English 9 Test 3 (Quarter Exam) Review

Composition

100

states the main idea of a paragraph

topic sentence

200

Another name for the summarizing sentence

clincher sentence

300

In an outline, what are main points signified by?

Roman Numerals

400

In an outline, what are subpoints signified by?

Capital Letters

500

When every sentence in the paragraph relates to the topic sentence, what quality does the paragraph have?

Unity

Composition II

100

Name the four steps of the writing process (in order)?

Plan, Write, Rewrite, Edit

200

Saying as much as possible, as clearly as possible, in as few words as possible, is called what?

Conciseness

300

In an outline, what are supporting details signified by?

Arabic Numerals

400

Give the three methods of paragraph development.

Reasons, Examples, Incidents

500

When the ideas in the paragraph are in such good order that the paragraph is easy to understand, what quality does the paragraph have?

Coherence

Authors

100

"A Spark Neglected Burns the House"

Leo Tolstoy

200

"The Fight with the Windmills"

Miguel de Cervantes

300

"The Difference between Knowledge and Wisdom"

William Cowper

400

"The Rat Trap"

Selma Lagerlof

500

"The Man without a Country"

Edward Everett Hale

Protagonists

100

used a telescope to confirm truth

Galileo Galilei

200

a knight who fought "giants"

Don Quixote

300

awarded the Medal of Honor

Captain Ben Solomon

400

reported on the Buchenwald concentration camp

Edward Murrow

500

wrote a goodbye letter to his wife

Sullivan Ballou

Literary Terms

100

The Man without a Country changed throughout the story. What kind of character is he?

Dynamic Character

200

Don Quixote did not change throughout his story. What type of character is he?

Static Character

300

What is a phrase or sentence which is repeated at intervals in a poem, usually at the end of a stanza?

Refrain

400

In "Pearl Harbor Address to Congress," President Franklin D. Roosevelt's attitude was combative, provoking Congress to declare war on Japan. What literary term describes the president's attitude?

Tone

500

In "The Man without a Country," the story is told from the viewpoint of one character. What type of point of view does this demonstrate?

Limited Point of View

Rhetoric

100

What is the art of writing and speaking to persuade the listener or reader?

Rhetoric

200

Name the logical fallacy: "Everyone else is going to the party. We should go too!"

Bandwagon

300

What fallacy is this an example of: "He is a pirate! You don't want a pirate to be your State Representative."

Ad Hominem

400

What fallacy is this an example of: "We know that this fossil is 10,000 years old because it is in this rock layer. The rock layer is 10,000 years old because we found this fossil in it."

Circular Reasoning

500

What fallacy is this an example of: "We will either order pizza for supper or we will starve!"

Either/Or