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Vocabulary
100
A memoir, diary entry, autobiography, letter, etc. are all this type of writing:
What is non-fiction? (Often narrative non-fiction)
100
In which sentence is the word in parentheses used correctly? A The audience members fixed (its) attention on the actor’s colorful costume. B Each student must turn (their) assignments in on time. C Our debate team won (their) first major competition last week. D The television station refused to reveal (its) sources to the public.
What is D?
100
How many independent clauses/dependent clauses does a compound sentence contain?
What is two independent clauses?
100
What are the six types of conflict?
What is p vs. self p vs. p p vs. society p vs. nature p vs. technology p vs. supernatural
100
What does denotation mean?
What is the dictionary definition?
200
When a friend calls to me from the road And slows his horse to a meaning walk, I don't stand still and look around On all the hills I haven't hoed, And shout from where I am, “What is it?” No, not as there is time to talk. I thrust my hoe in the mellow ground, Blade-end up and five feet tall, And plod: I go up to the stone wall For a friendly visit What is a possible theme for this poem?
What is friendship is worth setting other concerns aside.
200
After George Washington became president in 1789, a political division appeared between those who favored a strong federal government and those who opposed (them). How should word in parentheses be written?
What is him?
200
How many independent clauses and dependent clauses does a complex sentence contain?
What is one and one?
200
What words does the first person point of view use?
What is I, me, mine...
200
She manages to slip into every book of poetry I write. What is this figurative language called?
What is a hyperbole or idiom?
300
Dear Principal Angiolini, We, the Student Government, are writing to ask you to reconsider your decision to close down The Orwellian, our school newspaper. The administration seems to think that George Orwell Middle School students don’t care about the paper, but we disagree. Many kids at our school are upset about this decision, both readers and the paper’s writers and editors. We also understand that the school needs to save money. But publishing The Orwellian really doesn’t cost much money, especially compared with how much value George Orwell students get from having a school newspaper. Please bring The Orwellian back. What is the author's purpose?
What is to persuade?
300
Anyone who wants more information on the dance should ask ___________ teacher. (Fill in the blank with an appropriate pronoun.)
What is his/her?
300
Carmen left the room when her mother spoke harshly. What type of sentence is this?
What is complex?
300
What words does the second person point of view use?
What is you/your?
300
13 No one has forgotten the heart-sickness which spread over the entire country as the busy wires flashed the dire tidings of the terrible destitution and suffering of the wounded of the Wilderness whom I attended as they lay in Fredericksburg. In the sentence, the word destitution means A. Weath B. Sickness C. Hardship D. Need
What is C?
400
The rose bushes seemed to have burst into full bloom overnight, showering the ground with petals of saffron, pink, and ivory. The daisies smiled at the blue sky. The sweet peas clustered together, twining themselves around the fence posts. The bumblebees buzzed about, collecting nectar from the hundreds of blossoms. The scent of the jasmine wafted through the air. The garden was a beautiful place to sit during the idle hours of the long, hot summer. What is the main idea of this passage?
What is the garden was a beautiful place to sit?
400
Select two answers which are punctuated correctly. mooses antler mice's tails cat's basket Mr. Roger's wifes Aunts cake
What is mice's tails and cat's basket
400
Which group of words forms a complex sentence? A The roof was crumbling. B The red barn had a crumbling roof and missing wallboards. C The barn was once painted red. D The roof and walls were falling apart.
What is B?
400
What is the difference between third person limited point of view and third person omniscient point of view?
What is thoughts and feelings of one character vs. more than one character
400
To all of us in nuclear families today, the notion of an extended family under one roof seems archaic, complicated. In which sentence does notion have the SAME meaning as in the sentence above? A The sewing box contained all the notions I needed for my project, including red and silver buttons. B He argued against the notion that human beings could be completely fair and objective. C I had a vague notion about her mood, but when she started to cry I was certain that she was very upset. D He had a sudden notion to leap into the swimming pool, but friends convinced him that the water would be too cold.
What is B?
500
Describe the tone in the passage below: This ba ttle with Mr. Covey was the turning point in my career as a slave ...My long-crushed spirit rose, cowardice departed, bold defiance took its place ; and now I resolved that, however long I might remain a slave in form, the d ay had passed forever when I could be a slave in fact.
What is serious, proud, or defiant.
500
Which sentences are punctuated correctly? Three girls lost her tickets to the school dance. Three girl's lost they're tickets to the school dance. Three girls lost there tickets to the school dance. Three girl's lost their tickets to the school dance. Three girls lost their tickets to the school dance.
What is: Three girls lost their tickets to the school dance.
500
Which is an example of a compound-complex sentence? A On the main road under the railway bridge by the huge oak tree stood a beautiful deer. B Standing on the deck beside the captain, we watched the sunset peacefully. C While we ate lunch, the club members watched the demonstration; they loved it. D A small rowboat designed with great care was set to sail, however, it was delayed.
What is C?
500
What is an appositive phrase?
What is gives extra information?
500
Read the following sentence from the passage. Like all names it became synonymous with her, and to this day returns me to my childself. What does the root word in synonymous mean?
What is same?