposes. Uses a serious, official tone.
Formal Writing
A clause that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence is called….
Dependent Clause
What’s wrong with this sentence?
“When I was given the opportunity to write a research paper on any topic of my choice.”
Sentence Fragment/Not a complete sentence
What was the setting of the play? (time and place)
1950’s/1960’s Chicago
What part of speech is the word epitaph
Noun
There are 5 types of evidence. What are they?
(100 points each)
1. Anecdote
2. Analogy
3. Counter Argument
4. Authority/Expert
5. Statistics
Apostrophes are used to show _________ NOT to make words __________.
(250 points each)
Possession, Plural
How many errors are in this sentence?
***DAILY DOUBLE*** What are they?
“Earths axis is tilted, so as we orbit the Sun, the angel of the sun change’s threw out the year.”
1. Earths - Earth's
2. Sun - sun
3. angel - angle
4. change's - changes
5. threw out - throughout
The play is named after which famous poem?
Harlem by Langston Hughes