Drama
The words characters say.
Dialogue
The central claim of an argumentative essay.
Thesis
I had a big breakfast this morning! I ate two scrambled eggs, four strips of bacon, and a big waffle.
The word big is repeated in this passage. What word can best replace the second use of the word big?
a. spacious
b. serious
c. massive
d. copious
c. massive
Which of these is spelled correctly?
a. dissapointment
b. dissappointment
c. disappointment
d. disapointment
c. disappointment
What is the name for the perspective from which a story is told?
Point of View
How is a drama different from a regular text?
It is enacted live on stage.
A question asked to make a point rather than to get an answer.
Rhetorical Question
The name for words or phrases that help you move from one idea to the next.
Transitions
(3) Odds like that can make enemies out of good friends, but Laura my very best friend, and I were different.
What change needs to be made in sentence 3?
a. Add a comma after Laura
b. Change Laura to because
c. Delete the comma after best friend
d. Sentence 3 should not be changed.
a. Add a comma after Laura
What is the term for making an educated guess based on known information, logic, and context clues.
Infer
The description of what characters do and how they speak. Often shown in parentheses and italics.
Stage Direction
This follows the counterargument and explains why you disagree with it.
Refutation
(6) Someone must have left their can on the floor because Juan Valente walked into it and knocked it over. (7) He cleaned it up, but probably not well enough, because the next thing I knew, Alice Hayden came walking by with her paintbrush and slipped so badly that she looked like she was running in place in a cartoon. (8) She couldn’t catch her balance, and suddenly her legs went in separate directions and she did a split right on the floor!
Aaron noticed that the word walk is repeated in the third paragraph (sentences 6–8). Which word can replace walking in sentence 7 to make the meaning more precise?
a. hurrying
b. passing
c. stepping
d. tripping
a. hurrying
(17) But a funny thing happened when I got to the auditorium.
(18) No one rolled an eye at me. (19) In fact, kids wish me luck—“Break a leg!” they said, following the theatre superstition of avoiding saying “good luck.”
How should sentence 19 be changed?
a. Delete the comma after fact
b. Change wish to wished
c. Change avoiding to avoid
d. Sentence 19 should not be changed.
b. Change wish to wished
What is an organizational pattern?
The text structure. The way a text is organized.
Examples: Cause/Effect, Compare/Contrast, Description
Which of the following contains context clues from paragraphs 2 and 3 that helps you understand the meaning of the word punt?
a. JEREMY: Get ready, I’m going to really punt the ball this time.
b. [He kicks the ball. It arches high and lands near a patch of trees farther down the road.]
c. SYDNEY: [Shouts.]
d. Wow!
b. [He kicks the ball. It arches high and lands near a patch of trees farther down the road.]
Which of the following is an example of rhetorical device?
a. You’ve heard all about why you should volunteer in your community...
b. ...you’ve been told that volunteering will open doors for you.
c. But do you think that volunteering is the end goal?
d. It’s just one step along the path to being a single person who makes a global difference.
c. But do you think that volunteering is the end goal?
(1) Rameck Hunt, Sampson Davis, and George Jenkins are known as "The Three Doctors." (2) They grew up in a dangerous, poverty-stricken neighborhood in Newark, New Jersey. (3) Despite the negative influences around them, they attended college and became successful doctors.
Which sentence can best be added before sentence 3 to add clarity to the passage?
a. The boys faced immense peer pressure to participate in criminal activity.b. After a fateful trip as a kid, George wanted to be a dentist.
c. Sampson had dreams of playing Major League Baseball.
d. The boys wanted to go to Seton Hall University.
a. The boys faced immense peer pressure to participate in criminal activity.
(9) Talking with her at lunch and at the bus stop, and I missed catching up with her at the end of the day.
What is the correct way to write sentence 9?
a. Talking with her at lunch and at the bus stop, and catching up with her at the end of the day.
b. I missed talking with her at lunch and at the bus stop, and I missed catching up with her at the end of the day.
c. I miss talking with her at lunch and at the bus stop, and I missed catching up with her at the end of the day.
d. Sentence 9 is written correctly in the paper.
b. I missed talking with her at lunch and at the bus stop, and I missed catching up with her at the end of the day.
What is the term for when an author uses details and descriptions to appeal to the reader's senses.
Imagery
SYDNEY :[Runs to catch up, but stops short after hearing an odd, moaning sound.] Did you hear that, Jeremy? It sounded like a ghost. The kids at school say this part of the woods is haunted. [She backs up. The wind is picking up.]
Why does the playwright include the stage direction at the end of paragraph 5?
a. To create a sense of suspense in the reader
b. To suggest that Sydney is being silly
c. To reveal that the woods are haunted
d. To allow the reader to visualize the setting
a. To create a sense of suspense in the reader
An error in reasoning that can harm your argument.
Logical Fallacy
(10) I saw her face get beet red, but I didn’t care. (11) All I thought about was how funny she looked.
(12) My buddy Ryan came back from the restroom and asked what happened. (13) I explained that he missed the best split ever, and proceeded to walk over and make pretend that I was Alice.
Aaron wants to improve the transition between the fourth and fifth paragraphs. Which phrase is the BEST choice to add to the beginning of sentence 12 to provide a smoother transition between the paragraphs?
a. first of all
b. a few minutes later
c. if possible
d. as a matter of fact
b. a few minutes later
(20) I climbed the steps to the stage and wrung my hands for a minute. (21) Wishing Laura were cheering me on from the wings.
What is the correct way to write sentences 20 and 21 to correct the sentence fragment?
a. I climbed the steps to the stage and I wrung my hands for a minute and I wished Laura were cheering me on from the wings.
b. I climbed the steps to the stage and wrung my hands for a minute; I was wishing Laura were cheering me on from the wings.
c. I climbed the steps to the stage, wrung my hands for a minute, wishing Laura were cheering me on from the wings.
d. I climbed the steps to the stage and wrung my hands for a minute, wishing Laura were cheering me on from the wings.
d. I climbed the steps to the stage and wrung my hands for a minute, wishing Laura were cheering me on from the wings.
The name for language that means something different from its literal meaning.
Figurative Language