Chapter 2 Grammar
Chapter 3 Grammar
Literary Terms
Short Stories and Poems
Miscellaneous
100
What are two of the four things that nouns name?
People (person), places, things, or ideas
100
What is one of the two things that verbs state?
Action or being
100
The _____________ of a story is the point at which the _______________ is greatest and the outcome is about to be revealed.
climax; tension
100
Who is the author of "The Final Assault"?
Sir Edmund Hillary
100
True or false? Rereading or reading ahead is a reading strategy.
True
200
What do common nouns name?
Any person, place, or thing.
200
Name one of the two types of verbs.
Action verbs and linking verbs
200
__________________ hints at future events in a story.
Foreshadowing
200
"Contents of the Dead Man's Pockets" is what kind of story? A mystery, suspense, or a real-life account?
A suspense story
200
What are all of the interrogative pronouns?
What, which, who, whom, whose
300
What is the definition of a pronoun?
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of one or more nouns.
300
All action verbs are either _______________ or _____________.
Transitive or intransitive
300
__________________ is the feeling of tension and nervous uncertainty abou the outcome of events.
Suspense
300
Name at least two symbols from "The Masque of the Red Death."
The ebony clock symbolizing the passage of and limitedness of time in one's life, the progress of the phantom of the Red Death as he proceeds through the seven rooms, and the black color of the last room in the suite with blood-colored windows.
300
Who is the narrator in "Spring and All"?
It is unknown
400
We have studied three types of personal pronouns. Name one type and give an example.
1st Person: I, me, my, mine (singular); we, us, our, ours (plural) 2nd Person: you, your, yours (singular and plural) 3rd Person: he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its (singular); they, them, their, theirs (plural)
400
If a verb has an object, it is ____________________.
Transitive
400
What is imagery?
Imagery is the descriptive language that recreates sensory experiences.
400
In the poem "Fear," the narrator does not want her little girl to be turned into a ______________, ______________, or ________________.
Sparrow, princess, or queen
400
Name three reading strategies.
Reread/read ahead, use context clues, break down confusing sentences, restate for understanding (paraphrase or summarize)
500
Reflexive pronouns are formed by adding ________ or ___________ to certain __________________.
"-self" or "-selves" to certain personal pronouns.
500
Linking verbs link the subject with another word in the sentence which either _________________ or ________________ the subject.
Describes or renames
500
What are the five senses that imagery may appeal to?
Sight, touch, smell, taste, sound
500
In "Damon and Pythias," Damon volunteers to do what for his friend Pythias? Why? Explain.
Damon volunteers to sit in place of Pythias while he settles his affairs with his family before he is to be put to death. He has been sentenced to death because the tyrant King Dionysius had a dream that Damon would attempt to overthrow him.
500
In "Contents of a Dead Man's Pockets," what does the paper that goes out the window symbolize?
Tom Benecke's ambition
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