Lit for the Wise!
Stop! It's Grammar Time
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Mystery Q's
100
Which identifies a characteristic unique to poetry? A. a narrator B. a theme C. rhyme scheme D. punctuation
What is a rhyme scheme (C)
100
Read the sentence. The clanking machine gave everyone in the factory a headache. Which best identifies the word that is modified by the underlined participle? A. headache B. machine C. gave D. everyone
What is machine (B)
100
Read the sentence. Yes! Someone is preparing jambalaya in the kitchen! Which best identifies the part of speech of Yes! A. adverb B. conjunction C. interjection D. preposition
What is interjection (C)
100
Which option contains a misplaced adjective phrase? A. I have an urge for Chinese food. B. The computer needs repair in the car's trunk. C. The first president of the United States was George Washington. D. Our drive to Alabama was long.
What is The computer needs repair in the car's trunk (B)
200
Review the recurring theme: Perseverance can help an individual overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Which best analyzes how two texts from the module support this theme? A. In "The Story of Scarface," Scarface must win the favor of the Sun to earn his love's hand; in "The Tiger's Whisker," Yun Ok faces a tiger each night to learn the patience she will need to reach her husband. B. The speaker in "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening" treats his horse kindly; in "Chura and Marwe," Marwe chooses Chura for her husband although he is ugly. C. The speaker of "Sympathy" sympathizes with a caged bird; an Angel takes pity on the dead Swallow. D. The Swallow in "The Happy Prince" is brought to Paradise by an Angel; in "Chura and Marwe," Marwe chooses brave, kind Chura for her husband, even though he is ugly.
What is In "The Story of Scarface," Scarface must win the favor of the Sun to earn his love's hand; in "The Tiger's Whisker," Yun Ok faces a tiger each night to learn the patience she will need to reach her husband (A)
200
Feathers from wings and tails make the best quill pens. Which best identifies the adjective phrase and the word it modifies in the sentence? A. feathers; modifies from wings B. from wings and tails; modifies feathers C. make; modifies feathers D. the best quill pens; modifies make
What is from wings and tails; modifies feathers (B)
200
Which word has the most similar definition to the Spanish word generoso? A. generous B. gaudy C. generally D. gene
What is generous (A)
200
Ben could find neither his pencil nor his eraser in his pencil cases on top of his desk. Which best identifies the conjunction(s) in the sentence? A. could B. in C. neither/nor D. on top of
What is neither/nor (C)
300
Which best explains what causes the Happy Prince's lead heart to break? A. He gives away his second eye. B. The city leaders tear him down. C. The Swallow dies. D. It is burned in the furnace.
What is The Swallow dies (C)
300
Identify the word that the participial phrase modifies. Entertaining us all, Nicole read the best parts aloud. Which best identifies the word that is modified by the underlined participial phrase? A. aloud B. parts C. Nicole D. read
What is Nicole (C)
300
Read the analogy. leaf: tree :: Which best completes the analogy? A. joke: laughter B. joy: awe C. drop of water: ocean D. life: death
What is drop of water: ocean (C)
300
Identify the infinitive in the sentence. Read the sentence. To fly has been his dream since he was little. Which best identifies the infinitive in the sentence? A. To fly B. has been C. his dream D. since he was little
What is To fly (A)
400
Read the stanza from "A Psalm of Life" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way; But to act, that each tomorrow Find us farther than today. Which is the best summary of this stanza? A. We're not destined to be happy or sad. B. We shouldn't focus too much on happiness or sadness, but just live life to the fullest. C. With each new day, we get closer to death. D. We should plan carefully for tomorrow.
What is We shouldn't focus too much on happiness or sadness, but just live life to the fullest (B)
400
Identify the infinitive phrase in the sentence. Read the sentence. She was so tired that she forgot to announce the time of next week's meeting. Which identifies the infinitive phrase in the sentence? A. was so tired B. that she forgot C. forgot to announce D. to announce the time of next week's meeting
What is to announce the time of next week's meeting (D)
400
Which is the best example of a flaw? A. The Swallow fanning a sick boy's forehead B. A man traveling through woods, who longs to sleep C. Scarface's scar D. Yun Ok's determination to win her husband's love
What is Scarface's scar (C)
400
Which is the best example of clarity as it relates to essay writing? A. An essay that uses straightforward vocabulary and sentence structure. B. An essay in which each sentence and paragraph flows logically from one to the next. C. An essay in which every paragraph and sentence supports a single thesis. D. An essay in which the writer's personality is clearly distinguishable.
What is An essay that uses straightforward vocabulary and sentence structure (A)
500
Which best identifies a theme shared by "The Tiger's Whisker" and "The Story of Scarface"? A. With great beauty, one can touch the emotions of others. B. With great commitment, one can achieve even the most difficult goals. C. With great patience, one can gain the trust of dangerous creatures. D. With great bravery, one can make others forget about physical appearances.
What is With great commitment, one can achieve even the most difficult goals (B)
500
The castle that sits among the weeping willows would make a perfect photograph. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence. A. that sits B. would make C. a perfect photograph D. among the weeping willows
What is among the weeping willows (D)
500
Edgar was ecstatic after opening his college acceptance letter. Which hint is most useful in determining the meaning of ECSTATIC? A. An antonym for the term is depressed. B. A cognate for the term is the Spanish term extático. C. The word ecstatically is part of this word's family. D. Ecstatic is an adjective.
What is An antonym for the term is depressed (A)
500
What best identifies an example of unity? A. An essay that uses simple, easy-to-understand vocabulary. B. An essay in which every paragraph and sentence supports a single thesis. C. An essay in which the writer's voice is clearly distinguishable. D. An essay in which each sentence and paragraph flows logically from one to the next.
What is An essay in which every paragraph and sentence supports a single thesis (B)
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