Word Relationships
Which word is best related?
Guitar Banjo Harp
A Trumpet
B Flute
C Violin
D Instrument
C Violin
An extreme exaggeration or overstatement used to make a point
hyperbole
Future events in a story, or sometimes the outcome, are suggested or hinted to by the author before they happen.
foreshadowing
describes an issue and at least one way to fix it
Problem and solution
This genre contains group of lines called stanzas
Poetry (poems)
The dictionary definition meaning of a word
Denotation
Which sentence contains the best example of personification?
A The dog ate its food in exactly thirty seconds.
B Benjamin races across the field like a jackrabbit.
C The sun poked its face through the curtains to brighten the room.
D Nadine was swamped with letters from readers who loved her story.
C The sun poked its face through the curtains to brighten the room.
When a physical object stands for something else, this is an example of using _____. Ex: A red rose stand for love.
Symbolism
a Venn Diagram is used to show this relationship
Compare and Contrast
This genre or play, is typically written to be acted out. Whether it is serious or humorous, ancient or modern it tells its story through characters in situations that imitate human life.
Drama
All of the following could be synonyms for the word rooting used in paragraph 3 of "Stone Age Skating Experience" except for --
A. planting
B cheering
C advocating
D supporting
A planting
Read this sentence from paragraph 13 of "Stone Age Skating Experience"
They may not be authentic but they will complete my collection.
Which idiom best expresses the meaning of authentic in the above sentence?
A-tried and true
B- the real thing
C- the be all and end all
D-made to order
B-the real thing
Tom has always liked Lucy, but Lucy has always thought Tom was annoying and unattractive. One day, Lucy comes home to find an eviction notice on her door. Apparently, her roommate had been spending the rent money that Lucy was giving her on other things. Lucy only has 24 hours to get all her stuff over to her mom’s house, and Lucy doesn’t even have a car. But Tom has a truck. So Lucy calls up Tom and asks him how he’s doing. She tells him that she’s always thought he was funny, and that they should hang out sometime. Tom thinks that Lucy has finally come around is beginning to like him. He also thinks that his jokes are funny because she is laughing after everything that he says.
What type of literary device is being used to move the plot along?
A. foreshadowing
B. symbolism
C. irony
D. imagery
C. irony (dramatic irony)
Biographies, stories, historical narratives, journals and memoirs are typically written with this text structure
Chronological order
The passage "Stone Age Skating Experience" can best be described as --
A a biography
B historical fiction
C realistic fiction
D scientific fiction
C-realistic fiction
What word is an antonym with a negative connotation for the word expensive as used in paragraph 1 of "Stone Age Skating Experience"?
A inexpensive
B cheap
C costly
D overpriced
B cheap
In the passage "Stone Age Skating Experience," similes can be found in both of the following paragraphs-
A 4 and 18
B 5 and 9
C 9 and 11
D 16 and 18
The Pasture
by Robert Frost
I'm going out to clean the pasture spring;
I'll only stop to rake the leaves away (And wait to watch the water clear, I may):
I shan't be gone long.—You come too.
I'm going out to fetch the little calf
That's standing by the mother. It's so young,
It totters when she licks it with her tongue.
I shan't be gone long.—You come too.
The calf is a symbol of what in the passage?
A danger
B beauty
C hard work
D innocence
D innocence
Making ice-cream is not easy. Cream and sugar have to first be mixed in a frozen container. Ingredients may be added at this point, if desired. The mixture must be stirred and whipped until the cream and sugar mixture is frozen. Depending on the equipment, this may take as long as an hour. After the ice-cream is prepared, it must be kept frozen until it is ready to be enjoyed. Making ice-cream is difficult, but most people would agree that it is worth the trouble.
A problem and solution
B chronological
C cause and effect
D sequence / process
D sequence/process
Two Brothers and a Sister
by Francis Pierson
In this play, Rob and Ryan are two brothers who want the same girl, a beautiful baker named Melinda. Melinda, however, likes Dan, the butcher and Dan is in love with Rob and Ryan's older sister Rebecca. Audiences will cringe as the tension builds, but don't worry. This play ends in a big wedding with lots of cake.
A Comedy
B Poetry
C Tragedy
D Nonfiction
A comedy
Read paragraph 4 of "Stone Age Skating Experience" to complete the analogy below:
displeasure is to appreciation as donned is to ---
A dressed
B grabbed
C clothes
D removed
D removed
The author's use of a simile in paragraph 18 of "Stone Age Skating Experience" suggests that Greta--
A has practiced explaining the simulation
B is telling her mother a partial story
C has trouble relating all the details
D is relieved to tell her mother the truth
D is relieved to tell her mother the truth
The two main reasons of the flashback in "Stone Age Skating Experience" is to--
A describe the relationship between Greta and her mother
B introduce Greta's curiosity about skate designs
C Provide a reason for Greta's enthusiasm about skating
D explain why Greta thinks her mother is indifferent to her ideas
B introduce Greta's curiosity about skate designs
D explain why Greta thinks her mother is indifferent to her ideas
Have you ever had an ice-cream headache? That’s when a painful sensation resonates in your head after eating something cold (usually ice-cream) on a hot day. This pain is produced by the dilation of a nerve center in the roof of your mouth. The nerve center is overreacting to the cold by trying to heat your brain. Ice-cream headaches have turned many smiles to frowns.
A problem and solution
B chronological
C cause and effect
D compare and contrast
C cause and effect
All the Kings Horses by O. Persil ?
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In this short play, a young man who tends the royal stables falls in love with the queen. After accompanying him on many rides, the queen begins to fall for the stable hand's charms. She finds him to be compassionate, intelligent, and handsome. As the play continues, their feelings toward one another grow. These feelings grow so powerful that the queen decides to give up her royal privilege and run away with the stable hand. The king learns of the plan and has the stable hand executed, where after the queen dies of sadness.
A Tragedy
B Fairytale
C Poetry
D Comedy
A tragedy