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The prefix para- in “paranormal” most likely means:
a) against
b) beside/near
c) bad
d) under
b) beside/near
Which word is a synonym for content (happy)?
a) upset
b) pleased
c) angry
d) doubtful
b) pleased
Choose the sentence with correct adjective order:
a) She wore red shiny shoes.
b) She wore shiny red shoes.
b) She wore shiny red shoes.
Identify the fallacy:
“If we don’t buy this brand, our lives will be ruined forever.”
a) Bandwagon
b) Slippery slope
c) Ad hominem
d) False analogy
b) Slippery slope
Which element belongs to plot?
a) Climax
b) Theme
c) Imagery
a) Climax
The prefix mal- in “malfunction” means:
a) good
b) bad/wrong
c) above
d) half
b) bad/wrong
Which sentence correctly uses an adjective?
a) The cat sleeps peacefully.
b) The blue car sped past.
c) They walked quickly.
d) She sings loudly.
b) The blue car sped past.
What point of view is used when the narrator knows all thoughts and feelings?
a) First person
b) Omniscient narrator
c) Second person
d) Objective narrator
b) Omniscient narrator
Stage directions in a play are written to show:
a) What the actors should do
b) What the characters are thinking
c) The theme of the play
d) The narrator’s point of view
a) What the actors should do
Which poetic structure uses 14 lines and a rhyme scheme?
a) Haiku
b) Sonnet
c) Free verse
d) Limerick
b) Sonnet
Which sentence uses the word “sign” to mean an indication?
a) Please sign your name on the paper.
b) The dark clouds were a sign of the storm.
c) He knows sign language.
d) She works at a road sign factory.
b) The dark clouds were a sign of the storm.
Which sentence contains a preposition?
Which sentence contains a preposition?
a) We arrived after the show.
b) She sang beautifully.
c) They danced wildly.
d) He slept soundly.
b) She sang beautifully.
c) They danced wildly.
d) He slept soundly.
a) We arrived after the show.
Which is an example of imagery?
a) The sun melted the sky into pink and orange streaks.
b) I was very tired after school.
c) She is a good person.
d) The story has a happy ending.
a) The sun melted the sky into pink and orange streaks.
Which shows character development through dialogue?
a) “I’ll never forgive you for lying to me.”
b) She slammed the door and left.
c) The play is set in Paris.
d) The narrator describes his appearance.
d) The narrator describes his appearance.
Prefix tort- means:
a) break
Prefix tort- means:
a) break
b) twist
c) good
d) together
c) good
d) together
b) twist
Context Clues: In the sentence, “Her motives were malicious, designed to hurt others,” the word malicious most likely means:
a) kind
b) harmful
c) confused
d) friendly
b) harmful
Identify the subordinating conjunction in this sentence:
“She stayed home because she felt sick.”
a) home
b) because
c) sick
d) stayed
b) because
Which statement shows a subjective point of view?
a) The book was 300 pages long.
b) The main character seemed boring and selfish.
c) The story was set in Chicago.
d) The author was born in 1965.
b) The main character seemed boring and selfish
Which sentence reveals theme?
a) Hard work and perseverance can lead to success.
b) The man wore a blue jacket.
c) The character was nervous.
d) The story is set in a small town.
a) Hard work and perseverance can lead to success.
Which is an antonym for “generous”?
a) stingy
b) kind
c) giving
d) selfless
a) stingy
Context Clues: In the sentence, “Her motives were malicious, designed to hurt others,” the word malicious most likely means:
a) kind
b) harmful
c) confused
d) friendly
b) harmful
Identify the coordinating conjunction in this sentence:
“I wanted to go to the movies, but I had too much homework.”
a) to
b) but
c) much
d) wanted
b) but
Which is an example of a rhetorical device?
a) “Ask not what your country can do for you…”
b) “The car is red.”
c) “The cat sat on the mat.”
d) “The store opens at 9.”
a) “Ask not what your country can do for you…”
Which sentence reveals theme?
a) Hard work and perseverance can lead to success.
b) The man wore a blue jacket.
c) The character was nervous.
d) The story is set in a small town.
a) Hard work and perseverance can lead to success.
Which is an example of central idea?
a) Friendship can overcome obstacles.
b) The main character wore a green hat.
c) The story was set in 1850.
d) The poem has 3 stanzas.
a) Friendship can overcome obstacles.