In the essay "Restoring the Circle" the writer is concerned about how the truth about the native American Indian has been ____________________. A. resilient B. battered C. prominent D. distorted
What is distorted.
100
An example of alliteration
What is Sally sells sea shells or any combination of words that have the same beginning sound
100
Which of the following words would be considered vivid verbs: violently, precisely, brilliant, murky, trudge, scamper
trudge and scamper
100
Name at least one quality of the trait of ideas:
What is :
1.the writer knows a lot about the topic
2. The writing is bursting with tidbits of interesting info.
3. Topic is small and every point is clear.
4. The paper "show" not just " tells".
100
A synonym for the word proprietor
What is owner
200
Something that is torn and used is considered to be______
a. distorted b. resilient c. battered d. authentic
What is battered
200
Define tone
What is what the author feels about his topic .
200
Which of the following is the correct capitalization?
a. Statue of Liberty
b. statue of liberty
c. Staute Of Liberty
What is a. Statue of Liberty
200
Writing that is strong and lively, shining with personality it is strong in the trait of
What is voice
200
Give an example of a simile
What is a sentence comparing two thing using like or as.
300
From "Shelflife" .....He would collect change trying to make money to scrape by and buy clothes. A synonym for scrape is : a. scratch b. struggle c. rule d. brush
What is struggle
300
True or false. Sensory detail is used only in poetry, never in expository writing.
What is false
300
Which is the correct capitalization for a song title?
a. "Singing a tune for the Show"
b. "singing a tune for the show
c. "Singing a Tune for the Show
d. "Singing a Tune For the Show
What is c. "Singing a Tune for the Show"
300
True or False: Picking the biggest words out of a thersaurus can make your writing strong in word choice.
What is false
300
true or false: Context clues are often found right after a word.
What is True.
400
A person who is well known or stands out is
a. savage b. foreign c. prominent d. authentic
What is prominent
400
Explain what authors perspective is
What is how an author view is shaped by events that have happened in the past
400
What is the rule for using the vowel combination "ei" or "ie"
What is "i" before "e" except after "c" unless the sound makes a long "a" sound as in eight.
400
When writing lets the reader know the authors feeling it is strong in which trait:
What is voice
400
Jerry paced the floor only stopping to periodically look out of the window as if he was waiting for someone to appear. His face was creased with lines of worry and his eyes had the look of a man twice his age.
Which of the following best describes Jerry?
a. old b. stressed c. confused
What is
stressed
500
Someone who moves slowly forward is said to be _______ along.
a. plodding b. stranding c. flexing d. distorting
What is plodding
500
Describe characterization
What is the method by which an author reveals a characters traits either in a direct or indirect way
500
Which word is not spelled correctly?
What is a. bidding b. raining c. equiped d. civilize
500
Which trait do you think is the most important: ideas, voice or word choice. Explain your answer.
What is:Although you could say all of them you really can not write without a clear topic; it would be difficult to add voice or word choice if you did not have an idea.
500
Name the five kind of indirect characterization
What is the way the characger speaks, the way he looks, what he does, what he thinks and what others say about him