Context Clues
Central Idea
Rhetoric
Theme / Irony
Figurative Lang
100
Violence, whether it is hitting, kicking, or punching, is not tolerated at Fanwood.
This uses which type of context clue?
A. Antonym
B. Synonym
C. Examples
D. Definition
Example
100
What is another word for SUPPORTING DETAILS used to identify the CENTRAL IDEA of a text?
A.Text Evidence
B.Type of Conflict
C. Climax
D. Context Clues
A, text evidence
100
Which type of rhetoric is used in this advertisement?
A. Logos
B. Ethos
C. Pathos
B. Ethos
100
True or False:
A theme should be a statement and not a word
True
100
Which one: The raindrops jumped and danced on the window?
A. Hyperbole
B. Metaphor
C. Simile
D. Personification
D, personification
200
Using the context clues in the following sentence, choose the best definition of bestowed.
...but through his toils bestowed on that plot of ground...
A. Lodged
B. Awarded
A. Lodged
200
Which text feature can give you clues about the central idea?
A. Title
B. Pictures
C. Setting
D. All of the above
All of the above
200
“To be or not to be—that is the question.
Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them?”
Hamlet, William Shakespeare
What rhetorical device is this?
A. Rhetorical Question
B. Free Verse
C. Alliteration
A. Rhetorical Question
200
What is the theme of the story?
A. Necessity is the mother of invention
B. Respect your elders
C. Do not steal.
D.Slowly but surely wins the race.
B.
200
Which figure of speech: Belinda's fingers were icicles after her ice skating lesson?
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Alliteration
D. Allusion
B, Metaphor
300
William continued to read his farm paper, but it was not Hester’s custom to wait for an answer. She usually divined his arguments and assailed them one by one before he uttered them.
What does assailed mean?
A. fought
B. explained
C. understood
A fought
300
Find the central idea
Being a clown isn't all fun and games. Rodeo clowns expose themselves to great danger every time they perform. When cowboys dismount or are bucked off of bulls at riding competitions, rodeo clowns jump in front of the bulls and motion wildly to get their attention. In this way rodeo clowns provide an alternate target, and in doing so protect the rider. So you see, sometimes clowning around can be serious business
Being a clown isn't all fun and games. Rodeo clowns expose themselves to great danger every time they perform. When cowboys dismount or are bucked off of bulls at riding competitions, rodeo clowns jump in front of the bulls and motion wildly to get their attention. In this way rodeo clowns provide an alternate target, and in doing so protect the rider. So you see, sometimes clowning around can be serious business
A.Being a clown isn't all fun and games.
B.Rodeo clowns protect cowboys by putting themselves in danger.
C.Rodeos are exciting.
D. Clowns are good at riding bulls.
B
300
A text includes the use of vivid, emotive language, intended to incite intense feeling in a reader regarding the destruction of the Florida panther’s natural habitat.
This is an example of which rhetorical appeal?
Pathos
300
Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf,
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day
Nothing gold can stay.
What is the central theme of this poem?
A. Innocence cannot last
B. Nature and man
C. Nature and beauty
A
300
Break a leg! is an example of an.....
a. Personification
b. Synecdoche
c. idiom
Idiom
400
What type of context clue can you use to determine the meaning of affable?
Juan is quite affable.
In fact, he reminds me of Kyle.
Do you remember how kind Kyle was?
A. Definition
B. Synonym
C. example
Synonym
400
When you want to hang the American flag over the middle of a street, suspend it vertically with the blue field (called the union) to the north and east-west street. When the flag is displayed with another banner from crossed staffs, the American flag is on the right. Place the staff of the American flag in front of the other staff. Raise the flag quickly and lower it slowly and respectfully. When flying the flag at half-mast, hoist it to the top of the pole for a moment before lowering it to mid-pole. When flying the American flag with banners from states or cities, raise the nation’s banner first and lower it last. Never allow the flag to touch the ground.
A) The American flag is the symbol of American freedom.
B) The American flag has fifty stars.
C) Placing the American flag inappropriately will draw government intervention.
D) American flag should be flown differently in certain situations.
D) American flag should be flown differently in certain situations.
400
might include references to expertise, education, or ethics is _________
might include emotional and vivid language is ______
might include references to facts or definition is ________
1. Ethos
2. Pathos
3. Logos
400
Looking at her son's messy room, Mom says, "Wow, you could win an award for cleanliness!"
What type of irony is this?
A. Situational
B. Dramatic
C. Verbal
D. Humorous
Verbal
400
“Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to
dream before”
- "The Raven," Edgar Allan Poe
This is an example of
A. Metonymy
B. Simile
C. Imagery
D. Alliteration
D. Alliteration
500
The principal suspected that Mr. Green's class would be out of control, yet he was pleasantly surprised to see the well behaved boys and girls working assiduously on their science projects. The word assiduously means:
A. attentively and carefully
B. carelessly and sloppily
C. sarcastically and duplicity
D. apathetically and lethargically
A, attentively and carefully
500
What is the central idea of the passage?
Thomas Edison’s life span is known as “The age of Edison.” If it wasn’t for Thomas Edison, we might not have electric lights, telephones, movie cameras, or computers! Think of all the ways these great products affect our lives today. Edison held over 1,000 patents and received dozens of awards during his lifetime for his inventions and contributions to science.
a. The light bulb has become an essential invention
b. Thomas Edison's inventions still impact society today
c. Thomas Edison worked until he perfected his inventions
d .The process of inventing is never-ending
Thomas Edison's inventions still impact society today
500
How do rhetorical appeals help establish the author's purpose?
A) By persuading the reader
B) By informing the reader
C) By entertaining the reader
A) By persuading the reader
500
Tim Kylie is one of the world's top chefs. He is best known for his signature dish, triple-dipped chip steak. This masterpiece contains over a pound of beef braised in duck fat. Another of Chef Kylie's more celebrated dishes is the Hamslaughter Supreme. This dish features ham stuffed sausage links presented in a basket made of braided bacon. While carnivores around the world roar for Chef Kylie's creations, it is unlikely that Chef Kylie will dine with them. As a longtime vegan, Chef Kylie would never dream of devouring one of his own dishes.
A. Dramatic
B. Situational
C. Verbal
Situational
500
“Or sinking as the light wind lives or dies;
And full-grown lambs loud bleat from hilly bourn;
Hedge-crickets sing; and now with treble soft
The redbreast whistles from a garden-croft,
And gathering swallows twitter in the skies.”
-“To Autumn,” John Keats
This displays..
A. Metaphor
B. Imagery
C. Alliteration
D. Allusion
Imagery