Vocabulary
For $100:
The designer window treatments in her house, installed 17 years ago, were outmoded.
c) out-of-date
For $100:
A stanza in poetry is best defined as:
a) A single line in a poem
b) A group of lines forming a unit in a poem
c) The main idea or theme of a poem
d) A type of rhyme scheme
b) A group of lines forming a unit in a poem
For $100:
A simile is a figure of speech that:
a) Directly compares two things using “like” or “as”
b) Gives human qualities to non-human things
c) Exaggerates for dramatic effect
d) Repeats the same consonant sound at the beginning of words
a) Directly compares two things using “like” or “as”
For $100:
Which of the following best describes how to analyze the structure of a text?
a) By identifying the author’s opinion
b) By examining how paragraphs, sentences, and sections contribute to the development of ideas
c) By memorizing the main ideas
d) By focusing only on the first and last paragraphs
b) By examining how paragraphs, sentences, and sections contribute to the development of ideas
For $100:
When analyzing an author’s point of view, what are you primarily trying to understand?
a) The author's personal experiences
b) The author’s opinion or perspective on a topic
c) The author’s background
d) The physical characteristics of the author
b) The author’s opinion or perspective on a topic
The spies conducted a covert operation.
c) hidden
For $200:
What does the word "infer" mean?
a) To state something directly
b) To draw a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning
c) To guess randomly
d) To explain in detail
b) To draw a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning
For $200:
An allusion is best defined as:
a) A direct statement of fact
b) A reference to a well-known person, place, event, or literary work
c) A comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as"
d) A sound pattern in poetry
b) A reference to a well-known person, place, event, or literary work
For $200:
When analyzing text structure, what should you pay close attention to?
a) The color of the font
b) The number of pages in the book
c) How the text is divided into sections, paragraphs, and sentences
d) The title of the book
c) How the text is divided into sections, paragraphs, and sentences
An author’s purpose in writing a text is often to:
a) Entertain the reader
b) Express personal emotions
c) Inform, persuade, or entertain
d) Provide direct opinions about the reader’s life
c) Inform, persuade, or entertain
The baseball player’s malice toward the referee was revealed in his spiteful remarks to the media, which almost ruined the referee’s career.
a) vindictive
For $300:
What is the best definition of the word "impact"?
a) A weak effect on something
b) A sudden or strong influence or force
c) A gradual change over time
d) A minor detail in a situation
b) A sudden or strong influence or force
For $300:
What is alliteration?
a) The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
b) A metaphor that extends through an entire poem
c) The use of five-syllable words in poetry
d) A figure of speech that compares two things using "like" or "as"
a) The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
For $300:
What role do headings play in the structure of an informational text?
a) They provide entertainment for the reader
b) They help break the text into manageable parts and highlight the main ideas
c) They offer definitions for all the vocabulary words
d) They provide visual images to enhance the meaning
b) They help break the text into manageable parts and highlight the main ideas
For $300:
How can an author respond to conflicting evidence in an informational text?
a) By ignoring it completely
b) By acknowledging it and presenting a counter-argument or additional evidence
c) By repeating their point of view multiple times
d) By changing the structure of the text
b) By acknowledging it and presenting a counter-argument or additional evidence
For $400:
Although Zachary is much too inexperienced for the managerial position, he is a willful young man and obdurately refuses to withdraw his application.
d) stubbornly
For $400:
What does the term "word choice" refer to in writing?
a) The selection of words to convey meaning, tone, and style
b) The number of words in a sentence
c) The process of translating words from one language to another
d) The way a writer organizes paragraphs
a) The selection of words to convey meaning, tone, and style
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Which of the following best defines a metaphor?
a) A direct comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as"
b) An indirect reference to a famous work or event
c) A statement that contradicts itself but reveals a truth
d) The repetition of vowel sounds in a sentence
a) A direct comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as"
For $400:
Which of the following is an example of how the structure of a text can develop ideas?
a) The introduction summarizes the entire text
b) Each paragraph builds on the main argument with supporting details and examples
c) The conclusion restates the title of the text
d) Every sentence is unrelated to the next
b) Each paragraph builds on the main argument with supporting details and examples
For $400:
Which of the following would indicate an author’s purpose of persuading the reader?
a) The use of facts and statistics to support a viewpoint
b) A personal story or anecdote with no supporting evidence
c) The author’s invitation to discuss the text in a group
d) The inclusion of a glossary at the end
a) The use of facts and statistics to support a viewpoint
For $500:
His neighbor’s superficial remarks trivialized the property line dispute and infuriated Malcolm.
b) petty
For $500:
What is the best definition of "author’s purpose"?
a) The reason a writer creates a text, such as to inform, persuade, or entertain
b) The main character’s motivation in a story
c) The way an author organizes chapters in a book
d) The specific setting in which a story takes place
a) The reason a writer creates a text, such as to inform, persuade, or entertain
For $500:
Personification is a literary device that:
a) References a historical event
b) Compares two things using “like” or “as”
c) Uses extreme exaggeration for emphasis
d) Gives human traits to non-human things
d) Gives human traits to non-human things
For $500:
How can analyzing the order of events in a text affect your understanding of the ideas presented?
a) It helps determine the sequence in which the author wants the reader to understand the information
b) It focuses only on the introduction
c) It looks at the author’s biography
d) It measures the difficulty level of the vocabulary used
a) It helps determine the sequence in which the author wants the reader to understand the information
For $500:
What is the best way to determine how an author acknowledges and responds to conflicting viewpoints?
a) Focus only on the introduction of the text
b) Identify where the author introduces opposing viewpoints and explains why their own viewpoint remains stronger
c) Skip over paragraphs that seem to introduce different ideas
d) Look for only the parts that agree with the author’s perspective
b) Identify where the author introduces opposing viewpoints and explains why their own viewpoint remains stronger