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Grammar
Irony
Short Stories
Vocabulary
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Choose the sentence that has correct punctuation: -- (A) - Kathys brothers grew up in Sudbury, but they didn’t play hockey on the towns team. (B) - Kathy’s brothers grew up in Sudbury, but they didn’t play hockey on the town’s team. (C) - Kathys’ brothers grew up in Sudbury, but they didn’t play hockey on the town’s team. (D) - Kathy’s brothers’ grew up in Sudbury, but they didn’t play hockey on the towns team.
B
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What is Situational Irony?
When you expect one thing to happen but something else happens.
100
Define the setting of a story
the place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place
100

What word means
a revival or renewal; a period of new beginnings or growth.

Renaissance

200
What's wrong with this sentence? "You must understand," he pleaded, "That I need more time to pay you."
"You must understand," he pleaded, "that I need more time to pay you." Only capitalize the first word of a quoted sentence
200
What is verbal irony?
When you say something that means the opposite
200
What is foreshadowing?
Predicting what is going to happen next in a story.
200

What word means
to make a process or action easier.

Facilitate
300
What revision is needed to improve the organization of this paragraph? -- (1) Eons ago, a powerful meteor struck the Sudbury area. (2) Most meteors that crash into Earth weigh only about 100 grams. (3) They have little impact on Earth’s crust. (4) The one that landed near Sudbury was so large that it changed the bedrock. (5) Its impact created Canada’s largest nickel deposit. A - Break sentence 4 into two sentences. B - Move sentence 1 to the end of the paragraph. C - Insert “However” at the beginning of sentence 4. D - Replace “a powerful meteor” in sentence 1 with “it.”
C
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What is dramatic irony?
When the audience/reader knows more than the characters.
300
Name the events that consist in a plot.
Exposition, Rising action, Climax, Falling action, Resolution
300

What word means
to perceive or recognize something; to figure something out by noticing clues.

Discern

400
How many commas does the following sentence require? The company introduced a revolutionary healthcare plan on February 23 2006 at its headquarters in Chicago Illinois. a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3
D. The company introduced a revolutionary healthcare plan on February 23, 2006, at its headquarters in Chicago, Illinois.
400
What type of irony is it when Romeo believes Juliet is dead, but we know she's alive?
Dramatic Irony
400
What is the Climax?
The climax is the point of highest tension in a story. It serves as the turning point between the rising and falling action.
400

What word means
real or genuine; true to one’s own character or values.

authentic

500
Which of these sentences is correct? A) Between you and I, I think this project has great potential. B) Between you and me, I think this project has great potential.
B) The second sentence is correct because between is a preposition, and the pronouns you and me are objects of that preposition. I is a subject pronoun and cannot act as the object of a preposition.
500
Which of the following is NOT an example of verbal irony? A) A left handed person is called "Lefty" B) A tall person is called "Shorty C) An arrogant criminal gets caught. D) A best selling writer's latest novel is a flop.
A
500
Name 5 types of conflict
Person vs. Person Person vs. Self Person vs. Fate Person vs. Society Person vs. Nature
500

What word means
not having serious purpose or value; silly or unimportant.

Frivalous