From the Past
Short Stories
Parts of Speech
Grammar
SAT
100
Who wrote the novel Ceremony? Full name necessary.
Leslie Marmon Silko
100
Who wrote "Aurora"?
Junot Diaz
100
Identify the part of speech for the capitalized word: The point of view FOR most readers depends on their background.
preposition
100
What is parallelism in grammar?
When all items in a list are the same form (part of speech/ verb tense)
100
1954 documentary about renowned watercolor painter Dong Kingman shows the artist sitting on a stool on Mott Street in New York City’s Chinatown. A crowd of admiring spectators 12 WATCHED as Kingman squeezes dollops of paint from several tubes into a tin watercolor 13 box. A.) NO CHANGE B.) had watched C.) would watch D.) watches
watches
200
The protagonist of The Alchemist is _________
Santiago
200
Who wrote "The Black Cat"
Edgar Allen Poe (Poe is acceptable)
200
Identify the part of speech for the capitalized word: He OBVIOUSLY disregards the goals of us common folk as he bids for power.
adverb
200
Which coordinating conjunction can also be a preposition depending on the context?
for
200
A crowd of admiring spectators 12 watched as Kingman squeezes dollops of paint from several tubes into a tin watercolor 13 box, from just a few primary colors, Kingman creates dozens of beautiful hues as he layers the translucent paint onto the paper on his easel. A.) NO CHANGE B.) box. From just a few primary colors, C.) box from just a few primary colors, D.) box, from just a few primary colors
B.) box. From just a few primary colors,
300
Who wrote the poem "Chicago" and "Fog", who lived in Chicago and wrote for many Chicago newspapers?
Carl Sandburg
300
Who wrote "Dry September"?
William Faulkner (Faulkner is acceptable)
300
Identify the part of speech for the capitalized word: The purpose is to fight for our great state AS we continue to see the evils of corporate America eat at us.
subordinate conjunction
300
What is an appositive?
An appositive is a form of nonessential that modifies the noun directly preceding it (or something along these lines)
300
Remembering my own good times at the Hollywood Bowl, my parents deserve my gratitue for starting such a lovely family tradition. A.) NO CHANGE B.) Remembering my own good times at the Hollywood Bowl, I am grateful to my parents for starting such a lovely family traditions. C.) Remembering my own good times at the Hollywood Bowl, for starting such a lovely family tradition, my parents derserve my gratitude. D.) Remembering my own good times at the Hollywood Bowl, my gratitude for my parents for starting such a lovely family tradition is felt deeply.
B.) Remembering my own good times at the Hollywood Bowl, I am grateful to my parents for starting such a lovely family traditions.
400
Allegory of the Cave was created/written by who?
Plato
400
Who wrote "In The Penal Colony"
Franz Kafka (Kafka is acceptable)
400
Identify the part of speech for the capitalized word: Unfortunately, my opponent, HOWEVER, lies often.
Conjunctive Adverb
400
What verb tense is the following sentence? The men have received their criticism from the women on campus.
present perfect
400
While investigating the safety features of the newly designed car, SOME OF THE TIRES WERE FOUND TO BE a fraction of a millimeter off compared to the others. A.) NO CHANGE B) the alignment of the tires, engineers found, was C) the tires were found by engineers to be D) engineers found that some of the tires were
D) engineers found that some of the tires were
500
Iambic Pentameter means what?
Five feet (sections/parts) of iambs, which consist of an unstressed and stressed syllables
500
Name the short story: "Hereafter, perhaps, some intellect may be found which will reduce my phantasm to the commonplace—some intellect more calm, more logical, and far less excitable than my own"
The Black Cat
500
Identify the part of speech for the capitalized word: Of all my favorite hobbies, which include a great number of activities I asure you, SKIING is my absolute favorite.
noun
500
What verb tense is the following sentence? They were dropping by my classroom after school.
past progressive
500
Merle started his stew base with a mirepoix. After mincing the garlic, green onions, and carrots, the mixture is tossed into the skillet already on the stove. A.) NO CHANGE B) Merle tossed the mixture C) tossing the mixture D) it is tossed
B.) Merle tossed the mixture
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