the part of the plot in which the final outcome is known
What is the resolution or denouement?
100
Which of these best combines the sentences in the excerpt above?
What is "best?"
100
Yeah, now it feels like we’ve fallen down the rabbit hole along with Alice, but this is no Wonderland.
What is an allusion?
100
America: love it or leave it.
What is false dilemma?
100
The Coca-Cola Christmas campaign with images of Santa Claus holding up a Coke
What is transfer?
200
the part of the plot in which tension is building
What is rising action?
200
Which statement presents an incorrect inference based on the message on the Web page?
What is "incorrect?"
200
The money he gave to the church was just a drop in the bucket to him.
What is an idiom?
200
Students are like nails. Just as nails must be hit in the head
in order to make them work, so must students.
What is false analogy?
200
McDonald's "over 99 billion served"
What is bandwagon?
300
the part of the plot in which the basic setting, situation and characters are made known
What is the exposition?
300
What is the direct effect of the given cause?
What is "direct?"
300
I nearly died laughing.
What is hyperbole?
300
You had better agree that the new company policy is the
best bet if you expect to keep your job.
What is appeal to fear?
300
Jessica Simpson's endorsement of Proactiv Solutions
What is testimonial?
400
the part of the plot in which the tension or conflict is at its highest point
What is the climax?
400
Which organizational structure does the author use in Paragraph 3?
What is "Paragraph 3?"
400
I recently spent money on detergent to unclog my kitchen sink. It was money down the drain.
What is a pun?
400
Tens of thousands of Americans have seen lights in the night sky which they could not identify. The existence of life on other planets is fast becoming certainty!
What is non sequitur?
400
My opponent is a flip-flop man who cannot make up his mind. He changes mind with the breeze! How could anyone follow such a weak-willed flip-flopper?
What is name-calling?
500
the part of the plot in which tension is lessened and action is leading up to the final outcome
What is falling action?
500
Which conclusion below shows evidence of inductive reasoning?
What is "evidence of?"
500
a story containing a lot of symbolism
What is an allegory?
500
We should abolish the death penalty. Many respected people, such as actor Brad Pitt, have publicly stated their opposition to it.
What is false authority?
500
Felson’s Furs – the feeling of luxury, for those who can afford the very best