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Farewell to Baseball
Sports Teach Kids Valuable Lessons
The Tortoise and the Hare
Revising and Editing
Literary Devices
100
Who is the speaker?
Lou Gehrig
100
Who is the speaker?
Stephen D. Keener
100
Why does the hare nap in the meadow?

a. The tortoise is so slow, the hare believes that even if he takes a nap, he can still win the race.
b. The hare is tired from running so hard.
c. Winter has come, and the hare must hibernate.
d. The hare has narcolepsy, a condition that leads him to fall asleep quickly and automatically.
a. The tortoise is so slow, the hare believes that even if he takes a nap, he can still win the race.
100
Which of the following is correct?

a. Whenever Juan and Emmanuel go shopping for clothes, they buy fancy quinceañera dresses.
b. Whenever, Juan and Emmanuel go shopping for clothes they buy fancy quinceañera dresses.
c. Whenever Juan and Emmanuel go shopping for clothes they buy fancy quinceañera dresses.
d. Whenever Juan and Emmanuel go shopping for clothes, they buy fancy, quinceañera dresses.
a. Whenever Juan and Emmanuel go shopping for clothes, they buy fancy quinceañera dresses.
100
Her lips are as red as roses.

This is a

a. simile
b. metaphor
c. hyperbole
d. lie
a. simile
200
Which of these is the most likely occasion for the speech?

a. The speaker was fired from his team for cheating.
b. The speaker is quitting baseball because he no longer loves it.
c. The speaker is retiring from baseball because he won the lottery and no longer needs to work for money.
d. The speaker is retiring from baseball for health reasons.
d. The speaker is retiring from baseball for health reasons.
200
What is the subject of the article?
Possible answers: youth sports, kids' sports teams, the benefits of playing sports, the lessons kids learn from playing sports
200
Who is the protagonist, and who is the antagonist?

a. The tortoise is the antagonist, and the hare is the protagonist
b. The tortoise is the protagonist, and the hare is the antagonist.
c. The tortoise and the hare are both the antagonists.
d. There is no protagonist or antagonist in this story.
b. The tortoise is the protagonist, and the hare is the antagonist.
200
Which is correct?

a. Jenny and Franco, two student’s in Ms. Cunningham’s class, prefer soccer to football.
b. Jenny and Franco, two students in Ms. Cunningham’s class, prefer soccer to football.
c. Jenny and Franco two student’s in Ms. Cunningham’s class prefer soccer to football.
d. Jenny and Franco, two students in Ms. Cunningham’s class prefer soccer to football.
b. Jenny and Franco, two students in Ms. Cunningham’s class, prefer soccer to football.
200
What literary device does the following sentence use?

Fernando is a wizard in the kitchen
Metaphor
300
What is the tone of the speech?
a. Negative
b. Grateful
c. Overjoyed
d. Angry
b. Grateful
300
What is the author's purpose?

a. To persuade the reader to try out for a sports team
b. To persuade the reader that sports teach kids important life lessons
c. To persuade the reader that the dangers of sports outweigh the benefits
d. To inform readers about the Little League World Series
b. To persuade the reader that sports teach kids important life lessons
300
What kind of characterization does the underlined line use, and what does it tell the reader about the tortoise?

a. Direct characterization; the tortoise takes good steps.
b. Indirect characterization; the tortoise is tired.
c. Indirect characterization; the tortoise is patient and determined.
d. Direct characterization; the tortoise is green and has a shell on his back.
c. Indirect characterization; the tortoise is patient and determined.
300
Where should apostrophes be added in the following sentence?

Whose pencils are these: Eduardos, Daisys, or Joses?
Whose pencils are these: Eduardo's, Daisy's, or Jose's?
300
Which of these is an example of a hyperbole?

a. The dog's fur is as white as snow.
b. My brother is a demon.
c. In "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," Katrina rejects Ichabod.
d. Freddy is ten feet tall!
d. Freddy is ten feet tall!
400
Who is the audience?
Possible answers: baseball fans, Giants fans, the speaker's supporters
400
Which of these best describes the tone of the article?

a. positive and authoritative
b. happy and good
c. tired and negative
d. heroic and athletic
a. positive and authoritative
400
Which of these is true of the story?

a. It is a narrative; its purpose is to inform.
b. It is expository; its purpose is to persuade and entertain.
c. It is a narrative; its purpose is to entertain.
d. It is expository; its purpose is to entertain.
c. It is a narrative; its purpose is to entertain.
400
Where should a comma be added in the following sentence?

Lucero is an athletic competitive girl and practices basketball every day.
After the word "athletic." Lucero is an athletic, competitive girl and practices basketball every day.
400
Create a sentence using a metaphor.
(Teacher will award points based on whether the sentence created uses a metaphor correctly.)
500
What is the purpose of this speech?
Possible answers: to say farewell to his fans; to persuade his audience that he is lucky in spite of all he's been through; to thank his supporters
500
What kind of people are the intended audience for this article?
Possible answers: parents, parents of athletes, adults, schools
500
What is the theme of the story?
Slow and steady wins the race
500
Add punctuation to the following sentence

Its almost Christmas said Diana
"It's almost Christmas," said Diana.
or
"It's almost Christmas!" said Diana.
500
What literary device is the following sentence an example of?

The blanket gave the girl a warm hug.
Personification