Grammar
What part of speech is the word "and"?
conjunction
What does the stem port mean?
carry
Which is the correct spelling?
A. enbarrass B. embarrass C. embarass
B. embarrass
Which type of writing (narrative, informative, argumentative) tells a story?
narrative
What is the setting of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi?
India
Which of these words is a noun?
and
the
store
made
store
What does the stem cred mean?
believe
Which is the correct spelling?
A. recognize B. reconise C. recognise
A. recognize
True or false:
Imagery/sensory language must only be part of the resolution in a narrative.
False
What kind of conflict is present in "Amigo Brothers"?
person v. person
Which part of speech is "at the store"?
(adverb, conjunction, prepositional phrase, noun, etc.)
prepositional phrase
What does the stem mal mean?
bad
Which is the correct spelling?
A. reapearence B. reappearance C. reappearence
B. reappearance
Place the steps of the writing process in the correct order (drafting, prewriting, revising, publishing, editing)
prewriting
drafting
revising
editing
publishing
In "The Inn of Lost Time," what is a ronin?
a wandering samurai
What is the past tense version of the word "buy"?
bought
Using your knowledge of the stems auto, bio, and graph, what would be the meaning of the word autobiography?
writing about one's own life
Which is the correct spelling?
A. wellknown B. well known C. well-known
C. well-known
Writers often use dialogue to develop characters and make stories more realistic. What is dialogue?
What is the point of view in "Amigo Brothers"?
Third person
What is the subject in this sentence?
Lana and Oliver swam at the pool.
Lana and Oliver
Using your knowledge of the stems circum and scribe, what would be the meaning of the word circumscribe?
to draw a shape around another shape
Which is the correct spelling?
A. recieving B. receiveing C. receiving
C. receiving
Conflict is optional in a good narrative.
false
In "The Inn of Lost Time," how does the small clump of bamboo shoots help convince Zenta that something is wrong?
The shoots have only grown about an inch.