Fiction
Controlling Idea means?
a. A summary of the passage
b. A detail in the story
c. Mostly about/ main idea
c. Mostly about/ main idea
a. duh
b. girl ... no
b. girl ... no
Which of the following is an action word?
a. verb
b. noun
c. adjective
a. verb
What grade do you need to pass?
a. 67
b. 70
c. 80
b. 70
What is our mascot?
a. colt
b. camel
c. beyonce
a. colt
Most likely reason the author uses a simile in sentence _?
a. To give...
b. To compare.....
c. To offer.....
b. To compare...
What are the 4 P's?
a. Prompt, Polite, Professional, Prepared
b. Pilates, Penguins, Prepared, Polite
c. Passive, Partake, Pillar, Posey
a. Prompt, Polite, Professional, Prepared
What is a root word?
a. a prefix or a suffix added to give new meaning
b. a base word: a word without a prefix/suffix
c. words about trees
b. a base word: a word without a prefix/suffix
True or False: If I am absent I don't have to do any of the work I missed. That's not my problem, I was gone!
FALSE
Missing work counts as a 0, and you are still responsible to catch up! Come to tutoring if you need :)
What is our main school color?
a. blue
b. yellow
c. purple
c. purple
True or False: Foreshadowing is a literary device where an author hints at or suggests future events or developments in a story, often subtly, to build suspense and engage the reader.
Backstory or Flashback can reveal a character's motivations, relationships, and worldview from the past to help explain their actions and decisions in the present.
TRUE!
Which is the most important of the P's?
a. I like prompt
b. they are all equally important!
c. professional and polite sound coolest
b. they are all equally important!
What is the turning point of a story?
a. protagonist
b. climax
c. conflict
b. climax
In order to pass this class ...
a. I only need to do major grades
b. I need to try my best on every assignment
c. I only need to do every other assignment if I feel like it
b. I need to try my best on every assignment
a. 100 years
b. this is the old Calhoun ...
c. probably a month or so
a. 100 years
Anecdote means?
a. flashback
b. Summary
c. Brief story about something interesting
c. Brief story about something interesting
Which of the 4 P's encourages you to turn work in on time?
a. prompt
b. prepared
c. polite
d. professional
a. prompt
What does mis / mit mean?
a. good or well
b. empty
c. to send
c. to send
How should I be prepared in terms of grades?
a. let my adult handle it, I am but a child
b. show up and hope for the best
c. check my grades at least once a week, and communicate when I need help
c. check my grades at least once a week, and communicate when I need help
What was the old Calhoun mascot?
a. donkeys
b. cougar
c. Mr. Anderson
b. cougar
Characteristic of realistic fiction?
a. Characters talking with animals
b. Setting is a magic, has a supernatural element
c. Events could happen in a real outdoor setting
c. Events could happen in a real outdoor setting
Which of the 4 P's encourages you to keep your hands and other objects to yourself?
a. prompt
b. prepared
c. polite
d. professional
c. polite
True or False: I can remember what I need to capitalize with MINTS: Months, holidays, etc; the pronoun 'I'; Names of people, places, & things; Titles; Start of a sentence
TRUE
Which one has the highest weight in the gradebook?
a. minor grades
b. major grades
c. formatives
b. major grades
What is our address?
a. 123 who the heck knows drive
b. 1125 Crescent St
c. 700 Congress St
b. 1125 Crescent St