Vocabulary Development
Reading Comprehension
Literary Elements
Writing: Organization & Focus
Writing: Applications
100
This idiom means "in a teasing manner; not serious" a. cleaning his tongue b. a sore tongue c. tongue in cheek d. bit a cheek
What is tongue in cheek?
100
To find information relating to congressional candidates and their campaigns for the upcoming election, you should look in these. a. newspapers b. social science books c. political science books d. magazines e. both a and d
What are both newspapers and magazines?
100
This is not an element in short stories. a. plot b. character c. opinion d. setting
What is opinion?
100
To write a consistent essay one should first do this. A. state the main purpose B. choose a topic for the essay C. organize topics in a logical order D. locate information
What is choose a topic for the essay?
100
A minor character takes part in the action, and this is also true. A. has a key role in the outcome. B. is usually not the center of attention. C. relies on the main character for support. D. is always behind the main character.
What is "usually not the center of attention"?
200
The type of figurative language found in this poetic line, "Dripping with silver, They stand silent, Like hushed monoliths, In a world awash with moonlight," a. a metaphor b. a simile c. alliteration d. none of the above
What is a simile?
200
Information that compares the American Revolution with the French Revolution would most likely be located in these. a. manuals b. newspapers c. textbooks d. pamphlets
What are textbooks?
200
A novella is this. a. a short non-fiction work b. a short story c. a long non-fiction work d. a long short story
What is a long short story?
200
Major parts of an essay include an introduction with a topic, a series of related paragraphs, and this. A. a lot of details B. no concern for the audience C. illogical order D. a conclusion
What is a conclusion?
200
Setting provides the reader with a context for the action. In addition to time and place, the following is important to setting. A. types of transportation B. community C. time of year D. language dialects E. all of the above
What is all of the above?
300
The root of the word "intolerable." a. into b. able c. tolerate d. lerat
What is tolerate?
300
To set up a computer for the first time, you should look in this. a. the owners' manual b. the newspaper c. a textbook d. a magazine
What is the owners' manual?
300
A writer who composes a moderately brief piece of prose that attempts to convince has written this. A. an essay B. a short story C. a long non-fiction work D. a science book
What is an essay?
300
Types of transitions are essential in connecting ideas and maintaining order. The following word or group of words indicates chronological order. A. on the right B. however C. soon D. finally
What is "soon"?
300
A fictional narrative text usually contains a standard plot line. The following develops a plot in correct order. A. beginning, rising action, climax, conflict, and resolution B. rising action, climax, beginning, conflict, and resolution C. beginning, conflict, rising action, and resolution D. beginning, conflict, rising action, climax, and resolution
What is beginning, conflict, rising action, climax, and resolution?
400
The correct choice for the meaning of the prefix "ex." (exfoliate, extrapolate, extract, explain, exhale) a. small b. again c. out of, from d. through
What is "out of, from"?
400
Sections are an organizational pattern most often found in these. a. newspapers b. textbooks c. manuals d. a and b only e. a and c only
What are newspapers and manuals?
400
In any first person narration, a writer does this. A. tells the story without feeling. B. tells the story as if he/she participated in the action. C. tells the story as if he/she was observing the action. D. tells the story adding conflict.
What is tells the story as if he/she participated in the action?
400
Expository writing that explains how to do something should do this. A. be convincing B. be organized in logical order C. contain specific details D. try to sell something
What is "be organized in logical order"?
400
A theme may be either stated or implied. The following would not be a method a writer would use to tell the theme. A. state the theme directly by the narrator B. state it through a character C. have a character suggest the theme D. write it at the beginning of the story
What is write it at the beginning of the story?
500
The word meaning that is the same or most nearly the same as "implode." a. to collapse violently inward b. to annihilate c. to break apart d. to discover
What is "to collapse violently inward"?
500
In the back of some social studies books, a list of place names used in the book may be found, which is called this. a. a glossary b. an index c. a gazetteer d. a dictionary
What is a gazetteer?
500
This is the literary element used in the poem line below. Silently, at first, above the discordant hum, the unmistakable call of wild geese heading south. A. characterization B. setting C. personification D. imagery
What is imagery?
500
A thesis is a statement of the topic and this. A. should be written as a question B. is somewhat open to discussion C. should be stated as an opinion D. supports the introduction
What is somewhat open to discussion?
500
A key element to any literary work is conflict. Conflict causes action and is categorized into two main types. A. man against man B. man against nature C. man against himself D. external and internal E. external and implied
What is external and implied?
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