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Confusing Word Groups
Using a semi-colon
Figurative Language
Short Stories
Archetypes
100
Explain the difference between "there" and "their."
What is "there" explains location, while "their" is a plural possessive pronoun.
100
True or False? A semi-colon can be used to join two independent clauses together.
What is "true?"
100
Define a simile.
What is a comparison using the words "like" or "as?"
100
"Harrison Bergeron" falls into which of the following genres of fiction: A. Southern Gothic B. Norse Mythology C. Dystopian D. Historical Biography
What is "C. Dystopian?"
100
Harrison Bergeron fits into the mold of what character archetype?
What is a hero?
200
Explain the difference between "vary" and "very"
What is "vary" is to change something and "very" means "much" or "extremely"
200
True or False? A semi-colon can always be used wherever you use a comma.
What is "false?"
200
Define a metaphor and provide an example.
What is a comparison without using the words "like" or "as." An example may be "he has the eye of the tiger." (Answers may vary and will be judged by the instructor.)
200
What is Desiree's husband's name in the short story, "Desiree's Baby?"
Who is Armand?
200
Captain Jack Sparrow most closely fits which archetypal character mold?
What is an outcast?
300
What is the difference between "it's" and "its" and give an example of each used in a sentence.
What is "it's" is a contraction of the words "it" and "is," such as "it's cold in here," while "its" is a possessive pronoun for an object, such as "the book is in its place on the shelf."
300
***Daily Double**** True or False: the semi-colon is used correctly in this sentence: When the sun rose, I was still tired from a rough night's sleep; when the sun set, I was exhausted from a busy day.
What is "true?"
300
Define personification and give an example.
What is a device which assigns the qualities of a human being to a non-human. Example might be "the first breath of Spring." Answers may vary and will be judged by the instructor.
300
What is the name of Desiree's mother in the short story, "Desiree's Baby?"
Who is Madame Valmonde?
300
This color often represents knowledge or purity?
What is white?
400
Which of these sentences is correct? A. He wanted his speech to affect the crowd's mood. B. The affect of his speech was that it positively effected the crowd's mood.
What is "Sentence A?"
400
Which of these sentences correctly used a semi-colon? A. When I went to the store; I bought some eggs. B. When I went to the store to buy some eggs, I forgot my cash; I had to go back home to get it.
What is "Sentence B?"
400
Explain an understatement and provide an example.
What is deliberately stating something as much less than it is, in order to draw attention to how great something is; an example may be "The hurricane was somewhat inconvenient."
400
***Daily Double*** What is the real name (not the pen name) of the author who wrote "The Interlopers"
Who is Hector Hugh Monro?
400
What archetypal symbol is most often associated with the concept of inspiration or the soul?
What is the wind?
500
Which of these sentence choices is grammatically correct? A. I put my dinner down they're, not over their. B. Please don't take their books away from there. Those belong to another class. They're not yours.
What is "Sentence Choice B?"
500
Which of these sentences correctly uses a semi-colon: A. I enjoyed Mrs. Black's English Class immensely; she is witty and funny. B. I enjoyed Mrs. Black's English Class immensely; because she is witty and funny.
What is "Sentence A?"
500
Define "hyperbole" and provide an example.
What is an extreme exaggeration in order to emphasize the magnitude of something. An example is "my love is wider than the ocean and twice as deep."
500
Which of the following correctly outlines a theme in the short story, "The Interlopers?" A. Don't go out into the woods without your "homies." B. Don't go poaching on someone else's property, or you could wind up dead. C. Don't wait too long to reconcile with your neighbor, because you never know when it might be too late. D. Don't ever forgive your neighbor, because you will end up getting eaten by wolves.
What is "C. Don't wait too long to reconcile with your neighbor, because you never know when it might be too late."
500
Give an example of a work of fiction (a book, not a movie) that has either I. the Death and Rebirth archetypal situation in it or II. The Journey or the Task archetypal situation in it.
What is Narnia or The Lord of the Rings? Other answers may vary.