when a reader makes an assumption about a text based on clues the author gives.
100
The mood is the _________ feeling about the text.
reader's or audience's
100
Pronouns like "you" and "yours" are used in _____ POV.
2nd person
200
What is the connotation of the word "amiable"?
Positive
200
A meeting
encounter
200
When an author is describing something with great detail, what can you infer about what he/she is describing?
It's important to the story.
200
The way the author feels about the text is the _______
tone
200
Which of the following words have a negative connotation?
a. warm, rise, good
b. know, shoes, were
c. wake, blaze, labor
d. cold, angers, fearing
D
300
What is the denotation of the word "amoral"?
Without morals or character; unethical
300
To draw out a response
elicit
300
But I started to think more about his repeated defense, offered again and again in earnest: “I wasn’t even there that day.”
The word “earnest” is most likely used to add which of the following effects?
A. Emotional effect of pleading
B. Angry effect of outrage
C. Defeated effect of loss
D. Disappointing effect of despair
A
300
I had the whole weekend before me with no outside commitments. My only appointment was with a single mystery novel. No one else would be permitted an audience. This novel was the only company I needed.
The figurative language in the passage indicates that the narrator _____.
a. is a lonely person seeking comfort.
b. wants to be alone to read the novel.
c. has nothing better to do than read.
d. doesn’t want to read the novel all weekend.
B. wants to be alone to read the novel.
300
The author's purpose of an article on the results of the NBA finals is to _________________
inform
400
The uniforms reinforced the myriad other signals all around us: the prisoners were owned by the state.
What is the denotation of the word "myriad"?
Myriad means "many" or "a lot."
400
Intense passion and enthusiasm
zeal
400
I was taught to remember, but never question. Wes was taught himself to forget, and never ask why.
What can you infer about the narrator and Wes based on the sentence above?
Wes and the narrator were raised to believe different things.
400
No need to knock—
a pot of beans is steaming
on the stove.
The table is set,
red napkins on the old tablecloth.
Later there'll be milk and pie,
green apples and cheddar cheese.
Which best describes the effect of the poem's opening line?
a. It immediately establishes the poem’s inviting tone.
b. It begins the poem in the middle of frenzied activity.
c. It introduces the poem’s thematic topic of dinnertime.
d. It describes the food that will be served.
A
400
Author’s use many devices to denote their purpose for writing a piece of literature. Which of the following is NOT a device used for author’s purpose?
A. Word Choice
B. Diction
C. Length of the article
D. Content of the piece
C
500
Put the words in order from most positive to most negative connotation: irate, angry, mad, miffed, furious
miffed, mad, angry, furious, irate
500
To believe or act a certain way is a(n) _____________
inclination
500
Malcolm X and Wes Moore have ________ in common.
choices and making changes
500
“The air in the room was heavy and cold, the chairs hard.” The word choice in this sentence is intentional. What mood does the author create by using this diction?
Tense, negative, intimidating
500
They entered the room and took their seats. They looked around nervously as they listened to the tattoo machines whirring the background. To distract himself, Dave got up and began looking at the art on the walls while Daja checked her phone.
What type of 3rd person POV is the passage written in?