Grammar 1
Persuasive Devices
Story Elements
Foreign Words and Phrases
Grammar 2
100
Tiger Woods is the best golfer who ever played the game.
What is an opinion?
100
A political candidate has his photo taken with customers in McDonald's.
What is plain folks?
100
The sequence of events in a story.
What is plot?
100
This means “already seen,” the sense of having experienced something before.
What is déjà vu ?
100
Choose the sentence that best combines the following two sentences. I was totally engrossed in the book. I skipped dinner to finish the book. A. I was so engrossed in the book, I skipped dinner to finish it. B. I skipped dinner to finish the book. C. Engrossed in the book; I skipped dinner to finish it. D. I was engrossed in the book and I skipped dinner.
What is A ?
200
Jonathon went hunting when he wanted venison for dinner.
What is a complex sentence?
200
A famous basketball player speaks in a commercial about how great Nike shoes are.
What is testimonial?
200
Events after the climax, leading to the resolution.
What is Falling Action?
200
As prepared on the particular day; of the kind being served today: The soup du jour is split pea.
What is du jour ?
200
Choose the best topic sentence for the paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ She had been visiting her best friend Maxine for the past week and they had traveled throughout the expansive city. Cynthia found Chinatown enchanting, with its busy streets and exquisite shops. Every time they entered a new boutique, Cynthia felt she was walking into a foreign land. A. Cynthia had picked the perfect place to spend her vacation. B. Maxine counted the days until Cynthia arrived. C. Cynthia spent more money than she had planned to. D. Cynthia wanted to travel.
What is E ?
300
William and Trevor ate burgers for dinner, but they thought the meat was not cooked well enough.
What is a compound sentence?
300
"Everyone else is wearing brand X jeans, so you should too!"
What is bandwagon
300
the main character, who must overcome obstacles and resolve the conflict.
What is protagonist?
300
Literally, this is a “false step,” but is used to mean a social blunder or a breach of etiquette.
What is faux pas.
300
Which of the following is written correctly? A. Kira baked a cake it tasted awful. B. Kira baked. A cake. It tasted awful. C. Kira baked a cake. It tasted awful. D. Kira baked, a cake; it tasted awful.
What is C ?
400
When Destiny and Lauren were younger, they went to the play pit in McDonald's every Friday morning.
What is a complex sentence?
400
I accept only the best, and that's why I buy Aloft perfume.
What is Snob Appeal?
400
A unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work.
What is theme?
400
a feeling of pride, fellowship, and common loyalty shared by the members of a particular group; team spirit (French)
What is esprit de corps?
400
Which of the following is a sentence fragment? A. The man was terrified. B. A cry from the child. C. I don't understand the story. D. Edmond likes pizza.
What is B ?
500
I wish I read the chapter before I tried to answer the questions. A. read the chapter B. would read the chapter C. should of read the chapter D. could have read the chapter E. had read the chapter
What is E?
500
What would you do if all your possessions were lost in a fire? Get the Save-All fireproof safe and protect your valuables.
What is emotional Appeal?
500
The opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot).
What is conflict?
500
the existing condition or state of affairs (Latin)
What is status quo?
500
Identify the Appositives in the sentence. Many people living in Monterey Park, the only U.S. city with a majority of Asian residents, attribute its growing affluence to the country's most favored area.
What is the only U.S. city with a majority of Asian residents?
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