"Teaching Chess, and Life"
What universal theme is revealed by this story?
- Honesty is the best policy
- Volunteering to help offers many rewards
- Busy hands make idle minds
- One person can make all the difference
One person can make all the difference
According to the passage, what happened due to the author taking "the one less traveled by"?
- It made no difference
- It made all the difference
- There were leaves on the trail
- The woods were yellow
It made all the difference
What is exhibited when the princess choses the third prince's gift?
- Situational Irony
- Metaphor
- Dramatic Irony
- Alliteration
Situational Irony
The following excerpt is from the passage: "
The Princess smiled and walked up to the table and picked up the present she liked the most. It was the platinum-and-sapphire jewel box, the gift of the third prince. “The way I figure it,” she said, “is this. It is a very large and expensive box, and when I am married, I will meet many admirers who will give me precious gems with which to fill it to the top. Therefore, it is the most valuable of all the gifts my suitors have brought me, and I like it the best.”
If these sentences were rewritten in a play script, they might best appear as
- [PRINCESS walks up to the THIRD PRINCE's gift] “The way I figure it,” she said, “is this. It is a very large and expensive box, and when I am married, I will meet many admirers who will give me precious gems with which to fill it to the top. Therefore, it is the most valuable of all the gifts my suitors have brought me, and I like it the best.”
- “The way I figure it,” she said, “is this. It is a very large and expensive box, and when I am married, I will meet many admirers who will give me precious gems with which to fill it to the top. Therefore, it is the most valuable of all the gifts my suitors have brought me, and I like it the best.” [PRINCESS walks up to the THIRD PRINCE's gift]
- [PRINCESS swaggers up to the FIFTH PRINCE's gift] “The way I figure it,” she said, “is this. It is a very large and expensive box, and when I am married, I will meet many admirers who will give me precious gems with which to fill it to the top. Therefore, it is the most valuable of all the gifts my suitors have brought me, and I like it the best.”
- [FIFTH PRINCE walks up to the THIRD PRINCE's gift] “The way I figure it,” she said, “is this. It is a very large and expensive box, and when I am married, I will meet many admirers who will give me precious gems with which to fill it to the top. Therefore, it is the most valuable of all the gifts my suitors have brought me, and I like it the best.”
- [PRINCESS walks up to the THIRD PRINCE's gift] “The way I figure it,” she said, “is this. It is a very large and expensive box, and when I am married, I will meet many admirers who will give me precious gems with which to fill it to the top. Therefore, it is the most valuable of all the gifts my suitors have brought me, and I like it the best.”
The fifty pound pumpkin was gargantuan in size.
What does gargantuan mean?
Small
Large
Average
Colorful
Large
The first paragraph of the story serves mostly to:
- Introduce Mr. Chiappetta as the narrator's hero and overall guide in life
- Explain the rules of chess and how to win in school tournaments
- Tell about the neighborhood and influences the narrator grew up in
- Predict how the author is going to turn out
Tell about the neighborhood and influences the narrator grew up in
The first stanza of "The Road Not Taken" relies mostly on ______ to get Frost's ideas across.
- Imagery
- Repetition
- Similes
- Irony
Imagery
The first paragraph of this story mostly provides:
- The crisis or turning point in the story
- Specific obstacles the character will face
- Information to establish characters and background
- A resolution to wrap up the story line
Information to establish characters and background
Why does the Princess squeal with delight upon seeing the fifth prince's gift?
- She had never seen common rocks like the ones he brought
- She was an avid geologist who loved to study rocks and gems
- She thought the fifth prince was handsome and wanted to woo him
- She faked her squeal in order to appease her father
She had never seen common rocks like the ones he brought
Read the passage below. Which word or words best helps you understand the meaning of the word compliant?
The compliant child always followed her mother's requests. That night, she brushed her teeth, folded her clothes, and went to bed before her mother had to come in and remind her.
Followed her mother's requests
Folded her clothes
Brushed her teeth
That night
Followed her mother's requests
What is the narrator's external conflict regarding his neighborhood?
- The neighborhood he grew up in is prone to violence so people join gangs
- The neighborhood he grew up in has a lot of trash so people get sick
- The neighborhood he grew up in is very peaceful and quiet which he hated
- The neighborhood he grew up in is very normal and he likes it that way.
- The neighborhood he grew up in is prone to violence so people join gangs
Lines 16 and 17 of "The Road Not Taken" is an example of
- Imagery
-Alliteration
-Oxymoron
-Metaphor
Alliteration
If "The Princess and the Tin Box" were to be rewritten as a play, it might be best described as a
- Tragedy
- Comedy
- Romance
- Drama
- Comedy
What narrative point of view does the author use in the story?
- First Person
- Third Person Limited
- Second Person
- Third Person Objective
Third Person Objective
Based on context clues in the passage below, truncated means ______________.
I was upset that the ebook file was truncated because I couldn't find out how the story ended.
Finished
Cut short
Boring
Too long
Cut Short
Read this sentence from the story. "I apologized for my rudeness to my opponent and forfeited the game. I didn’t win a prize." What character trait does this reveal in the narrator?
- Bravery
- Humbleness
- Bossiness
- Intensity
Humbleness
Which word is most similar to "diverged" as used in line 18?
- Indefinitely
- Depart
-Split
- Combined
Split
In the structure of the story, the challenge between the princes to bring the princess a wonderful gift creates
- Foreshadowing
- Exposition
- Conflict
- Climax
Conflict
What is the following line an example of?
"Only the nightingale, with his lyre of gold, was permitted to sing for the Princess"
- Alliteration
- Metaphor
- Simile
- Personification
Personification
Based on context clues in the passage below, trifle means ______________.
Her cat was dying, and she worried about a trifle like her torn dress!
a small, insignificant issue
a serious issue
to be very sad
to be hopeful
a small, insignificant Issue
What effect does the use of the first person point of view have on the story?
- Readers see things through Mr. Chiappetta's eyes
- Readers don't know the feelings of any of the characters
- Readers see things only as the narrator's opponent sees it.
- Readers learn the narrator's private thoughts and feeling
Readers learn the narrator's private thoughts and feeling
Based on the passage, with which statement would the author most likely agree?
- One should always take the route that everyone knows
-Adventure is useless in modern society
- That forging your own path is the best thing to do
- That walking in nature can cause health problems
That forging your own path is the best thing to do
In this story, the Princess can best be described as
- Corrupt
- Vain
- Generous
- Caring
Vain
"The other princes roared with disdainful laughter when they saw the tawdry gift the fifth prince had brought to the Princess." What does the word tawdry most likely mean?
- cheap
- disgusting
- upsetting
- shiny
shiny
The garrulous boy rambled on continuously as he told his mother about his day at school.
What does garrulous mean?
Secretive
talkative
Exhausted
Talkative