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Author's Purpose
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Point of View
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100
What is the author's purpose of a comic book?
To entertain
100
You are the sun in my sky is an example of a what?
Metaphor
100
Jeremiah joked around so much that when he told the others about the accident that had occurred they didn't believe he was being earnest. From this sentence, what is the meaning of earnest?
Honest
100
I was shaking like a leaf. My palms were sweating. My heart was pounding so loudly. I was sure everyone around me could hear it. I hated presenations. The above passage is an example of what point of view?
First Person
100
The series of events in a story are known as what?
Plot
200
What is the author's purpose of a section in a history book descrbing the conditions of the Holocaust?
To inform
200
The ball bounced backward into the basket is an example of what?
Alliteration
200
Unlike Bob, who treated others rudely and kept to himself, Tim was jovial, friendly and outgoing. From this sentence, what is the meaning of jovial?
Happy
200
Be sure when eating spicy food not to eat too much. You might get sick. You would be embarrassed if this happened in front of someone you secretly had a crush on. The above passage is an example of what point of view?
Second person
200
The use of clues or hints to suggest events that will occur later in the plot is known as what?
Foreshadowing
300
What is the author's prupose of an article arguing that an IPhone is better than an Android Phone?
To persuade
300
He was so surprised you could have knocked him over with a feather is an example of what?
Hyperbole
300
With the field torn up by the players' cleats and the cold rain falling in waves, conditions on the playing field were dismal. From this sentence, what is the meaning of dismal?
Bad/poor/unfavorable
300
Then he looked behind him and saw that no land was visible. That makes no difference, he thought. I can always come in on the light from the sun. The above passage is an example of what point of view?
Third person limited
300
A word formed from the initial letters of a name or combining initial letters or parts of a series of words is known as what?
Acronym
400
When an author's purpose is to entertain the reader what is that type of writing called?
Narrative
400
Please hold your horses is an example of what?
Idiom
400
Lula would have attempted the walk home had it not been for the immense mountain that stood between her and her destination. From this sentence, what is the meaning of immense?
Large
400
Tommy went to the store thinking about how hungry he was. Jessica, the girl that he had a crush on, went with him. Jessica had no idea how Tommy felt about her, but she thought he was cute. At the store, they bought some spicy chips. Tommy ate too much and got sick in front of Jessica. Disgusted, Jessica went home by herself. The above passage is an example of what point of view?
Third person omniscient
400
The main character in a work of literature - involved in the works central conflict is known as what?
Protagonist
500
When an author's purpose is to inform or explain to the reader what is that type of writing called?
Expository
500
Your skitrip is cancelled because of a snowstorm is an example of what?
Irony (Situational Irony)
500
When Kim got a tiny cut on her pinky finger, she got all melodramatic and began sobbing and demanding a doctor. From this sentence, what is the meaning of melodramatic?
overly dramatic/crazy (cray cray)
500
What does the term omniscient mean?
All-knowing
500
What does O.A.A. stand for?
Ohio Achievement Assessment