What are the three different types of persuasion? (hint: L E P)
Logos, Ethos, pathos
100
What is the difference between a main idea and a supporting detail?
Main idea is what the writing is about, supporting ideas just add to main idea
100
What do the following letters stand for?
STEAL
Speech, thoughts, effect on others, actions, looks
100
What is the tone of the following description?
“Luisa grinned and jumped up and down at the thought of going to the beach. This was going to be great! She thought this might be the best vacation her family had ever gone on. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and everything was wonderful!”
happy, excited, overjoyed, etc.
100
Which is the protagonist, and which is the antagonist, Batman or the Joker?
Pro-Batman
An-Joker
200
Define two out of three: logos, ethos, pathos
Logos: logic, numbers, reasoning
Ethos: trust, respect, qualifications of the speaker, recommendations
Pathos: Feelings, Emotions, images, colors, music
200
What are the four parts of setting?
Place, time, weather, culture
200
What type of characterization is being used in the following quote?
“She picked up the bug and looked at it, thinking, wow this is a cute bug!”
Thoughts and actions
200
Why is Carl so angry?
“Carl was an old man. He lived alone, and he wanted nothing more than to be left in peace and quiet. He greeted the world every morning with a scowl and he went to sleep every night with a frown. Nothing had been the same for years. Three years, to be exact. Ever since she… well, there was no use in dwelling. Carl didn’t dwell. The photo albums, especially the one with the white satin cover and the pressed roses inside, stayed firmly shut.”
His wife is dead.
200
What point of view is the following quote?
“I jumped as high as I could into the air”
First person
300
“You should buy Quik-Clean because it cleans 40% faster and moms love it!”
Which two persuasive strategies are being used in this advertisement?
Logos, ethos
300
Write an example of imagery.
Teacher Approval Needed
300
What character trait is displayed by the character in this quote:
“When she got home from school, Jessie threw herself onto her bed and screamed into her pillow as loud as she could.”
Options: cheerful, energetic, calm, frustrated, depressed
Frustrated
300
What is a motif of the following quote:
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein
Stupidity
300
How would you describe the tone of the following quote?
“Everything was gray, and dripping, the world seemed like it had been soaked in tears, and nothing would ever be all right again.”
Depressed, sad, mournful
400
Identify which quote is using pathos, which is logos, and which is ethos.
1. "50% of marriages end in divorce"
2. "My mother died of cancer when I was twelve. I saw her pain and suffering which is why I want to support cancer research."
3. "Before I was president, I was the governor of New York."
1. Logos
2. Pathos
3. Ethos
400
Which is a symbol, which is a theme, and which is a motif?
1. The American Flag
2. the idea of family in movies such as Finding Nemo and The Incredibles
3. friendship is the most important aspect of life
4. for love or for money
1. symbol
2. motif
3. theme
4. none of the above (cliché and incomplete thought)
400
What trait(s) do the following two characters share?
1. “George sat on the bench, checking his watch from time to time. He thought about his day, and how traffic was always slow and drivers were annoying. The line was long at the DMV.”
2. It was almost the end of the school year and Sammy was excited. He had a lot of things planned, games to play and friends to see. That’s what he thought about while he waited for the school year to end.
Choices: excited, bored, thoughtful, patient, kind, generous, waiting.
Thoughtful, patient
400
What is a symbol in the following passage and what does it most likely symbolize?
“A butterfly lights beside us like a sunbeam/ And for a brief moment its glory and beauty belong to our world/ But then it flies again/ And thought we wish it could have stayed…
We feel lucky to have seen it.
Butterfly- hope (or acceptable alternative)
400
What do the following objects have in common?
The American flag, a wedding ring, an apple, a dove, red roses, a caballero
They are all symbols
500
Write your own example of each: logos, ethos, and pathos.
Teacher Approval Needed
500
What is the historical context of “The Cat in the Hat,” written by Theodor Geisel (Dr. Suess) in 1957?
The 50s, obeying your parents, not making a mess when they aren’t around…
500
Write a short description of a character using 3 different types of characterization.
Teacher Approval Needed
500
What could be a theme of the following passage:
I’m nobody! Who are you?
Are you nobody, too?
Then there’s a pair of us—don’t tell!
They’d banish us, you know.
How dreary to be somebody!
How public, like a frog
To tell your name the livelong day
To an admiring bog!
Teacher Approval Needed
500
Use two of following words in one sentence:
Prodigious, curvaceous, interposition, nullification, exalted, hew, jangling, discords, symphony, hamlet