Literature
On a plot mountain, what is the highest point?
A. Rising Action
B. Resolution
C. Climax
D. Exposition
C. Climax
A figure of speech that uses "like" or "as" in its comparisons
A. Metaphor
B. Personification
C. Oxymoron
D. Simile
D. Simile
True or False: English is the most spoken language in the world?
True! Fun Fact: Over 1.35 billion people in the world speak English!
"Jumbo Shrimp" is an example of
A. Oxymoron
B. Ethos
C. Connotations
D. Pathos
A. Oxymoron
Which last name does NOT belong to an English teacher at our school?
A. Ballard
B. Smith
C. Payne
D. Baxton
D. Baxton
Who wrote the novel Little Women?
A. Emily Brontë
B. Jane Austen
C. Louisa May Alcott
D. Charlotte Brontë
C. Louisa May Alcott
Choose the best answer for the following definition: A(n) ___ is a short story about an event or incident.
A. Anecdote
B. Description
C. Fact
D. Example
A. Anecdote
How old is the English language?
A. approx. 2,700 years old
B. approx. 1,600 years old
C. approx. 1 million years old
D. approx. 2.5 million years old
B. approx. 1,6000 years old
The phrase "time is money" is an example of
A. Onomatopoeia
B. Simile
C. Antithesis
D. Metaphor
D. Metaphor
What is Ms. Ballard's favorite book?
A. Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune
B. Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
C. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
D. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
A. Under the Whispering Door
Which book is an American classic?
A. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
B. The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
C. Dracula by Bram Stoker
D. The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
B. The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
What is a statement that seems to go against common sense but may be true called?
A. Paradox
B. Oxymoron
C. Juxtaposition
D. Euphemism
A. Paradox
Which is NOT one of the four components of the language arts?
A. Writing
B. Learning
C. Speaking
D. Listening
B. Learning
The components are reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing, and visual representation.
Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech uses the repetition of the phrase "I Have a Dream." What device is this?
A. Diction
B. Anaphora
C. Connotations
D. Juxtaposition
B. Anaphora
Which is not an English elective at South County High School?
A. Photojournalism
B. Film Study
C. AP Seminar
D. Psychology/Sociology
D. Psychology/Sociology
It is a history elective!
What was the name of the novel by Lewis Carroll that was based on a real 10-year-old girl?
Alice in Wonderland
Complete the following analogy: Night : Day :: Right : ____
Left!
This style of poetry was popularized by William Shakespeare. It consists of 14 lines.
Sonnet
What are the 3 rhetorical devices used to persuade an audience through credibility, emotion, and logic?
Ethos, Pathos, Logos
What famous books did Robert Lawrence Stine write?
The Goosebumps Series
What is the world's best selling book? Hint: Knights
(excludes religious texts)
Don Quixote
What is a pangram?
Hint: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
A sentence that includes every letter of the English alphabet.
What was the name of the first novel ever written?
The Tale of Genji
Why are rhetorical devices used in writing?
To persuade or influence an audience
What is the name of a book that contains information such as weather forecasts, farmers' planting dates, tide tables, and other tabular data often arranged according to the calendar?
Almanac