In Text Citations
What two things are required within a MLA in-text citation?
Author's last name and page number
Which verb best completes the sentence?
Annie and her brothers (is/are) at school.
are
Provide a metaphor.
Answers vary.
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.
After the long rehearsal, she needed to (lie / lay) down immediately.
lie
Which type of figurative language uses “like” or “as”?
Simile
Where should the period go in an in-text citation?
“He was never around anymore” (Smith 7.)
“He was never around anymore.” (Smith 7)
“He was never around anymore” (Smith 7).
“He was never around anymore”. (Smith 7).
3
Which verb best completes the sentence?
The movie, including all the previews, (take/takes) about two hours to watch.
takes
What type of figurative language is the following an example of?
“Look at my car. She is a beauty, isn’t she?”
Personification
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.
Everyone agreed (except / accept) for one dissenting voice.
except
Which type of figurative language takes 2 very opposing words and intentionally puts them together?
Oxymoron
Which is the correct way to cite this quote?
“Each youngster had a dream of someday becoming lightweight champion of the world” (Thomas).
“Each youngster had a dream of someday becoming lightweight champion of the world” (Thomas 1).
“Each youngster had a dream of someday becoming lightweight champion of the world” (Thomas, 1).
2
Which verb best completes the sentence?
Either answer (are/is) acceptable.
is
Which type of figurative language is the following example?
“It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.”
Metaphor
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.
(Your / You’re) being unreasonable about the situation.
You're
When an author utilizes Dramatic Irony, what are they doing?
Telling the audience something that the characters do not know.
How would you cite a quotation from page 56 of Suzanne Collins' book, The Hunger Games?
(Collins 56)
Which verb best completes the sentence?
The committee (debate/debates) these questions carefully.
debates
Which type of figurative language is the following example?
“The night was black as ever, but bright stars lit up the sky in beautiful and varied constellations which were sprinkled across the astronomical landscape.”
Imagery (sight)
Which word best completes the sentence?
The dog wagged ______ tail happily. (its / it’s)
its
Which type of figurative language relies on an extreme exaggeration?
Hyperbole
Rewrite the following with correct punctation.
Introduction quote (Author #)
Introduction, "quote" (Author #).
The committee members (lead/leads) very different lives in private.
lead
Provide an example of an idiom.
Answers vary.
Rewrite the following sentence with the correct words.
There not going to lie you're lose papers in the exceptable spot.
They're not going to lay your loose papers in the acceptable spot.
What is an allusion?
A reference to an idea, person, place, event, or literary work.