Subject and Predicate
Bits and Pieces
Literature
The House on Mango Street
The Outsiders
100
Identify the subject and predicate of the following sentence: Kenny always eats a hamburger every day
Kenny/eats
100
Identify whether the sentence is written in active voice or passive voice: Alex ate five cheeseburgers.
Active
100
From what point of view are both The Outsiders and The House on Mango Street told from?
Third
100
Name the members of Esperanza’s family.
Mama, Papa, Carlos, Kiki, Nenny, and Esperanza.
100
Who is the narrator of The Outsiders?
Johnny
200
Identify the subject and predicate of the following sentence: Lucy and her fluffy cat walked down the street for a mile.
Lucy and cat/walked
200
Identify whether the sentence is written in active voice or passive voice. Dan was hit by a car.
Passive
200
Which sentence shows first person point of view? a. The boy went to the store. b. The group of students went to the store. c. We all went to the store. d. Some people should go to the store.
c. We all went to the store.
200
Each of the small stories told in The House on Mango Street are known as what?
Vignettes
200
89. In the poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay,” what does Robert Frost use gold as a symbol of? a. New life and innocence b. Anything that is precious and doesn’t last long c. Spring d. All of the above
d. All of the above
300
Identify the subject and predicate of the following sentence: The orange and white goldfish can jump through a hoop.
Goldfish/can jump
300
Decide whether the statement is a FACT or OPINION: Winter is the coldest season in North America.
Fact
300
85. What genre do The House on Mango Street and The Outsiders belong in? a. Realistic Fiction b. Science Fiction c. Folktale d. Non-fiction
a. Realistic Fiction
300
How was the house on Mango Street different than the other houses the family had lived in?
It was their own house
300
Darry was strict with Ponyboy because a. He feared losing him like he lost his parents b. He knew Ponyboy could not make it on his own c. After Ponyboy dropped out of high school he needed guidance d. He knew that loyalty was important in a gang member’s life
a. He feared losing him like he lost his parents
400
Identify the subject and predicate of the following sentence: Everyone always acts strange around the holidays.
Everyone/acts
400
Decide whether the statement is a FACT or OPINION: Spring is the best time of year because baby animals are born.
Opinion
400
Which sentence shows third person point of view? a. I love eating ice cream in the summer. b. We all love eating ice cream in the summer. c. They love eating ice cream in the summer. d. All of us eat ice cream in the summer.
c. They love eating ice cream in the summer.
400
What is the problem with Rosa Vargas’s children? a.They struggle in school and are reading below grade level. b.They are wild, out of control, and disrespectful to themselves and others. c.They are constantly sick because their home is full of mold and rodents. d.They keep running away from home, like their father did.
b.They are wild, out of control, and disrespectful to themselves and others.
400
Which is a possible theme of The Outsiders? a.Ponyboy learns to be a man. b.Sometimes the bonds of friendship are stronger than those of family. c.Soc’s and Greasers. d.Death
b.Sometimes the bonds of friendship are stronger than those of family.
500
Identify the subject and predicate of the following sentence: The loud and chilling wind was blowing the trees all around.
Wind/ was blowing
500
Name all of the to be helping verbs.
Is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been
500
Dramatic Irony occurs in literature when ___________.
The audience knows something the character does not
500
How does Esperanza react to the incident with Sally in the monkey garden? a. She attacks Sally and punches her in the eye. b. She retaliates by revealing to everyone that Sally’s dad beats her. c. She wants to die and never returns to the Monkey Garden again. d. She laughs loudly and buries her necklace under the pick-up truck.
c. She wants to die and never returns to the Monkey Garden again.
500
What type of conflict is Ponyboy vs. Darry in The Outsiders?
External: Character vs Character
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