Mood/Tone
What is the mood?
The sun set slowly behind the hills, casting a orange glow across the sky.
A. Calm / B. Anxious / C. Gloomy / D. Excited
A. Calm
"The sun was a toddler insistently refusing to go to bed."
Name the figurative language used.
metaphor
The neighbors had a row about the noise. The cops got involved and everything.
A. a dispute or quarrel / B. in a straight line / C. an agreement
A. a dispute or quarrel
Use vehicle in a sentence, but you can’t refer to a car as a vehicle.
(a thing used to express, embody, or fulfill something)
Sentences will vary.
Gray storm clouds could be seen in the distance.
A. Metaphor / B. Hyperbole / C. Foreshadowing
C. Foreshadowing
What is the tone?
Oh, great, here comes the guy who's going to solve all our problems. What's your brilliant solution? Huh, big shot?
A. Complimentary / B. Angry / C. Sarcastic / D. Hurt
C. Sarcastic
Their new product launch went down in flames, and they lost a lot of money.
A. to explode / B. to fail spectacularly / C. to topple over
B. to fail spectacularly
She proposed a novel solution to the energy crisis. No one had ever tried it before.
A. a fiction book / B. renewable / C. original & unique
C. original & unique
Use coherent in a sentence.
(logical and consistent)
Sentences will vary.
What’s the central idea?
You’ll find cheaper options. But you’ll have to replace them in a year. Ours last a lifetime. With us, you get peace of mind.
A. It’s best to search for a bargain / B. Spend more and never worry again / C. Durability of products vary
B. Spend more and never worry again
What is the tone?
Obviously, no one cared to clean up the mess.
A. Indifferent / B. Annoyed / C. Amused / D. Appreciative
B. Annoyed
“Delia was an overbearing cake with condescending frosting, and frankly, Brian was on a diet.”
Brian's reaction to Delia is: A. avoidance / B. attraction / C. hunger
A. avoidance
The iron wire is a good conductor of electricity, but not as good as the copper wire, which is deliberately chosen to have low resistance.
A. for the most part / B. by general agreement / C. with careful consideration
C. with careful consideration
Use evokes in a sentence.
(bring or recall to the conscious mind)
Sentences will vary.
What is a motif?
an element, idea, image that appears repeatedly throughout a text
What is the tone?
The land was nothing but ice as far as we could see. No sign of any life. Still, it did not deter us.
A. Ominous / B. Frustrated / C. Determined / D. Indifferent
C. Determined
I know the medicine tastes horrible, but you're sick and you just have to bite the bullet.
A. grind your teeth / B. live in a healthy way / C. do something difficult
C. do something difficult
An ammonia solution contains only a few ions. A vinegar solution also contains only a few ions. But when these solutions are mixed, they form a lot of ions.
A. an answer to a problem / B. a capacity to carry a stronger charge / C. a liquid mixture
C. a liquid mixture
Use inundate in a sentence.
(overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with)
Sentences will vary.
What is a visual motif in "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas"?
fence, pajamas, food
What is the mood?
You may write me down in history / With your bitter, twisted lies, / You may tread me in the very dirt / But still, like dust, I’ll rise.
A. Focused / B. Disgusted / C. Inspiring / D. Depressing
C. Inspiring
"Hope is the thing with feathers."
Interpret this metaphor.
(Don't just list an animal.)
Hope, like a bird, has an uplifting, rising nature.
High as you can get without ropes. See that ridge? Sheer rock-face. I scale that once a year. Since I was twelve. It’s my test.
A. to climb up or over something / B. to remove in layers / C. to increase or reduce in size
A. to climb up or over something
Use epitomizes in a sentence.
(be a perfect example of)
Sentences will vary.
What is a potential theme of "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas"?
friendship, innocence, prejudice