Plot
Poetry
English Language
Practice Questions
Potpourri
100

The problem in a story.

What is Conflict?

100

The word that describes multiple words in a row that start with a consonant (not vowels).

What is alliteration?

100

The correct version of this sentence:

elijah plays 10 hours of video games every sunday Morning.

Elijah plays 10 hours of video games every Sunday morning.

100

School had been due to end the first week of January for our usual winter break, so my father decided to postpone the holiday.

The prefix post- means "after." That helps you understand the word postpone means —

A. Distract

B. Capture

C. Entertain

D. Delay

D. Delay

100

The main point of the passage. What the author wants to tell the audience.

What is central idea?

200

The moment of highest tension where everything changes. The A-HA! moment.

What is the climax?

200

When 2 words end with the same sound, typically occurs at the end of lines in a poem.

What is Rhyme?

200

Where should the commas go in these sentences:


Mal went to school every day this year already but today was different. Today Mr. Brick would call on him when he raised his hand.

What is:

Mal went to school every day this year already but today was different. Today Mr. Brick would call on him when he raised his hand.

200

What does the Greek prefix pseudo- mean in the word pseudonym?

Responses

A. False

B. First

C. New

D. Writing

A. False

200

The point of view of this sentence:

Whoever is reading this, you are my favorite student!

What is second person?

300

The end, conclusion to the problem. The solution becomes clear.

What is resolution?

300

a strong, regular, repeated pattern of sound.

What is Rhythm?

300

The correct version of these sentences:

Last night, carlos watched his favorite movie, KPop Demon Hunters. He watched it on netflix.

What is:

Last night, Carlos watched his favorite movie, KPop Demon Hunters. He watched it on Netflix.

300

After Malala was shot, she was flown to a military hospital in peshawar and then transferred to another hospital in the uk.

Which version of the sentence uses correct capitalization?

A. After Malala was shot, she was flown to a Military Hospital in Peshawar and then transferred to another hospital in the uk.

B. After Malala was shot, she was flown to a military hospital in Peshawar and then transferred to another hospital in the Uk.

C. After Malala was shot, she was flown to a military hospital in Peshawar and then transferred to another hospital in the UK.

D. After Malala was shot, she was flown to a Military Hospital in Peshawar and then transferred to another hospital in the UK.

C

300

A tool used to find synonyms and antonyms for vocabulary words.

What is a thesaurus?

400

The beginning of a story. An introduction to the setting, conflict, and characters.

What is exposition?

400

The name of a group of lines or "paragraph" in a poem.

What is a Stanza?

400

The correct version of these sentences:

Ethan Alpha and Mario are really good at soccer. However I heard that Mr. Brick is WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY better.

Ethan, Alpha, and Mario are really good at soccer. However, I heard that Mr. Brick is way worse.

400

One possible theme of this story, cite evidence to explain why:

Sanaa, Yamary, and Johenmy had a chance to be granted a wish by a genie. Sanaa wished for a million bucks, and received one million male deer. Johenmy wished to be the teacher of the class, and found out that it is not so fun. Yamary wished for her friends to be happy, and Sanaa and Johenmy's problems went away. Later than day Yamary won the lottery.

What is be careful what you wish for, don't be greedy, always value your friends' happiness, etc.

400

One theme from each of the texts we read this Unit:

I am Malala

Speech to the Young

New Kid

First Day of School

Mr. Brick shall judge the answers.

500

The conflict that New Kid and First Day of School shared.

What is adjusting to new things, navigating racial divides, dealing with family members expectations, etc.

500

The Rhyme Scheme of this Stanza:

Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,

And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;

And every fair from fair sometime declines,

By chance or nature’s changing course untrimm'd;

What is ABAB?

500

Make these sentences into one larger sentence.

Katherine felt embarrassed that her RISE class behaved so poorly. She apologized to Mr. Brick (everyone's favorite teacher).

Katherine felt embarrassed that her RISE class behaved so poorly, so she apologized to Mr. Brick (everyone's favorite teacher).

500

The rhyme scheme of this stanza:

Is anybody happier because you passed his way?
Does anyone remember that you spoke to him today?
This day is almost over, and its toiling time is through;
Is there anyone to utter now a kindly word of you?

What is AABB?

500

A possible theme for this Haiku (Poem):

“The Old Pond” by Matsuo Bashō

An old silent pond

A frog jumps into the pond—

Splash! Silence again.

Everything is temporary, Nothing has that great of an effect on the world, Lack of control, etc.

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