Homophones
Literary Movements
Elements of Writing
Reading Comp.
Writing
100
I want to visit the neighbors, but ________ never home! (Their, They're, There)
What is They're?
100
Authors Ernest Hemingway and and F. Scott Fitzgerald are members of the Lost Generation from this literary period.
What is Modernism?
100
Three main purposes for writing can be remembered by the acronym P.I.E. The "I" stands for ...
What is "Inform"?
100
The song "Your Body is a Wonderland" is an example of...
What is an allusion or metaphor?
100
Since I like soup and salad, I enjoy eating at Panera. (SIMPLE, COMPOUND, COMPLEX)
What is complex?
200
If you had been __________, you could have stopped them from arguing. (their, they're, there)
What is there?
200
"The Devil and Tom Walker" reflects the morals of this literary period.
What is the Puritan or Colonial period?
200
When writing an academic essay, a student should adopt a _________ tone.(Casual, Formal, Informal)
What is formal?
200
Nursery Rhymes like "Hey Diddle, Diddle" often contain this literary device...
What is Personification?
200
I enjoy pizza, and I hike on weekends. (simple, complex, compound)
What is compound?
300
I'm so glad _________ ready for the CST test!(You, your, you're)
What is you're?
300
This period focused on the power of nature and the importance of the individual.
What is the Romantic Period?
300
An autobiography is written from a ______person point of view.
What is first?
300
The food pyramid is an example of this organizational structure.
What is Hierarchal?
300
Leah likes to eat candy. (simple, complex, compound)
What is simple?
400
Do you know where _______ going for dinner?(Wear, were, we're, we's)
What is we're
400
The critical tone of this period was largely caused by the horrors of the Civil War.
What is Realism?
400
In a bibliography, the title of an article from a magazine should be written _________.(In italics, in quotation marks, underlined)
What is in quotation marks?
400
Most television commercials rely on this rhetorical appeal to convince the audience.
What is Pathos?
400
Make this sentence parallel: The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and I whistled my favorite tune.
What is *was whistling*?
500
Can I have _______ Rice Krispies, since they don't want them?(They're, There, Their)
What is their?
500
Many of the United States documents, including the Declaration of Independence, were a result of this period.
What is the Enlightenment?
500
The rhetorical triangle was developed by this well-known Greek philosopher.
Who is Aristotle?
500
When Mr. Wingo calls a teacher or student his FAVORITE PERSON IN THE WHOLE WORLD, this is an example of...
What is hyperbole?
500
The newspapers were three months old, so we took _____ to the recycling center. (It, them, that)
What is them?
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