Unit 1
What point of view is the following:
1. I went to the store.
2. He went to the store and was sad.
3. He and his friends went to the store and they were sad.
1. 1st Person.
2. 3rd Person Limited.
3. 3rd Person Omniscient.
Define the following:
1. Imagery
2. Simile
1. Imagery-creating pictures for the senses
2. Comparison using like or as.
Identify the Tone and Mood in the following:
"It was a dark and stormy night"
Mood- I feel scared
Insert quotations where the belong in the following:
Carol complained that her sister was never on time.
No Quotes. Indirect.
Fix the following sentence:
Calm down and breathe.
No error.
What is the topic and theme of the Boy On The Wooden Box?
Topic=Overcoming obstacles.
Theme: The author believes that if people never give up they can overcome anything.
Define the following:
1. Metaphor
2. Allusion
1. Metaphor- figure of speech stating two things are similar
2. Reference to a specific person, place, or thing.
What are the 4 purposes for writing?
1. To Express
2. To Entertain
3. To Inform
4. To Persuade
Insert the quotations where they belong:
I have noticed that commented Bruce.
"I have noticed that," commented Bruce.
Insert transition words into the following sentences:
1. Marty saw the puppy.
2. He recognized it.
3. He picked it up.
1. First, Marty saw the puppy.
2. Then, he recognized it.
3. After that, he picked it up.
1. What is the resolution?
2. What is the climax?
1. The end of the story.
2. What the whole story built up to/Main Event.
Define the following:
1. Pun
2. Irony
1. Pun-Play on words that depends on a word having two meanings.
2. Opposite of what you expect.
Identify the purpose and audience in the following:
Marcus was beyond upset. His sister had made the honor roll again and he had not. He looked as mad as Mrs. Sutton when she is writing up a student. Ha!
Purpose: To Express or To Entertain
Audience: Students at Bailey Middle School or The Person writing it.
Insert the quotations where they belong:
I Like most fruit said Kelly but I don't like Bosc pears.
"I like most fruit," said Kelly, "but I don't like Bosc pears."
What is a transition word?
However, Later, Before, After...
Which sentence is active and which sentence is passive?
1. The dishes were washed by Jane.
2. Alice broke her pen.
1. Passive.
2. Active.
Define the following:
1. Alliteration
2. Onomatopoeia
1. Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words
2. Words whose sound suggests its meaning.
Fix the following sentence:
Your going to your graduation.
You're going to your graduation.
Insert the quotations where they belong:
It was a close game, said the catcher. fortunately, we won.
"It was a close game," said the catcher. "Fortunately, we won."
Identify the adjective in the following:
He was a brown bear.
Brown.
Insert the commas, colons, or semicolons in the following:
1. You asked for forgiveness he granted it to you.
2. The orchestra excluding the violin section was not up to par.
3. The backpack had the following paper pen highlighter crayons and paper.
1. You asked for forgiveness; he granted it to you.
2. The orchestra, excluding the violin section, was not up to par.
3. The backpack had the following: paper, pen, highlighter, crayons, and paper.
Define the following:
1. Hyperbole
2. Assonance
1. Hyperbole-exaggeration
2. Assonance-Repeated vowel sounds.
Fix the following sentence:
1. I'd rather be rich then poor.
1. I'd rather be rich than poor.
Insert the quotations where they belong:
Yoshi asked when the chemistry exam was.
No quotes. Indirect.
Include more details/sensory details in the following:
I got into a fight.
I drop kicked the tall, ugly, old, ratchet, Mrs. Z. The drop kick was so powerful that vibrations went through her brown bun and made her dark brown eyes pop out of her head.