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100

In a passage where the author describes a protest using words like relentless, determined, and unyielding, what tone is MOST clearly conveyed?

A. playful   B. defeated.    C. resolute       D. confused

What is C? resolute

100

Which word means to lessen or reduce in severity?

 a. abate b. consequence c.triviality d.prosperity

What is a? abate

100

What is the author's purpose of writing the following: The Underground Railroad was a secret organization that helped slaves escape to freedom. Many slaves were able to escape because of the conductors and stationmasters. The northern states were free states and slaves were free once they arrived in the north. Secret codes and signals were used to identify the conductors and stationmasters.

What is to inform

100
What can you infer happened in the following example? The baby was asleep upstairs in his bed. Suddenly, I heard a loud, "THUMP!" and he began crying hysterically
What is that the baby fell off the bed.
100
Which of the following is a noun? Rayna's shirt is super sparkly.
What is a shirt?
200

A writer describes technology as "a quiet thief that steals our attention in pieces too small to notice." Which tone is BEST reflected?

A. joyful    B. cautionary      C. neutral       D. nostalgic

What is B? cautionary

200

Which word means warlike; given to waging war?

 a. conflagration b. cacophony c. belligerent

What is c? belligerent

200
What is the author's purpose of writing the following? Guitar Hero is the best of all of the Wii games. When you play Guitar Hero, you feel like a real rock star. This game is much more fun than any others. When you choose a Wii game, make sure that you choose Guitar Hero.
What is to persuade
200
What is implied by the following text? n third grade, you cannot be promoted to fourth grade unless you pass the final exam. My classmate said she was going back to third grade again. I know she's got o.k. grades..
What is that her friend failed the final exam.
200
Which of the following is a pronoun? Wade saw a big bear pooping in his backyard.
What is his?
300

A passage includes phrases such as "once-glorious buildings crumbling into dust" and "a city forgotten by time." What tone does this imagery create?

A. celebratory    B. melancholy     C. triumphant

D. indifferent

What is B? melancholy

300

Which word means characterized by oppressive heat and humidity?

 a.encroachment b. permeate c. caucus d. sultry

What is d? sultry

300
How does the author achieve his purpose? The Slim-O-Matic will help you lose pounds and inches from your body in only one month. This amazing machine helps you to exercise correctly. If you buy now, you will also receive an easy video to show you the proper way to exercise. Send $75.99 and begin exercising today.
The author uses words like help, lose, amazing, easy, proper and today to achieve his purpose of persuading the audience that this product will help them lose weight.
300
What is the type of diction used in the follow: “Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard Are sweeter: therefore, ye soft pipes, play on”
What is formal diction?
300
Which of the following sentence is a prepositional phrase? I was waiting in my classroom, hiding from Mr. Jordan.
What is "in my classroom"
400

If an author describes a character's failure with exaggerated praise like "What a brilliant plan-if the goal was complete disaster," what tone is the author using?

A. sarcastic      B. respectful      C. earnest      D. hopeful

What is A? sarcastic

400

Which word means to shower with love or show excessive affection for?

 a. belie b. dote c. cajole  d. berate

What is b? dote

400
How does the author achieve his purpose? It was a beautiful morning in Austin, Texas. The sun was just rising in the sky. Juan couldn't wait to find his fishing pole and call his friend Sammy to go fishing. They had a great time on these early morning fishing trips. They took their dogs with them and the dogs would swim in the lake while they fished. It was so funny to watch those dogs paddle around the lake.
The author uses an anecdote to help him achieve the purpose of entertaining the audience.
400
What is the diction used in this poem? What words support this? “Busy old fool, unruly Sun, Why dost thou thus, Through windows, and through curtains, call on us? Must to thy motions lovers’ seasons run? Saucy pedantic wretch,”
What is formal diction? Examples are : old, fool, thou (you), us, etc.
400
Which of the following is the direct object? Edward sat eating his sunflower seeds.
What is sunflower seeds
500

A speech uses short, urgent sentences and repetition such as "We cannot wait. We cannot hesitate. We must act now." What tone is being created?

A. calm    B. urgent     C. humorous      D. detached

What is B? urgent

500

Which word means a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual?

 a. lancet b. whittle c. diffidence d. idiosyncrasy

What is d? idiosyncrasy

500
How does the author achieve his purpose? Guitar Hero is the best of all of the Wii games. When you play Guitar Hero, you feel like a real rock star. This game is much more fun than any others. When you choose a Wii game, make sure that you choose Guitar Hero
The author uses words like best, real, rock star, more fun, and Guitar Hero to achieve his purpose of persuading the audience that the game is the best.
500
How does the speaker achieve the tone in thie passage? “And the trees all died. They were orange trees. I don’t know why they died, they just died. Something wrong with the soil possibly or maybe the stuff we got from the nursery wasn’t the best. We complained about it. So we’ve got thirty kids there, each kid had his or her own little tree to plant and we’ve got these thirty dead trees. All these kids looking at these little brown sticks, it was depressing.”
The author repeats the word died and dead to give is a somber, gloomy feel.
500
What kind of sentence is the following: Qwashawn stood there texting and holding his basketball.
What is a complex sentence