Passage 1: In the excerpt, the reader can infer:
A. The man has a girlfriend.
B. He has stolen the ring.
C. It's cold outside.
B. He has stolen the ring.
100
Passage 1: The line "like an ember that retains heat long after the fire has gone out is an example of which literary element?
A. personification
B. metaphor
C. simile
C. simile
100
The following list of words are which parts of speech?
happiness, sunshine, Milk Duds
A. pronouns
B. verbs
C. nouns
C. nouns
100
The one thing the author wants you to know, the message, or the umbrella statement that encompasses the story is the:
A. theme
B. tone
C. plot
A. theme
100
She lifted the lid off the garbage can, and an odor wafted up like week-old broccoli and smashed earth worms. She almost barfed. This is an example of which sensory detail?
A. hearing
B. visual
C. smell
D. taste
C. smell
200
Passage 1: From which POV is this story told?
A. 1st person POV
B. 3rd person limited POV
C. 3rd person omniscient POV
A. 1st person POV
200
Passage 2: Which literary element is being exemplified in the following line-- "her job was a joke; her love was her life"?
A. personification
B. simile
C. alliteration
C. alliteration
200
The following words are which part of speech?
Its, their, yours
A. verbs
B. nouns
C. pronouns
C. pronouns
200
The character who brings the conflict is the:
A. protagonist
B. antagonist
C. round character
B. antagonist
200
"Take this," he said, thrusting the gun into my hand. I stepped away, shocked. "No way!"
The dialogue is an example of which type of conflict?
A. internal conflict
B. external conflict
B. external conflict
300
Passage 2: From which POV is the story told?
A. 1st person
B. 3rd person limited
C. 3rd person omniscient
C. 3rd person omniscient
300
Passage 2: What would you say best describes the tone?
A. sad
B. angry
C. belligerent
D. peaceful
A. sad
300
The following words are what part of speech?
highly, well, arduously
A. adverbs
B. nouns
C. verbs
A. adverbs
300
A thesis statement contains which two parts?
A. attention-getter and opinion
B. subject and opinion
C. topic sentence and subject
B. subject and opinion
300
Passage 4: This is an example of which type of conflict?
A. internal conflict
B. external conflict
A. internal conflict
400
Passage 2: Using context clues, the word "stringer" is most likely a...
A. weaver
B. photojournalist
C. drug addict
B. photojournalist
400
Passage 3: The above excerpt uses which literary device?
A. tone
B. foreshadowing
C. flashback
C. flashback
400
During the winter, it gets cold here. Is this sentence active or passive voice?
Active voice
400
Which would be a good thesis?
A. Jack O'Neill is a character in the TV show "Stargate SG1."
B. Jack O'Neill is played by Richard Dean Anderson.
C. Jack O'Neill is the greatest action figure ever created for TV.
C. Jack O'Neill is the greatest action figure ever created for TV.
400
And while they trekked across the barren landscape, the rock spoke to them- this is the way, follow me.
This is an example of which literary element?
A. personification
B. hyperbole
C. alliteration
A. personification
500
Passage 5: The story is told in which POV?
A. 1st person POV
B. 3rd person limited POV
C. 3rd person omniscient POV
B. 3rd person limited POV
500
Passage 5: The word "sequester" means:
A. accusing of a crime
B. angering a gathering of people
C. gathering away from the general public
C. gathering away from the general public
500
Climbing slowly, we approached the top of the hill. Identify the participial phrase in this sentence.
Climbing slowly
500
Which type of language is depicted in the sentence below:
The old woman glared at the man, syaing, "Why in tarnation had y'all bin trompin' 'round my backyard for in the firs' place?"
A. dialect
B. slang
C. standard English
A. dialect
500
She was stabbed by the pencil.
A. active voice
B. passive voice